Forsaken Plague Doctor

[http:// Forsaken] Plague Doctors (not to be confused with Forsaken Plaguebringers) are medical experts who specialize in treating and ultimately curing early stages of the undead plague. While trained in alchemy and surgery, most are both apothecaries and medical doctors as well.

Wardrobe Dress Code
Doctors are required to wear specific garments at all times while on duty. The robes, long and required to be at least ankle length, are decorated with skulls in order to demonstrate the Doctor's rank. The gloves cover the Doctor's fingers to ensure total protection, and the shoulderpads consist of the ceremonial armor decorated with raven feathers and carved horse skulls.

However, the most important part of the Plague Doctor's attire is his/her mask. The wooden, beak/bill-like protrusion that extends from their dark colored hoods has two small holes for breathing, and is a form of respirator. The inside of the beak-mask carries aromatic herbs to filter out the smell of plague and rot, for those of the Forsaken doctors unlucky enough to still carry a sense of smell.

Training and Qualifications
A Plague Doctor must qualify for multiple prerequisites before they may recieve their signatures and seals of the Royal Apothecary Society verifying their Doctor's status and proceeding to don the ceremonial uniforms. First, extensive training in the alchemical and surgical medical fields must occur, beyond the minds of mortal alchemists and into the brilliant leagues of the Forsaken Apothecary.

Second, they must learn the proper proceedure for treating the Scourge plague, and study for an elongated period beneath a Plague Doctor that is already registered by the city. Lastly, they require two signatures of approval, one from a Master Apothecary, and one from a currently registered Plague Doctor.

For those who are a part of the Hand of Vengeance in Northrend or Legion of Vengeance in the Eastern Kingdoms and wish to become a Doctor, a longer period of training is required, as well as a signature by the only remaining Grand Apothecary of the organization, Sintar Malefious. This is merely tradition for them, due to the other (late) Grand Apothecary, Putress, originally being the leader of the organization in question, and also being the first known Plague Doctor.

List of known Plague Doctors

 * 1) Grand Apothecary Putress (Deceased)
 * 2) Seleste Shatterheart (Formerly)
 * 3) Ivan Sibelius Felsorrow
 * 4) Majura [Surname Withheld] (M.I.A.)
 * 5) Lathal Ravencrest
 * 6) Fliesch Gottschalk (Current Trainee)