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Death Warmed Over: Death Knights I

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A hero… That’s what you once were.
You stood boldly against the shadow and purchased another dawn for the world…
…with your life.
But the evil your fought is not so easily banished…
The victory you claimed, not so easily held…
For now, the specter of death looms above the world yet again, and has found new champions to bring about it’s final reign. Knights of darkness, wielding runes of death and destruction, bound by the will of The Lich King.
This is the hour of their ascension…
This is the hour of your dark rebirth…
— game intro for Death Knights

The first step in trying to role-playing a death knight is this introduction. While you can have a different backstory or course, but the “standard” is that you fought against the Scourge (or similar) and died.

That life ended, and this one begins under “new management”.

So, you’ve probably guess this isn’t Hello Kitty Online – so let’s take a look at what happened to your character right before you pressed [Enter World] for the first time.

Death Knights are not nice people. Yeah, I know that’s a big shocker, right? (*grins*) Let’s take a look at your “humble” beginnings, as it were.

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Death Warmed Over: Death Knights III

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The Scarlet Enclave. Defenses are failing as the necropolis looms over as if some vile dark gavel of judgment.

Overun by scourge forces…

The Scarlets have little chance of surviving the onslaught. Families and their loved ones – fought, tortured and murdered.

No safety, no mercy… no rescue.

Mostly in part from you (your character, of course – not you… really! *grin*) and your fellow Death Knights.

From the death wagons of the Scourge to a tool of death and, your new “life” has been to the will of the Lich King with no question or second thought. But something, somewhere tugs at you… but what?

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Death Warmed Over: Death Knights II

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All that I am: anger, cruelty, vengeance – I bestow upon you, my chosen knight. I have granted you immortality so that you may herald in a new, dark age for the Scourge.

Gaze now upon the lands below us. The Scarlet Crusade scurries to undo my work, while Light’s Hope stands defiantly against us – a blemish upon these Plaguelands.

They must all be shown the price of their defiance.

You will become my force of retribution.
Where you tread, doom will follow.
Go now and claim your destiny, death knight.
- The Lich King

Your dark path begins here as a Dark Knight Initiate.

As an Initiate, you are sent to train… fighting other failed initiates to prove your “worth” and to punish the fallen. The weak shall perish, so the strong will survive. Your hunger for death and to serve command you to do as the Lich King wills:

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Death Warmed Over: Death Knights IV

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Death Knight RP Observations (revised yet again – 12/15/08)

Note: Some of the ideas in this article are just that. Ideas to expand and add depth to Death Knight RP. It’s up to you how you use (or abuse) the information. Good luck!

The Death Knight offers some interesting character concepts and ideas roleplaying-wise. As you can tell, there’s alot going upstairs as a undead scourge breaks his or her “chain”.

Playing through in Beta, I got a decent feel for the personality of a Death Knight. Even being somewhat linear, the storyline flowed well enough to pull at me.

It also got me thinking of the role-playing possibilities.

This, of course, is a very dark path from beginning to the end of the questline and beyond. You begin as a Scourge Death Knight, laying waste to all in your path. As the story continues, it changes…

What happens next is up to you. But here are some things to think about and help you get into character:

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