Anton Vukanovic

Sir Anton Vukanovic is a Lordaeronian man who served in the Royal Army before the Scourging of Lordaeron. Born in the capital city, Anton became an orphan at a very early age, causing him to become a street rat. He became a proficient thief, eventually being picked up by one of the city's many crime syndicates. At nineteen, he was arrested for the attempted theft of a priceless artifact and ratted on by Six-Finger Lenny.

Vukanovic was given the choice of a military life in exchange for his freedom, thus he join the Royal Army under the 42nd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Iron Regiment. He served for three years before being allowed to leave early, but elected to stay. He was transferred to the intelligence division of the army, but in an official capacity served as lead scout for the Iron Regiment.

Given the task to hunt down Cult of the Damned cultists, Vukanovic became increasingly amoral about his methods employed against those suspected cultists. Likening his job to an inquisition, Anton became dissatisfied with the Kingdom of Lordaeron and ultimately purely viewed his job as a job rather than protecting the citizens of Lordaeron from some sort of evil and out of a sense of nationalism, unlike his team.

After the fall of Lordaeron, Anton went south and served in the Alliance military.

Personality
Anton is a man who comes off as jovial and carefree when not on duty; he is a fan of the drink, particularly liquor and loves to gamble. However, he understands moderation and has dedicated a large portion of his mind in self-control over everything about him with few exceptions.

When on duty or given a task, however, his jovial nature is stripped from him and he takes on a more firm, serious demeanor. He seeks to get the job done in whatever way possible, sometimes believing in a 'the ends justify the means' attitude.

Anton is amoral and takes a neutral stance on most things. He's indifferent to killing, though typically tries to find a way to justify the murder. He's against sexual violence and the harm of children. He's not particularly loyalt to anyone nor particularly nationalistic, though he does seem to favor retaking Lordaeron from the Forsaken.

Appearance
Anton is a man of average height and is more on the lighter side, having a need to always be running. His stature is not to be taken lightly, however; he has a hidden strength through the trials and tribulations that he has faced over the years of his life.

His jet black hair has not a single grey hair, indicating that he’s still a man untouched by age. He keeps his hair trimmed and well-kept, preferring it on the shorter side. His beard is also well-maintained and covers his face well. He has a scar that starts from the edge of his nose down the right side of his face and ends under his jaw, interrupting his beard. The scar itself seems old, as even the hair seems to be growing back or over it.

If one were to strip him of his armor, his well-toned body would show that he is the product of strife. Scar tissue covers his body, from sword to dagger to axe have all hit him at one point of the other. There are a few burn scars, indicating that he has tangoed with a mage or two, but there is one in particularly the looks out of place. On his right shoulder there is a dark pattern where shadow magic has licked and scarred him forever, likely in his fight against the Cult of the Damned.

His weapons are simplistic in nature. On his hips are either twin daggers or twin swords, both forged with steel by the Dwarves who often visited Lordaeron. on his back hips are twin revolvers, strapped in tightly. Lastly, there can sometimes be a simplified rifle on his back. The sights seem iron, but with the man the way he is, who is to know whether or not he’s a good shot?

His armor varies from time and place, but there is one common armor he can be seen in: his white armor. A combination of brown and white leather and cloth, it is able to effectively give him the mobility he needs and still be somewhat protected in hand-to-hand combat. It comes with a hood and mask, both made of cloth.

History
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Anton Vukanovic is a man of little renown. Though a knight of Lordaeron before the time of the Scourge, Anton specialized in the subtlety of underhanded tactics, cunning, and guile. He was part of the specialists division of the military who work behind the scenes in order to ensure that the enemies of the Crown were dispatched with all due haste. When out on campaign, he typically served as a scout.

Anton grew up a street rat in the Capital City. Not initially knowing how to read, he self-taught himself when he became a teenager while he committed petty crimes in order to continue feeding himself. He caught the eye of local syndicates who trained him in the ways of being a thief. The underworld was kind to Anton, but it was only a matter of time before he was abandoned.

When an operation went south, the syndicate that Anton worked for fingered him; he was arrested and tried and given the opportunity to work off his crimes in the military. Otherwise, he faced a long time in jail. Knowing that the criminal underworld had given him up, he chose the military. Little did he know that that decision would be the best one of his life thus far.

Military life did not initially suit Anton. Being part of a national army was not something he particularly enjoyed; he was not the nationalistic sort of person and felt forced to join as the only other option was jail time. But overtime the life grew on Anton and his martial skills -- hand-to-hand combat and long-ranged combat -- impressed his superiors. He was eventually transferred to the intelligence and scouting division, used in tandem both on and off campaigns.

The Intelligence division trained and used Anton for much of the covert operations in the name of the Crown. When there was political turmoil afoot, Anton helped lead the charge in the underhanded dealings and was often dispatched for assassination and infiltration, though that was not his main duties.

Officially, Anton was knighted and became one of the lead scouts for the Royal Army of Lordaeron. Due to this official status, it was expect that Anton lead men and women in the field when out on campaign against the Orcs after the Second War.

After a few years of relative peace, Anton was transferred to the personal retinue of Prince Arthas for a short stint of time. After the Battle of Andorhal, however, Anton was transferred back into the Royal Army proper in order to facilitate the hunting down of members of the Cult of the Damned. This duty took priority over all other tasks and Anton was given a task force because of it.

After Lordaeron fell, Anton and his task force continued to serve under Grand Marshal Garithos, but after his death they quickly became vagrants, fleeing south in Stromgarde. Not knowing where to go, what to do, or who to serve, the task force began to take to banditry. They kept to this for several years before moving on into Stormwind to find a better life.

The task force officially disbanded and Anton joined the Alliance military. He served much in the same functions as during his time in the Royal Army of Lordaeron; his time was mostly spent hunting down the agents of the Cult of the Damned, Twilight Cult, and the Forsaken.

He has since left the Alliance military to serve private organizations.