Keraph
10-14-2006, 08:50 PM
Full Name: Keraph Xalascent
Nicknames: Warlord, Kerbear (Don't :P )
Age: 35 (No longer aging)
Race: Human (Forsaken)
Gender: Male
Hair: Blond, ragged
Skin: Pale, rotted but preserved
Eyes: Blue (Pre-death)
Height: 6'1''
Weight: Heavy only with the weight of his armor
Place of residence: Undercity / Ruins of Lordaeron
Place of Birth: Lordaeron City
Known Relatives: Belle - sister (Forsaken, missing)
Religion/Philosophy: Loyalty over everything; Power to the strong
Occupation: Loyal servant of the Dark Lady
Group/Guild affiliation: Infection
Guild Rank: Lifebane (Lead Officer)
Enemies: The Scourge, The Alliance, certain members of the Horde
Likes: His undeath, his fellow Forsaken, people with strong conviction and loyalty,
Favorite Foods: The finer things
Favorite Drinks: Whatever is in that unlabeled black bottle...
Favorite Colors: Roses are grey, violets are grey...
Weapons of Choice: Heavy two-handed weapons, preferably swords and axes
Dislikes: The brutish, uncivilized races of the Horde, those who lack conviction
Hobbies: Relaxing in the Rest Inn Peace, light Scourge hunting in the Plaguelands
Physical Features: Not particularly rotted, but not perfectly preserved either. Little known is the large scar on his chest, which remains hidden since he rarely removes his armor.
Special Abilities: Minute Warlock abilities, studied in his free time. He has a fascination with Fel magics, though he rarely reveals this information
Positive Personality Traits: Strong loyalty, not only to Sylvanas, but also to those allies he has become attached to, Forsaken or otherwise
Negative Personality Traits: Racism and superiority complex over both the Alliance and Horde, biting sense of realism
Misc. Quirks: Gets impatient before battle, though he always keeps his calm. Of late he has been commonly seen drinking a dark, ichor-like drink from an unlabeled black bottle. A few witnesses report heavy coughing fits on occasion after imbibing this liquid, but the death-like glare he gave any passerbys scared them away.
Played by What Famous Person: Alan Rickman
Theme Songs: Devil May Cry 3 - Devil Never Cry (http://youtube.com/watch?v=51rPdajU2VE)
History:
In life, Lord Keraph Xalscent was a highly respected noble, and a skilled and revered knight of Lordaeron. He held many campagin victories against the invading Orc forces in the Second War, and subsequently against the broken rabble left over after the Alliance was victorious. His long battles against orcs and trolls, along with the knowledge that his friends were dying to his enemy, forged a strong hatred of the Horde, but also a begrudging respect for their warrior spirit. The latter he would never admit to in life, and rarely so even in death. While alive, he held loyalty to the kingdom above all things, and would do anything his King demanded. As a result, his dedication was unquestioned, and he quickly rose in the ranks to lead his own unit.
When the Plague ravaged the kingdom of Lordaeron, Keraph lead his knights against many outbreaks of the undead. While each battle he led was won, they were not true victories. They were losing ground, and fast, to the enemy now known as the Scourge. As one of the highest ranking and most trustworthy knights, Keraph was pulled back, against his will but bound by unbreakable loyalty, to the capitol city, where he stood amongst the greatest knights in the land as vanguard to the King himself. He was there the day the wayward Prince returned. He fought visciously to defend the kingdom, but his forces were far outnumbered, and it was only a matter of time before they were crushed. In the courtyard of the castle, now known as the Ruins of Lordaeron, Keraph was killed, a black runeblade piercing his chest, and ending his life.
He remembers nothing of his servitude under the Scourge. Only when he regained his free will did he realize what had happened, and he swore by his unfaltering loyalty that the Scourge, the Mad Prince, would pay. He pledged himself to the new ruler of Lordaeron, the Dark Lady, the Banshee Queen, Sylvanas, and vowed that he would do all in his power and more to right the wrongs his newfound people had suffered.
A former knight of Lordaeron, Keraph serves his kingdom faithfully even in death. He views undeath not as a curse, but a blessing, and wishes to use the newfound power of the Forsaken to overthrow the Scourge, Alliance, and even the Horde, and establish supremacy over all Azeroth.
Before anything, he wishes to destroy the Scourge, the former masters of the Forsaken. He still holds a burning hatred in what's left of his heart towards the ones who stripped him of life, honor, and kingdom. He sees them as the biggest threat to the world, and would much rather see the Horde and Alliance die fighting a common enemy, than to have to engage them with only his own people. Though his strong hatred in the Horde and their allies has persisted even in death, he is not so foolish to act on his feelings until such a time is tactically convenient, and for now begrudgingly accepts them as "convenient allies". However, he holds no loyalty to Thrall, or the warchief's vision for peace. Once the common enemy is destroyed, who knows what grim plans the Dark Lady, along with her elite servants, Infection, have for the world...
Of late, he has been found on the broken world of Draenor, striking at seemingly random factions and targets for reasons unknown to those outside of his fold. Infection itself, he is almost unwilling to admit, is stretching itself thin; the few members that have not abandoned or died are still maintaining the high standards expected of the Dark Lady's elite, but their numbers are not what they used to be. Keraph has tasked himself with seeking out suitable new recruits for the fold, but few these days break free from the will of the Lich King. Even in these dire times Keraph stands undaunted, his will undeterrable, in his endless service to the Lady. But even he has been slipping in and out of public view of late, and rumors abound of the odd behanviour he has been exhibiting...
The Warlord's Journal (http://wow-tng.org/showthread.php?t=7001)
Nicknames: Warlord, Kerbear (Don't :P )
Age: 35 (No longer aging)
Race: Human (Forsaken)
Gender: Male
Hair: Blond, ragged
Skin: Pale, rotted but preserved
Eyes: Blue (Pre-death)
Height: 6'1''
Weight: Heavy only with the weight of his armor
Place of residence: Undercity / Ruins of Lordaeron
Place of Birth: Lordaeron City
Known Relatives: Belle - sister (Forsaken, missing)
Religion/Philosophy: Loyalty over everything; Power to the strong
Occupation: Loyal servant of the Dark Lady
Group/Guild affiliation: Infection
Guild Rank: Lifebane (Lead Officer)
Enemies: The Scourge, The Alliance, certain members of the Horde
Likes: His undeath, his fellow Forsaken, people with strong conviction and loyalty,
Favorite Foods: The finer things
Favorite Drinks: Whatever is in that unlabeled black bottle...
Favorite Colors: Roses are grey, violets are grey...
Weapons of Choice: Heavy two-handed weapons, preferably swords and axes
Dislikes: The brutish, uncivilized races of the Horde, those who lack conviction
Hobbies: Relaxing in the Rest Inn Peace, light Scourge hunting in the Plaguelands
Physical Features: Not particularly rotted, but not perfectly preserved either. Little known is the large scar on his chest, which remains hidden since he rarely removes his armor.
Special Abilities: Minute Warlock abilities, studied in his free time. He has a fascination with Fel magics, though he rarely reveals this information
Positive Personality Traits: Strong loyalty, not only to Sylvanas, but also to those allies he has become attached to, Forsaken or otherwise
Negative Personality Traits: Racism and superiority complex over both the Alliance and Horde, biting sense of realism
Misc. Quirks: Gets impatient before battle, though he always keeps his calm. Of late he has been commonly seen drinking a dark, ichor-like drink from an unlabeled black bottle. A few witnesses report heavy coughing fits on occasion after imbibing this liquid, but the death-like glare he gave any passerbys scared them away.
Played by What Famous Person: Alan Rickman
Theme Songs: Devil May Cry 3 - Devil Never Cry (http://youtube.com/watch?v=51rPdajU2VE)
History:
In life, Lord Keraph Xalscent was a highly respected noble, and a skilled and revered knight of Lordaeron. He held many campagin victories against the invading Orc forces in the Second War, and subsequently against the broken rabble left over after the Alliance was victorious. His long battles against orcs and trolls, along with the knowledge that his friends were dying to his enemy, forged a strong hatred of the Horde, but also a begrudging respect for their warrior spirit. The latter he would never admit to in life, and rarely so even in death. While alive, he held loyalty to the kingdom above all things, and would do anything his King demanded. As a result, his dedication was unquestioned, and he quickly rose in the ranks to lead his own unit.
When the Plague ravaged the kingdom of Lordaeron, Keraph lead his knights against many outbreaks of the undead. While each battle he led was won, they were not true victories. They were losing ground, and fast, to the enemy now known as the Scourge. As one of the highest ranking and most trustworthy knights, Keraph was pulled back, against his will but bound by unbreakable loyalty, to the capitol city, where he stood amongst the greatest knights in the land as vanguard to the King himself. He was there the day the wayward Prince returned. He fought visciously to defend the kingdom, but his forces were far outnumbered, and it was only a matter of time before they were crushed. In the courtyard of the castle, now known as the Ruins of Lordaeron, Keraph was killed, a black runeblade piercing his chest, and ending his life.
He remembers nothing of his servitude under the Scourge. Only when he regained his free will did he realize what had happened, and he swore by his unfaltering loyalty that the Scourge, the Mad Prince, would pay. He pledged himself to the new ruler of Lordaeron, the Dark Lady, the Banshee Queen, Sylvanas, and vowed that he would do all in his power and more to right the wrongs his newfound people had suffered.
A former knight of Lordaeron, Keraph serves his kingdom faithfully even in death. He views undeath not as a curse, but a blessing, and wishes to use the newfound power of the Forsaken to overthrow the Scourge, Alliance, and even the Horde, and establish supremacy over all Azeroth.
Before anything, he wishes to destroy the Scourge, the former masters of the Forsaken. He still holds a burning hatred in what's left of his heart towards the ones who stripped him of life, honor, and kingdom. He sees them as the biggest threat to the world, and would much rather see the Horde and Alliance die fighting a common enemy, than to have to engage them with only his own people. Though his strong hatred in the Horde and their allies has persisted even in death, he is not so foolish to act on his feelings until such a time is tactically convenient, and for now begrudgingly accepts them as "convenient allies". However, he holds no loyalty to Thrall, or the warchief's vision for peace. Once the common enemy is destroyed, who knows what grim plans the Dark Lady, along with her elite servants, Infection, have for the world...
Of late, he has been found on the broken world of Draenor, striking at seemingly random factions and targets for reasons unknown to those outside of his fold. Infection itself, he is almost unwilling to admit, is stretching itself thin; the few members that have not abandoned or died are still maintaining the high standards expected of the Dark Lady's elite, but their numbers are not what they used to be. Keraph has tasked himself with seeking out suitable new recruits for the fold, but few these days break free from the will of the Lich King. Even in these dire times Keraph stands undaunted, his will undeterrable, in his endless service to the Lady. But even he has been slipping in and out of public view of late, and rumors abound of the odd behanviour he has been exhibiting...
The Warlord's Journal (http://wow-tng.org/showthread.php?t=7001)