Theodore Ruxley

Fanglord Theodore Ruxley the Ravenous, Son of Arugal  is a Third Generation Death Knight raised during the Scourge invasion of Lordaeron. Born in Pyrewood Village, he suffered the moonrage curse in service to Archmage Arugal. Having fallen to the Scourge in Silverpine Forest, Ruxley's feral mind was replaced by the cold logic of the will of the Lich King. Following the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, Ruxley regained his willpower, seeking to this day to regain the freedom felt in his more feral nature.

=History=

Daz'kriel always felt as though he had one foot in this world, and one foot in another. Still a very young elf, he had no idea what dark destiny was truly in store for him until recent events...

Youth
Born in Pyrewood Village, the Ruxley family lived a simple life under the auspices of Baron Androw Silverlaine. The events of the Third War, however, changed their lives completely. Fearing the encroaching threat of the Scourge, Archmage Arugal murdered Baron Androw Silverlaine and his servants with the help of Arugal’s worgen. The residents of Pyrewood Village, living in the shadow of the newly renamed Shadowfang Keep, soon fell prey to Arugal’s moonrage curse, transforming the villagers into worgen.

The Curse
For his part, Theodore Ruxley embraced the “curse” – viewing it as enhancement in Lordaeron’s fight against the Scourge. With the wall erected by Gilneas, the young human saw little other hope for his people. Having never drank from the wells of Tal'doren, Ruxley quickly submitted to feral nature of the curse, his human mind nearly entirely abandoned. After Arugal released the worgen to fight the Scourge, Ruxley’s ferocity soon became legendary. Arugal released his most ferocious worgen into the vanguard. Ruxley's ferocity ultimately led to his demise… and worse still, to becoming the thing he hated most… one of the undead.

The Conversion
Ruxley’s conversion to a Death Knight completely inverted his mind from a feral state, back to his rational human mind, which came to be completely dominated by the Lich King. A true worgen now at heart, Ruxley felt trapped in his own mind and body. His feral worgen mind raged with desire for liberation but remained a prisoner like a dog in a cage. The Battle for Light’s Hope Chapel finally brought this long-sought liberation, freeing Ruxley from the wrath of the Lich King.

Currently
Having only partially regained his wild side, Ruxley is hellbent on a path of revenge. Upon learning that the Forsaken had razed Pyrewood Village and now conduct vile experiments there, Ruxley has made it his quest to liberate Lordaeron. His hatred of the undead, despite his current undead state, is rivaled by his hatred of the Kingdom of Gilneas for having erected their cowardly wall, and thereby having doomed his people to the horrors that befell them. He remains in worgen form at all times, even in cities, openly defiant and quick to devour anyone who might dare challenge him…

=Personality & Appearance=

Ruxley is filled with incredible anger, a cold anger, unlike the ferocious anger he once felt. He longs for feral release, and feigns a feral nature as much as possible. He hates Gilneans as much as the Scourge, and while a member of the Alliance out of convenience, he will happily kill Gilnean Worgen, Scourge, and Forsaken alike. He behaves in a completely uncivilized manner, and is always scrapping for a fight.

A ferocious worgen, his toothy grimace is locked in a perpetual snarl. Drool hangs from his mouth, and his eyes burn with a ferocity unlike most Death Knights. He appears ready to pounce at any moment.
 * Height: 8'3" hunched
 * Weight: 288 lbs
 * Fur: White
 * Eyes: Lich Blue

Beliefs
Ruxley believes in the supremacy of the laws of nature. He believes the undead to be an abomination, a reversal of the natural order. His spiritual quest is one of a return to his feral form, and an obliteration of all things undead.

Quirks
Ruxley will go to extreme lengths to demonstrate that he is still feral. Long strands of drool will drip from his toothy snarl. He will growl for no reason, spit on people, chew on human bones - anything to demonstrate his ferocity. He purposefully does not bathe, and is covered in dried blood. The lack of hygiene combined with the stench of undeath results in an incredibly unpleasant odor.

Relationships
His family all dead, Ruxley does not form close bonds with others. He has very cold relationships with other Knights of the Ebon Blade. He does not get along with members of the Nightbane Pack. Were Ruxley to find members of his own Moonrage Pack, he would likely form bonds, but all rumors point to this pack as gone forever. Even if other members were to exist, Ruxley is unsure if they would accept him in his undead state.