Rebekka Citreola

Rebekka Motacilla Citreola is a tiny Forsaken warrior. After serving in Sylvanas' armies for seven years, she was recruited by Darsolenew Duskmantle to join the Apothecarium. She quickly rose to the rank of Deathguard and served in the Implantation Department during one eventful year. After Duskmantle's death and the disbanding of the organisation, Rebekka's once unquestionable loyality to the Banshee Queen wavered. Today, it is unsure where her allegiances lie.
== Personality ==
When Rebekka woke up in Deathknell nine years ago, she did not have any feelings - nor did she remember what it was like to feel. Since then, she has re-discovered most of her emotions, even though they mostly are mere shadows of their former selves.
She has always been know for her unwavering loyalty and politeness - but as her spectrum of emotions changed, so did her personality. Today, Rebekka is discreet but stubborn, a woman of unyielding principles. She holds virtues such as honour, willpower, loyalty, compassion, wisdom and the courage to do what's necessary in high regard. She carries heself with dignity, tries to do the right thing and rarely deviates from her own personal moral codex. But she doesn't consider herself to be a good person, nor does she strive for personal glory or achievements - she claims to be nothing but "a simple servant of greater men".
== Physical Traits==
Rebekka is a very small Forsaken. She's nearly 150 cm tall, and she weigh roughly 35 kg (the reasons for her underweight are all related to her undeath; loss of tissue, withered muscles, etc.). Her build is very frail. She got a narrow face with a long, thin nose, and small, plump, colourless lips. Her eyes are milky, with a shade of pale grey underneath, framed with fair lashes. Her nose is slightly crooked, as if it's been broken. She has pale blond hair, which hangs in tattered strands to her shoulders.
Except for when it comes to her unusually delicate figure, she doesn't really stand out among the Forsaken. Her body has suffered an average amount of decay. At some places, her skin is damaged enough to reveal bones and muscles, but these seem to be old injuries. All her new ones are stitched up nicely.
Beneath the obvious signs of undeath, she got a young, perhaps even childish, appearance. With this in mind, Rebekka estimates that she was around 15 or 16 years old at the time of her death.
==Friends, Important Relations and Companions==
Amandah Bakker - an undead girl, who succumbed to the plague at the age of seven. Rebekka took care of her for several years, until her final death a few months ago.
Zanthier Beldane - the Forsaken doctor, a man of great compassion, was the only one Rebekka ever considered to be her friend. He went missing almost a year ago.
Darsolenew Duskmantle - despite his many flaws, and regretful actions, Rebekka considers her former Master to be a great man. She is still fiercely loyal to his memory.
Amandah - Rebekka's first horse, named after Amandah Bakker. The animal was lost in the Blasted Lands.
Admon - Rebekka's current horse, a large and stoic gelding.
== Cherished Possessions ==
A golden locket - the only possession from her time as one of the living, the golden locket with the inscription "Rebekka Motacilla Citreola" is the only clue to Rebekka's past.
Pale lavender silk scarf - slightly worn but of excellent quality. A gift from Zanthier Beldane which Rebekka takes with her everywhere she goes; you can often spot it around her neck, wrist, or tucked in her belt.
Duskmantle's Scythe - the Master's weapon was given to Rebekka after his death according to his will. Even though her skill with the weapon has increased over time, she rarely uses it in combat. The weapon remains a constant reminder about her Master and her duties.
The Persuaders - Rebekka's favoured weapons, a pair of twin axes.
A wide collection of guns - firearms of all kinds have become Rebekka's big interest as of late. She's a skilled gunsman, but it's mostly the weapons' designs that intriguate her. Most prominent in her collection are her gnomish assault rifle, her cobalt pistol, and an old boomstick which once belonged to Duskmantle himself, given to her by him as a Winter Veil gift.
== History ==
=== Life ===
Little or nothing is known about Rebekka Citreola's life before her undeath. Her only clue to her unlife is a golden locket with the inscription "Rebekka Motacilla Citreola". Nothing guarantees that the locket was hers, so even her true name is disputed.
===Rebirth ===
When Rebekka awoke in Deathknell, rougly nine years ago, she had no memories, neither of her life nor of her time as a part of the Scourge. By her Forsaken superiors she was judged as frail and slow. While the sooner was and remains true, Rebekka wasn't actually stupid. But without emotions, she had no own will and thus took no own initiatives. As by some miracle, "the half-witted weakling" managed to complete her first missions, and despite her severe lack of training, she was enlisted in Sylvanas's army, which badly needed all the hands it could find.
===Soldier Life===
During Rebekka's seven years in the Forsaken army, she did in no way distinguish herself as a great warrior. But thanks to her litheness, speed and increasing wits, she managed to stay out of harm's way, and her unquestionable obedience made sure she stayed in her superiors' good books. After a few months in the army, when her conciousness slowly began to awake, she began to spend her (rare) free time studying engineering, history and litterature. But it took her almost five years before she discovered the first of her slumbering emotions - pity.
It was a chilly, moonless night when Rebekka found Amandah Bakker. While on patrol, it was expected of her to search abandoned buildings for any hiding threats such as scarlet crusaders, scourge or alliance spies. But that night, she found something rather unexpected; an undead girl. Rebekka knew it was her duty to bring the child to her superiors - while she was useless to the Forsaken, she could turn into a minor nuisance if she turned out to be in the Lich King's grasp - but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She could not let anyone harm the girl. Out of pity, she kept the child's existence a secret, and took care of her. While pity was all there was to it at first, with time, Rebekka came to care for Amandah like an older sister.
===The Apothecarium===
Rebekka Citreola's first seven years of undeath were rather dull and uneventful - not totally unlike herself. But her life took an unexpected turn when she was recruited by the Apothecarium, a newly founded branch of the Royal Apothecary Society. She quickly rose in rank, and was soon appointed to Deathguard, one of the officer ranks of the Implantation Department. While still not an awfully talented soldier, she was praised for her knowledge and obedience. At several points, many expected her to become the new leader of the Implantation branch, but this never happen - Rebekka was convinced that it was her purpose to serve, not to lead.
She was Duskmantle's most trusted servant, something which he confessed to her several times, and Rebekka admired him to the point of idolization. She considered him to be a great man, a honourable leader with the ability to do what was necessary. But her unshaken loyalty to her master made her blind to his flaws.
For a long time, everything went relatively well. The Apothecarium successfully completed their ambitious goals, one after one. But the more Rebekka got to know her colleagues, the greater her distaste for them grew. Most of them were undignified, cowardly rats - people who would not hesitate to stab a "friend" in the back if it benefited themselves. And what was worse; not all of them were loyal to Duskmantle. She began to distrust them and distanced herself from them, and at times, she even showed her dislike openly. While some of her colleagues agreed with her, she also gained many enemies.
One of the Apothecarium's biggest backlashes struck when Rebekka was posted in Venomspite. Strange things were going on in the organisation's ranks while Duskmantle was away on a research mission, and Rebekka decided to return. But she also had another reason; she had accepted the help of fellow colleague and would-be friend, Zanthier Beldane, and together they would search the human town of Southshore for clues concerning Rebekka's past. But she was ambushed by geists on her way home, and was delayed for a full week. Heavily injured, she managed to reach Tirisfal, where Beldane found her, and he treated her injuries. Read more here (story).
The "strange thing" going on in the organisation was soon discovered. The priest Geriand Shadowsworn, who had been appointed to overseer in Duskmantle's absence, had mind-controlled most of the apothecaries, and banished the Spine - the Apothecarium's officers - from the Undercity. Rebekka joined her fellow officers, and together with the apothecaries who still possessed their own, free will, they found their Master before Shadowsworn could harm him. It turned out that the corrupted Shadowsworn intended to attack A'dal. The Spine, including the not yet recovered Rebekka, battled him and his minions outside Shattrath City, and were victorious. As the mindcontrol broke, the Apothecarium was united once again.
===Isiliosis===
The Apothecarium began their campaign in Northrend, but it did not take long until the next problem arose - a lethal disease, which was named Isiliosis. The Apothecarium provided cures for those who could collect their own reagents, but it wasn't enough. Fingers were pointed at the organisation. Rebekka and the other officers tried to cope with the increasingly alarming situation, but it was far from easy when they began to fall prey to the disease themselves. Eventually, Rebekka caught it too, and unknowingly she passed it on to Amandah. They were both very close to death when Rebekka, assisted by her colleague Kaldini Deathblade, finally managed to collect all of the reagents.
Soon, an investigation began, led by Dagger and Totem, to find the source of the disease. It turned out that it wasn't natural - and a trail of clues led to a silithid hive in silithus, where Darsolenew Duskmantle's scythe was found. The present apothecaries demanded that the scythe should be returned to them, but they were refused.
It was around this time when Duskmantle returned from his research mission in Outland, only to inform his underlings that he was to leave soon again. He gave a few of them orders - of Rebekka, he asked to take care of them all, and to stay out of trouble. He was very unlike himself, and even called her by her first name.
But as he left, Rebekka knew she couldn't stay behind. It was her first and most important duty to keep the Master safe. But on her way to Outland, she was hindered by Kelmith, a colleague whom she loathed. She was badly injured, and was left locked up in a closet.
When she was later found by some other colleagues, Anthorious Krastov and Zanthier Beldane, it was too late. Duskmantle had already been captured and taken to Hammerfall.
===Duskmantle's Death===
Rebekka was allowed to meet her Master one last time, before the trial. He urged her to find a cure, and free their people. Later that day, the trial was held, and Duskmantle was found guilty. He was executed - beheaded - and his body burnt. Rebekka was devastated - she had failed to protect her Master. The sorrow she felt was almost paralyzing.
A few days later, the Apothecarium held a funeral for Duskmantle, by the Greymane Wall. Rebekka was the one who spread the Master's ashes and read his will to the rest of them. To her great surprise, he had left his most cherished possession - his scythe.
Shortly thereafter, Sylvanas's emissary Viatrix Verranos disbanded the Apothecarium. With no place to go, no master to follow and no orders to execute, Rebekka did not know what to do. She clung to Duskmantle's last words to her - find a cure. Ignoring the fact the the entire Royal Apothecary Society had been trying to find a cure for years, without success, she began her own research. With no set direction, she drifted from place to place, investigating anything she thought could bring her closer to her goal. It was around this time her only friend Zanthier Beldane went missing. Unable to find him, or the tiniest clues on his whereabouts, the already bewildered and confused Rebekka finally lost her grip. She had always been proud of her own self-control, but now, it was as good as gone. Read more here (story).
It was not until Desmond Hodges contacted Rebekka that she snapped back to reality. They had met when Hodges controlled the Apothecarium during the short time between the execution and the disbandment. While Rebekka was not at all fond of the man (both because of his connection to Dagger and Totem, and the way he talked about Duskmantle), she could not ignore what he said. He urged her not to get lost, bring herself together, focus. Rebekka abandoned her futile resarch - but she couldn't stop her equally futile search for Beldane.
===The Spine===
With Hodge's words fresh in her mind, Rebekka decided to accept Viatrix Verrano's offer - a top rank within the Spine, the newly formed Forsaken organisation. She needed a new purpose, and leading the Spine's military division was one as good as any. But yet again, she was disgusted by her colleagues. Many of them were former apothecaries, and she was devastated to hear them talk disrespectfully about her Master. Rebekka also realized that she had been right to decline offers like this before; she was not meant to lead.
Meanwhile, she continued searching for Beldane. Every moment of spare time, she spent trying to find him, or anyone who could tell her where he had gone. She began to realize that she would never find him, but refused to give up - until hopelesness struck her. In that moment, Rebekka realized many things. One of them was the fact that she loved Amandah. She was like her own sister; she was all she had in the world. But at the same time, she knew that she was selfishly keeping her alive because she couldn't live without her. She condemned her to an existence no one should have to experience, especially not a child. There was only one thing she could do. One evening, when the girl had fallen asleep, Rebekka gave her an injection with a lethal dose of the soporific drug Guttersnipe's Sleep. She buried Amandah in one of the glades east of Brightwater Lake. Read more here (story).
===A new start===
Rebekka decided to ask Desmond Hodges for aid. She wanted to leave the Spine, break the bond with her former life, get a fresh start. Hodges offered her a place within the Dagger and Totem in return, if she wanted his help, and Rebekka accepted - she'd need somewhere to go, once she had been able to extract herself from the Undercity.
Without warning anyone, Rebekka left the Undercity one night, leaving her old life behind. Her plan was to lay low in Northrend for a few months, to avoid the Spine's spies. While the organisation would not officially hunt her down, she was afraid that her enemies within the organisation would try and seek her out, now that she was no longer under its protection. Read more here (story)
===The Argent Crusade===
For a few weeks, Rebekka stuck to her plan, and hid in the Dalaran Sewers. But soon, she grew restless - why were she lingering in the shadows, doing nothing, when a new life filled with fresh oppertunities lay ahead of her? One night, she overheard two travellers, talking about the Argent Crusade. Of course she had heard about the organisation, but now it struck her - the role as a warrior of the Crusade fit her almost perfectly. She would be batteling the Scourge, undoing their vile work, and at the same time fight for virtues such as compassion and dignity. She made her way to Icecrown, and joined the Argent Crusade's cause.
After a few weeks, she was teamed up with another possible recruit, the human Redmond Eades. The two warriors didn't start out well - the very day they were chosen to work together, Redmond went to their superior in order to complain, and he didn't even try to hide it. He had lost a brother to the Scourge, and furiously stated that he "refused to work with one of those monsters". But the superior would not give in to his demands.
The first month of Rebekka and Redmond's partnership was frosty - mildly speaking. Redmond would not see any further than his own prejudices, and Rebekka, who felt thoroughly wronged, begun to find all sorts of faults in him. It was not until after an expedition to the Valley of Lost Hope things started to change. Due to their inability to work together, Redmond was badly wounded. When they returned, their superior was fuming. He told them that if they couldn't put aside their differences and begin to cooperate, they would never become Crusaders. It left both of them shaken.
From there on, Rebekka and Redmond began to work together. While they weren't very succesful at first, being pitted together against the dangers of Icecrown slowly made them trust eachother. They started to talk about things unrelated to their work with the Crusade; Redmond told Rebekka about his family in Southshore, and while she wouldn't talk about her past, she spoke about her hopes for the future. In each other, they found hope. Rebekka started to believe that maybe, one day, she could have a life not unlike Redmond's. In return, Redmond realized that not all undead were monsters. In time, they became friends.
Finally, their superior were happy about their work. Indeed, they impressed him, and he decided to send them to the Western Plaguelands for their final trial.
===Western Plaguelands===
As soon as Rebekka and Redmond reached the Western Plaguelands, they were put to work with restoring the lands, fighting of the remaining Scourge.
[To be updated]
==Stories==
*The Song of Persuaders
*Things which are Safe
*Humanity
*Closing a Chapter
*A Torn Notebook
== Trivia ==
*When not on duty, Rebekka can usually be found with a scolding hot cup of tea in her hands, wearing an oversized and worn out flannel shirt.
*Motacilla Citreola (Rebekka's middle name and surname) is the latin name of the Citrine Wagtail. I named her after the bird because they share a lot of characteristics.
*According to this test, Rebekka's alignment is lawful good.
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