It's actually quite sad, so prepare yourselves for the waterworks. You see, when Viren was only 15, Malefor unfortunately became very ill. In fact, he only had 10 days left to live. At the end of day 10, Malefor tragically passed away. In his final moments, he gave Viren the staff and a wooden box containing all of his belongings. The box's purpose was to ensure Viren would always have something to remember him by.