Anton Frostheart

Warmaster Anton Frostheart, also known as Anton the Deathless and formerly Anton Raneforth, is the self-proclaimed Warmaster of the Scourge, a Scourgelord, and among the greatest Scourge Champions free of the will of The Lich King. A former Captain of the Lich King's personal guard, Anton is now growing in Infamy for his merciless efforts to reunite the Scourge under a single banner. Whilst the myriad Scourge legions are divided amongst Liches and Cultists, the Warmaster's summons grants the normally fractious factions of the Undead Scourge a degree of unity.

Mortality
A native of Lordaeron, in the Days of hope before the coming of the Scourge, Anton served as a Paladin in the Order of the Silver Hand. A few short years before the coming of the Legion, the aging Paladin fought against Orcs and Trolls that his kin saw as the forces of Darkness and found Nobility in his cause, yet the Horde was but a pale shadow of what was to come. A summons to the capital city first spread word to him of the rising undead. An unsteady state of dread was spreading across Lordaeron as Nightmares became reality. Tasked by his superiors with the extermination of such foul, ville things, Anton joined the taskforce in Lordaeron of Knights and Brothers to meet this threat. Their courage and strength were great, but would soon be squashed beneath this rising tide of death.

Months passed in Lordaeron, until at last the cry of victory was announced. The Prince of Lordaeron, Arthas Menethil, had at last returned. A walking Hero and Champion, Anton applauded the Prince's return at Capital City, wishing a new era of peace and prosperity for his Home and People. As the Courtyard doors swung closed, Anton grew pensive, thinking of all that had transpired these past short months, everything that had been lost, interupted from his reverie was the eruption of a monstrosity. Forces of death, Undead and Infected had begun to pour from the heart of the City itself, wrought there by it's greatest Champion, the Prince himself. Anton drew up his blade to defend himself and his people, but was shortly overwhelmed, as the world turned to a desperate struggle for survival. To protect as many as he could and give them enough time, Anton found himself facing a Herald of Arthas, a Death Knight of the Scourge. Anton fought valiantly, but in the end was overwhelmed. His life drained from him, but his life did not end there.

Death Knight
By the time of the Third War and the full force of the Legion invasion, Anton had become an exalted Warrior of the Dark Brotherhood, privledged enough to accompany the traitor prince himself and carry his war across Azeroth. To be in his presence was to be in the spectre of death, a walking embodiment of warfare and destruction. In this method, Anton rose to become Lieutenent and Champion of the Scourge, unflinching as he returned to Northrend alongside the Scourge to battle the Demonic forces against them. Anton began to develop a true sense of Brotherhood with his fellow Death Knights that would slowly extend to the entire Scourge around him, as all differences had vanished in Undeath and theyw ere all united with a common purpose, it was glorious.

The Ascension of the new Lich King was a triumphant moment for the Scourge, as Northrend was theirs, as was Lordaeron. So it would be the same for all of Azeroth as Anton led the charge against the Living, wishing them all to join him in this momunentous undertaking. Often the first to encounter the strange new threats that had grown in Azeroth's shadow, Anton led a purge of the Living in Northrend, seeking to deliver them all into death and the service of the Lich King, his own beloved Lord.

War in Northrend


Personality
Anton differs from many Death Knights in the sense of his pragmatism, he is willing to work together with enemies to accomplish a greater goal, and will not turn on them once the task at hand is complete. Life is fleeting, but Honor is eternal, bizzare a concept it might seem to the damned. For this same reason, Anton does not judge his followers on how Loyal they are to him, only how useful. He is aware that his claim to the Scourge is contested, and many amongst his own kind would enjoy seeing him slaim, or better yet to replace him as head of his united Scourge. Their heads would all adorn Anton's trophy rack as he slew them one by one. It is the Warmaster's desicion to remain as powerful and Inspiring as possible, giving his Soldiers a reason to follow him, as their rightful leader.

Whilst his rival Scourgelords struggle among themselves to carve out their own pocket empires to rule over, Anton has a purity of purpose that all have come to respect. Under his banner march Warriors from every Scourge Enclave, from San'layn to Nerubian. The denizens of the North have learned over the years that those who swear an Oath to the Warmaster would be wise not to break it.

Appearance
Physically, Anton is a towering and truly imposing Death Knight, taller even than the vast majority of his undead brethren. He is clad in his unique set of armor, the Frostscale. Numerous visages of death and its many heads decorate his armor, his head always enclosed in a helmet. Draped across his back is a massive black pelt taken from some great beast, it's like is unlike any seen on Azeroth.

Abilities
Anton's claim to power is tenuous, but only the foolish would doubt the strength of the Warmaster. Anton is a Warrior of immense skill and mastery over all three paths of undeath. The Ice and Frost shape and sculpt to his will, Unholy death flows from his foes with but a blow, and Blood boils and freezes with an exertion of his will. A deadly array of Scourge artifacts completes his arsenal, alongside his Runemaul, Hellfrost.

Wargear
Anton is known to carry the following items into battle.
 * Hellfrost - This massive Runemaul has been Anton's weapon since discarding his old Blade as a Paladin. The weapon carries such weight that only the undying strength of a Death Knight could effectively wield it. It has been known to destroy seige engines of the Alliance and Horde with a blow and to tear the souls from from those it has struck with a single touch.
 * The Frostscale - A unique set of armor fashioned for the Lich King's personal guard. One of but a mere few in existence, the armor is covered with many archaic devices, runes and spells collected by the Warmaster over the long years.
 * Deathshroud Cloak - A growing occurance amidst Anton's Death Knight commanders, These fur cloaks are taken from beasts as proof of kills and beguiled by necromancy to hide the Death Knight from the presence of the Light.