Rodias

=Physical Description= Rodias is neither Forsaken nor Scourge, but yet bears similarities to both. He stands at roughly 5'10, and still has a bit of the muscular bulk that he had in life, though some has wasted away during his stay in the grave. Even so, he appears imposing when wielding any of his weapons, as he can easily lift even the massive obsidian claymore he carries with one hand and use it as such. Though a Forsaken, he still stands tall and proud as he would have if he was still alive and carries himself with great dignity. He also, when not in combat, has an almost gentle aura about him, especially when dealing with children or any that are suffering, even going so far as to aid Alliance.

He is often heavily clad in battle armor, and only when he is relaxing in one of the major Horde cities will he remove any of his platemail armor. Even so, he never puts his trademark weapon, Amnennar, away... it is his familiar, a soul of a fallen Nerubian imbued into a weapon. His flesh is a pale blue and he constantly emits a faint icy mist, much like the cold aura that most Liches exude, though it's obvious Rodias doesn't have the magical aptitude to be a Lich. Also, if one was to be able to see his torso without a shirt, there are various Scourgestones embedded within his flesh, pulsing and glowing as he siphons off the power of the Scourge to power himself further. His body does not show much sign of Scourge corruption other than the chilling flesh and cold aura, however.

Unlike many of the Undead serving Sylvanas, Rodias lacks the exposed joints that many do, sadly, have. Instead, he lacks a jaw due to his deathwound that ended his life. On his throat, running from one side to the other, is a huge, deep gash that obviously ended his life. Many believe that the ripping of the skin allowed his jaw to become loosened somehow, and it simply fell off as he was decaying. Even so, Rodias speaks quite clearly and eloquently; how he can do this is a mystery unto itself.

=Personality= Knightly. Rodias does everything with great dignity and pride, and often stops in his travels to aid those when he can. He is caring to the point of it almost being a flaw, yet at the same time will still stop to make a younger Hordeling do his own dirty work if necessary. He is easily approachable, despite his often frightful appearance, and is quick to joke or chatter informally with friends and those that approach him intelligently and with respect. He tries to act like an Officer from the human world amongst the Horde, having been promoted to a Legionnaire on the battlefield.

He also bears no true hatred towards the Alliance, and in fact has surviving relatives and friends amongst their ranks. Even so, he cannot allow himself to stand by and watch the battles of Arathi, Warsong and Alterac go unaided, and simply will not tolerate the invaders. His vengance is also swift and quite painful for those that try and pick off the younger Hordelings; there are various notches in Amnennar that came from the sword cutting through the skull of a dishonorable Alliance soldier.

Inwardly he despises what he's become, and sees himself as his own last enemy. He has recorded in his journal that, "when the Lich King falls, there shall be one final Scourge. Amnennar and I shall purge him from this world, and his body shall shatter upon the base of Icecrown. I await that day... When I, the final Scourge, shall die."

=History= Born in Darrowshire, Rodias lived there with his family of four until roughly eight years ago. Having noticed odd happenings in the countryside, Rodias's father, Dargin, sent his family to live in Stormwind for their own safety while he remained in Darrowshire to continue his trade; weaponsmithing. It was not too long afterwards that the Scourge utterly decimated Darrowshire, and Rodias learned that his father had died in the battle while attempting to defend those of the Redpath family. Though his surviving family and himself grieved over the loss of his beloved father, Rodias quickly enlisted in the Stormwind Guard in order to someday bring glory to the Redhammer name and, hopefully, avenge his father one day. Antias, Rodias's younger brother, instead went along with under the guideance of his mother, a devout priest, to join the clergy.

Rodias simply tore through the ranks and classes of the Stormwind Military Academy and ended up gradutating with honors, while Antias excelled in the teachings of the Light with their mother's guidance. It wasn't long before Rodias was handed his armor, shield, and sword, and was allowed to begin patrolling the streets of Stormwind, his new and beloved home. Though considered a guard, Rodias was soon sent out to the surrounding lands to aid with crisises, and it wasn't long before his legend began.

As the years passed, Rodias's fame did nought but grow. Stories told of him fighting off entire encampments of Blackrock Orcs while defending a mother and child, alone. Others told of him slaying dragons after long and epic battles. Though these weren't exactly the case, Rodias was known for his incredible strength and resolve in battle. And though he did not save the mother and child alone in the story of his rescue of the two from the Blackrocks, it is true that he alone slew nearly a dozen orcs in the retreat while others carried the mother and child to safety. Rodias was known in the streets of Stormwind by his golden armor, Aegis of Stormwind, and his sword, Protector, and became a local celebrity.

All things must come to an end, however. Rodias's came with the sudden increase of adventurers that began to wander the lands, gathering glory for themselves and taking from his own. Having grown accustomed to being the "Great Rodias Redhammer", Rodias set out more and more and did more and more daring deeds in order to retain his own glory... However, it was all inevitable, and soon he began to fade into the background. Only his own family and his beloved fiancee, Rosa Archinia, continued to notice him near the low point of his career, despite his up-and-coming promotion which in whispers was rumored to be to the Captain of the Guard.

In his desperation, Rodias turned to the one thing he hated the most, the Scourge. Taking a small troop of soldiers to Northrend in what he called a, "strike against the Lich King's forces, in the heart of their lands!" Rodias ascended to the top of Icecrown with his troops, who were quite disturbed by the lack of Scourge that assaulted them. When they came to the top and in front of the Lich King himself, Rodias slew and sacrificed his own men in a dark pact with the Lich King, begging for power and glory. The pact was sealed when Arthas, the Lich King, directly and personally corrupted Rodias with the plague, telling him that his strength would never stop growing, but in the end he would be his greatest champion.

When Rodias returned to Stormwind, his flesh was cold as death, and he told the people that his soldiers had fallen valiantly in battle against the Scourge foes.

The corruption did indeed make Rodias stronger; however his mind was slowly warped by the evil of the plague. Gradually he stopped being the caring, gentle soul that he once was, and instead became a zealot of the law, bringing the swiftest and most painful punishment to all those that broke even the most simple laws. Though the people still, deep in their hearts, loved the "Goldenblood", they did begin to fear him as a tyrant at the same time. His end came, both in the people's hearts and in his own life, as he took the lives of two adventurers in the Pig and Whistle after they made a drunken joke about staging a coup.

Rodias was quickly onset by his own friends and troops as he went utterly berserk, cutting through anyone that got in his way as he made his way to the exit of Stormwind City. He managed to get outside, wounded, and retreated to a cabin in Elwynn that he had bought and set aside for he and Rosa to live in after their marriage. It was there that he stayed for three days, until finally his closest friend and brother, Antias, managed to get him to come out. Antias had been told by the guards that Rodias's numerous good deeds would be taken into consideration when he was put on trial, and he believed them.

Instead, they jumped his brother. Rodias defended himself with a fury comparable to a bloodlusting Fel Orc, and cut down three men before Antias, in a desperate attempt to stop the mindless bloodshed, tried to disarm Rodias with a fallen soldier's sword. Instead, he missed entirely and cut a fatal wound into his own brother's neck. As Rodias lay dying, the last thing he saw was his brother kneeling at his side, crying, and he felt a few teardrops land on his chest.

A time later, not kept by Rodias, he awoke in Death Knell. The taint of the Scourge was still upon him, yet he was not one of them. The Forsaken, at the same time, noted that he did not share all their own attributes; he retained his memories, his senses sharpened instead of dulled, and his mind became even more swift. After a time, Rodias turned his attention and his now growing power towards the Scourge, his now sworn enemy, and began to hunt those that he once saw as masters.

=Family= Rosa - Now Liandrias, an undead magess, Rosa is Rodias's fiancee. When the two were together, the people of Stormwind often referred to them as the "Lion and the Rose". She is currently in a comatose state in Brill, and is tended to by Rodias on an almost daily basis.

Antias - Rodias's brother, now a Paladin. After his mistake that lead to fatalling wounding his brother, Antias took up the sword and the book of the Light in order to redeem the Redhammer name. After learning his brother was alive, in a sense, once more, Antias quickly attempted to regain contact with his brother. Though Rodias blamed Antias for his death in the haze of corruption that enveloped him in the beginning of his unlife, Rodias quickly embraced Antias as his beloved brother again after the two had a near-death experience in Stranglethorn. During a duel that was supposed to be to the death, the two were beset by Bloodscalp trolls, and both were almost slain. Rodias snapped to his senses when Antias used the last of his willpower to heal Rodias, not himself, and collapsed... Rodias in the meantime went into a berserker rage and began carving paths in the onslaught of trolls with his humongous axe. Once more, the two act as brothers, and would break any treaty or law of the Alliance or Horde in order to protect each other. Antias is also a recovering alcoholic... Though he still has a tendency to binge on occasion.

Saraphine - Rodias's mother. Saraphine is an aged priestess within the Citadel in Stormwind. Though destroyed by the loss of her husband and later her eldest son, she has yet to find out that Rodias lives once more, and fights against the Scourge instead of with it. She is very protective of Antias as he is the last remaining part of her family, and she has been known to stand up to anyone on his behalf.

Amnennar - Rodias's sentient weapon and trusted "friend" in a sense. Amnennar was created when he imbued a claymore with shards of the giant elemental, Garr, and his own blood. In a dark ritual, he bound the soul of a fallen Nerubian warrior to the blade, named Amnennar (Harbinger in Nerubian.) Amnennar was once a powerful soldier that fought along with his brethren against the Lich King, though he himself fell during a siege of one of the cities. The being hates the Scourge almost as much as Rodias, and he often chats with his master in the Nerubian tongue. His voice is barely audible, though it's described as coming and going like the wind, while raspy. Amnennar also has the ability to flow from it's host weapon into Rodias, allowing the Scourge Hunter to channel the power of the fallen Nerubian with horrible strength. Amnennar is also known as "The Devourer", for his habit of literally eating and biting Scourge in half while merged with Rodias.

=Rivals= Slyph - A once-Tear of Draenor, Rodias sees Slyph as one of his greatest foes. He and the massive Scourge warrior had a long stalemate of a duel in Winterspring, in which the two beat each other to near-death before reinforcements arrived and scared Slyph into bluffing them off. Rodias was hired to deal with Slyph after he attempted to slay many of the Tears, and he still carries the contract; not for the gold, but for the satisfaction of destroying a powerful and cunning Scourge under the Lich King.

Duke Darkmurk - A Death Knight who rose Rosa from the grave, only to realize that she was instead arisen as a Forsaken, Rodias hunts Darkmurk with a burning passion. Twice the Death Knight has eluded death at Rodias's hands, despite seeming to be destroyed, and every time he comes back stronger and more vicious. The first time he was defeated by Rodias was in Stratholme, after Rodias rescued Rosa by single-handedly charging into the burning ruins and releasing her, using his own Hearthstone to teleport her to Brill. Instead, Rodias was captured, and after being taunted for days, he flew into a berserker rage after Darkmurk tossed Rodias Rosa's engagement ring. Thinking he had found his love and killed her, Rodias ripped through the bars of his cell, regained his claymore, and charged out of the makeshift prision in which he was held. After ripping through Darkmurk's guard as though they were tissue paper, Rodias's claymore evolved into Amnennar's obsidian form, and the two dueled. Rodias ended up winning the battle, and hurled Darkmurk into the burning fires of Stratholme. He later escaped after Rivendare bid him leave, having hated Darkmurk for his own reasons, and not wishing to lose his own men to Rodias. Later, Rodias defeated Darkmurk again after he nearly slew Rosa in the Plaguelands. This time, Rodias was brought to the brink of death, and was saved not by Rosa, but by Amnennar. The spirit flowed into Rodias and engulfed him in it's power, enveloping him in an armorlike shadow that shifted and flowed, changing it's form constantly. Though it remained in a form that resembled a larger form of Rodias, the creature's flesh was entirely black and featureless, aside from four glowing red eyes that appeared on it's face. Rodias later awoke in the Brill inn, with Rosa on the bed beside his own, being tended by Hyrah Blindeye. Hyrah said that "I'd tell ya what I found... But I don't think ya want nightmares, huh?" Amnennar had literally ripped many of the Scourge under Darkmurk to pieces and bitten others in half, while some where utterly devoured. Darkmurk's body was not found, though his shattered runeblade was.