Lore Whore, where lore of the World of Warcraft universe is discussed and speculated upon.
The obvious part of the title here is that Tirion is a great and dangerous enemy to Arthas and the Scourge armies he commands. What the future holds for Tirion is still up to speculation and going with Blizzard's past when it comes to heroes, Tirion may end up taking up the mantle of the Lich King.
Tirion "betrayed" the Alliance when he saved Eitrigg and branded himself an exile. Though he was supposed to be stripped of his powers, he retained them. This says something in that the Light obviously saw something special in him for him to be able to wield the light after Uther removed them.
The Battle for Light's Hope Chapel saw Darion Mograine lead a force of 10,000 wielding the Corrupted Ashbringer. During this, the sword is cleansed when it was put in the possession of Tirion, further proving his unique role as a person whom the Light favors above others.
Putting this on hold for a moment, consider Diablo 2 lore and the leader of the Horadrim, Tal Rasha. Tal Rasha is in general a character similar to Tirion. Tal Rasha was a powerful Horadric mage where as Tirion was a powerful paladin. Tal Rasha made a sacrifice to wrestle with the soul of Baal. Tirion sacrificed his life as a paladin, husband and father to save the life of Eitrigg.
Coming back to Warcraft lore, Uther revealed that the Lich King is too powerful and holds all control over the Scourge. Should the Lich King be killed and no one take up the mantle, the Scourge would be turned loose and would run amok in Azeroth. Someone of great power would need to take up the mantle to hold the power in check. One may think, due to hints offered in Ulduar and through data mining of 3.3 patch data, that Bolvar Fordragon may take up the mantle at the Lich King's demise. While Bolvar is indeed powerful and has stood against the Lich King's torture since the events at the Wrathgate, he may not be powerful enough to hold the Lich King's power in check.
Tirion, however, may be able to do this. Tirion was able to cleanse the Ashbringer by merely touching it. It is possible that, though Tirion will not confront Arthas on holy ground, he will be able to call on the Light to assist him in the defeat of Arthas. It is also possible, that since someone will need to take up the mantle, Tirion is the person to do so. A person of great significance within the Light to sacrifice himself to hold the powers of darkness in check and keep the Scourge from running amok through Azeroth.
Blizzard is no stranger to taking noble characters and making them sacrifice themselves for the greater good. They did this in Diablo with The Wanderer, Diablo 2 continued this story as well as brought up the sacrifice of Tal Rasha, and then in Starcraft with the sacrifice of Tassadar in the destruction of the Overmind.
What ultimately happens won't be revealed for several months as Blizzard has stated a staggered release of the Icecrown Citadel raid wings. Whatever happens, will be amazing and very likely to be unexpected.
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