Allantrius

==Name==
Lord Allantrius Greendale
Nicknames: Allan, Greenders, or just Greendale.
==Physical Traits==
Allan is still very much in his youth, and this shows. He has a soft face with a warm glow to it, and soft blonde hair that is neatly trimmed and combed. Along his firm chin is a small, neat goatee. His smile is warm and gentle, lighting up his entire face in comparision to moments showing little to no emotion and will often use this when with close friends. When serious, he will always look stern and business like, frowning slightly when deep in thought.
He is somewhat taller than average with a slim but muscular build. He always stands straight and proud.
He normally wears his light plate armour, this is by no means a special looking suit of armour, but it is always clean (Unless he has recently been in combat or had something spilt/thrown on him) and polished.
He has a long, slightly red, scar diagonally across his chest, starting from the left pectoral, if you ever have the chance to see it.
He has a feeling of honesty, gentleness, and warmth about his appearance, in his light, unweathered hair and unspeckled skin.
He speaks clearly and audibly, rarely using slang. He voices sways ever so slightly more to the higher pitch of the spectrum and his voice is soft that in itself, shows his relative youth.
==Weapons and Equipment==
===Liberty===
A gift from Mallisyra of the Socity of Arcanists, Liberty is a 47 inch claymore, with a hilt wrapped in blue leather. It's blade is fashioned from ever-sharp, gleaming steel, and imbued with the light itself. It is always well polished and kept fine.
===The Sword Of Farathor===
Allan's one-handed shortsword once belonged to his Father Farathor. This blade is made of sharp polished steel imbued with the light much like Liberty, and the crossguard is carefully decorated with doves, one of the symbols of house Greendale. This blade felled many orcs in the second war at the hand of Farathor, and many of the scourge also before he was killed. The blade was recovered after his death and brought to Allantrius who was taking refuge in Stromgarde, by a knight close to Farathor.
==Personality Traits==
Allantrius' greatest, most prominent personality trait, is his compassion and caring nature. He always tries to find a friend in all he meets, treating them with respect. Even if someone has commited an evil act toward him or a friend (within reason) he will try, if the oppurtunity arises, to show them compassion as he believes showing them kindness and understanding is the only way to get them to show the same. He also has a generous nature, giving to those in need, and often putting himself through pain and discomfort, so that others can benefit.
His kindness to others is brought by a combination of factors, mostly because of the teachings of his parents, who stressed kindness as the finest quality in a man, but also because of his strong sense of conviction in following the light and its ways. He feels a strong sense of duty to serve and worship the light with all he can, and to fight its enemies, wherever they may be.
Although he sees his title as a great honour, that his Father received for his efforts, he does not like to flaunt it as he does not like to make others feel lower than him reflecting his humble nature. We finds himself blaming himself for almost everything that goes wrong, which puts him under heacy emotional strain as a leader, especially if someone's life has been lost. He tries to put on a brave, unwavering image, but it is clear that the strains and pains of leadership have taken its toll on Allan quite a bit.
He is normally quite a brave man due to his almost unwavering faith in the light, but due ot his age and partial inexperience, he can sometimes feel a sense of overwhelming fear in times of darkness, but normally if given the chance to, can pull himself out of such fears, by remembering his fathers last words to him: "Fear no Evil".
Allantrius is a man of rules and regulation, and a man of politics. He hates to stray from proper guidelines and rules, and would never break the law. Also, as a man of politics, his reputation means a great deal to him, as he knows it will reflect on that of the order and its men, he will do whatever it takes to maintain a good reputation especially amongst influential people with some power or influence.
He is very close to his sister and his wife Kay, as the loss of his family so many years ago has driven him closer to the ones he loves. He would defend them both with his life.
==Quotes==
"United we stand, divided we fall" (His motto to his forces) (Influence: The motto of the American Revolution)
"No skeptics, no doubt, no criticism, could ever waver me in my undying drive to see the streets of my home kingdom clean of the filth that stains it. No questions, no insults, no hatred, could even stratch my iron will to see that the deaths of my friends, of my family, of good men, are not in vain." (When answering to 3 people debating wether his cause was worth fighting for.)
"Our enemy does not eat. They do not sleep. They do not know fear of death. They are not bound by moral guidelines. They do not know mercy. But they will never have the fire that BEATS THROUGH OUR VEINS!" (Said in a speech to a group of recruits)
"Respect must be earned, not demanded." (Often to said to those that ask of his compassionate nature)
"Fear no evil." (Often said to himself in times of fear, the last thing said to him by his father before his death)
"Capital" (Said very often to express pleasure about something)
"Lord Allantrius Greendale, at your service." (His introduction, no matter who the recipient)
"Taste Lordaeron Steel!" (Warcry used in battle against the undead)
"Never kneel before me unless I instruct you to do so.. Brothers should stand at the same level." (To Cedrinn, expressing his friendship.)
==Race and Class==
Human Paladin. More focused on support and morale boosting.
==Guild==
Kingdom Of Lordaeron
==Occupation==
Allantrius leads a Lordaeron resistance movement in the north, which aims to drive out the Forsaken from the fallen Kingdom. ((OOC name Kingdom Of Lordaeron ))
==Family==
Wife - Lady Kaylaí Greendale (Deceased)
Sister - Amiwen Greendale (Alive)
Father - Farathor Greendale (Deceased)
Mother - Sarah Greendale (Maiden Name: Rosenthal) (Deceased)
Cousin (Fathers Side) - Jenrin Greendale (Alive)
Cousin (Mothers Side) - Charlotte Rosenthal (Alive)
==Background==
===Early Life===
Allantrius was born into a noble family in the region of Tirisfal in Lordaeron. He was there, raised by his Father, Farathor, who gave him his ideals of kindness and compassion, and his Mother, Sarah, who taught him to use words and speech effectively. His sister Amiwen, was born 6 years after him.
From a young age he was taught by the knight, Ulthorn, in the ways of the holy light, though as Allantrius hit his late teens, he became very often angry and this hindered his progress. As his teens went on, Allan showed more and more signs of a rebellious and spoilt nature. His father kept disciplining Allan over the trouble he was in, but nothing seemed to work.
Just as Allantrius began to calm and improve his ways, the scourge was in its early stages, and as the scourge problem began to worsen, Allan's father decided to send Ulthorn to escort Allan, Amiwen and their mother out of the kingdom, while he was to stay and fight the oncoming threat. Much to Allan's heartbreak, Ulthorn and a couple other men escorted them out the Kingdom, though Sarah insisted on staying with her husband to the end; a request that Farathor accepted reluctantly.
They fled to Stromgarde, where they would soon hear of the tragedy faced by their home.
Whilst here, Ulthorn continued to train Allan, and although he was distraught, he pressed on with it, vowing vengeance. With the loss of his Parents, he started to do his very best to be as they would have wished him to be, straightening out his ways entirely, becoming someone of kindness, intelligence, and of a caring nature.
With the fall of Stromgarde, they stayed for a short period in refuge point with the other refugees, and then start travelling around various parts of the eastern kingdoms, searching for a safe place to go, not too far away from their old home. For some time they travelled, before they finally decided to head south, as many other refugees did. Not wanting to experience the troubles of the city, they stayed in Lakeshire, but Allan was impatient, and ended his training with Ulthorn and went with his sister to Stormwind, he had come to the conclusion: "Now is the time to bring justice for our people".
===Formation of the Renewal Movement===
He looked for other survivors of the kingdom with which to unite to eliminate the Forsaken.
In these early days, Allan found the assistance of one "Lyam Creed", a death knight. Allantrius was reluctant to accept the help of one of his kind, but decided that it was necessary for the cause. He gathered the help of many others, and word soon spread, donations coming in from various benefactors to finance the war effort. In order to keep good regulation of this finances, Allan enlisted the help of one "Nicholas Clidon" to manage the order's finances and accounts.
Around this time, Allantrius was betrayed by his old mentor, Ulthorn. Ulthorn was driven mad by the loss of his wife to a murderer in the city, and the fact that his old mentee was leading a force while he only took orders, feeling unappreciated and downtrodden. Ulthorn requested that Allan stand down and let him lead the force, insulting Allan and underminging him in the process. Ulthorn began to rally together loyalists to his cause, and caused a deep divide in the order. However, when Ulthorn shot Allan in the back in Stormwind, the guard quickly found the scene and made an arrest, exiling Ulthorn and later, when he came back from depression and madness, executed. This was a tragedy to Allan, as Ulthorn was once a great and honourable man, and the one whom Allan had almost looked to in a similar light to his Father.
Later, when they had gathered enough men and money, they began to launch small guerilla attacks and sabotages on the Forsaken, slowly gathering momentum. Allan has vowed this is the beginning of something much larger. They established themselves in the hillsbrad foothills, in the mountains adjacent to Alterac.
Later, Nicholas Clidon was caught having stolen from the force's gold income and altering the accounts accordingly. This caused a huge outburst from the order to see him have strict treatment. Although Allan recognised the need for retribution, he understood that Nicholas was in economic trouble, and was desperate, so did not want to push the punishment to too far an extreme. The order almost rebelled against his rule, so Allan made a compromise of lashings and hard labour until he had repaid his debt. However, this stilll did not satisfy, and nicholas was secretly killed by someone, unknown to this day.
Months later, Allantrius' commander Lyam Creed, left on a personal mission of self discovery, which then, lead to Allantrius taking control of the forces military, political, and economic sides. Allantrius then began to notice the stresses of disciplining the men, and other various strains: This made him slightly tougher, but was still a little feeble in terms of discipline.
Much Later on, they secured an outpost in Alterac, which soon came under huge resistance from Forsaken in the south, who saw this as an attempt to make a pincer movement on them. Eventually the outpost was evacuated.
Word of successes in the north, soon reached more and more survivors, leading to good numbers of men joining the ranks. The numbers began to massively bolster, as other people, more than just Lordaeronians, with sympathy to the cause, enlisted. It was here that the order began its most successful period in its short history
===Ascendency===
As the order was in ascendancy, a cultist by the name of Zeeko poisoned Allantrius with a mind numbing poison that affected his long term memory, eventually deteoriating so badly over 2 weeks that he could not remember how to read or write. A few days into the condition, when Allan realised it would soon affect his ability to govern, he called for Cedrinn Dustwhistle to gather all the officers and form an emergency governing council that would, through terms of votes and disscussion, govern the order's military, economic, and political motions. In Allans absence, the order fell in strangth, as people left, feeling as though they had lost their charismatic leader.
Eventually, when a harvest witch found a cure for Allan's condition, Allan returned to govern, but kept the council of officers and made it a primarily advisory function. If Allan wanted to know what the general opinion about an issue was, he could call a council vote.
Also around this time, Allantrius discovered that a sergeant within the order, Thurian Redpath, had been engaged in organised crime, much to Allantrius' disgust, so dispelled him almost immediately. Oscagne Spannerbolt, who thought Thurian a good soldier, protested, and left the base enraged, feeling that his view was not listened to. Allantrius held Spannerbolt in very high regard, respecting him greatly as a friend and colleague. Scared of losing him permanently, Allantrius made him second in command, a Major, however Spannerbolt insisted Thurian be spoken to about redemption. Thurian came back a few weeks later, promising to reform himself, leading to some of his former criminal friends turning on him. Thurian later explained his poor behaviour was due to a cruel encounter with a powerful warlock.
Later, in Silverpine, in Ambermill, Allantrius met a unit of alliance soldiers led by a Lord Athanas Shieldheart. together they worked in cooperation, and made good raids against the forsaken in the area. Later, after Athanas had finished his service in the alliance, Lord Shieldheart came to Allantrius to enlist, and Allantrius, respecting him greatly, made him lieutenant in a fairly short space of time.
It was around this time that Allantrius decided a reform needed to happen within the order, in light of many arrests and complaints by officers, tightening on disrespect, and misbehaviour within alliance territory, promising to rid the order of any "Disgraces", as the force had developed a reputation for terrible behaviour in Stormwind, especially in the eyes of the Stormwind guard.
The reforms came down hard, with many cuts being made to the ranks, but improvements were already being made to reputation, so this boosted recruitment in the long term, but left them at a short term fall in numbers, it was here that the order had a great number of failures, with a good number of failed attacks, momentum began to slow. However, eventually the order began to bolster, as Allan stepped up publicity within Alliance cities.
An outpost was taken in southern Alterac, in order to lead a 2 pronged attack on Tarren Mill, the other prong being from the easten Hillsbrad Foothills. This gave them some mild success, though the outpost came under attacks from the Forsaken, and ogres within Alterac. Around this time, Allantrius began greater investment in an engineering sector, recruiting a good few engineers that began work on a spider tank, and other weaponry. 
However the presence so close to a Forsaken stronghold, began to agitate the Forsaken so they soon lead a massive attack on the outpost that forced the order, with heavy casualities, and a couple of fatalities, to retreat from there. At this time, the force was so broken, after the massive loss, that Allantrius went into a minor depression, feeling inadequate and generally a failure. However, his friends and officers soon dragged him out of this, and returned to his normal devoted self.
===Growth into a man.===
While making a purchase from Mozeu's company, GNOME, of 2 long distance radios and some expolosives, Allan met a woman by the name of Kaylai Florence Miller, who after a few wines at a local tavern went to docks and kissed under the light of the moon. Allan soon realised she was tortured by a cult and felt a need to preotect her from any further harm. Allan soon fell madly in love with her, feeling that she gave him some real humanity, something he felt he had lost.
Not long later, Allan received a letter from a "Darkmoore Frostmare" challenging him to a honourable engagement. Allan remembered Kay saying that Frostmare had been the one to drag her away to her torture, so thought that he was the one responsible. Out for a quest for justice, and blinded by love, Allan went to the dual in the burning steppes, not knowing that he had accidently left the letter from Frostmare on his desk. Allan faced Frostmare, not putting up an extensive fight, he received a large wound across his chest, that would later scar. Frostmare picked up Allan by his neck, just has members of the force, as Kay had found the letter, arrived at the scene. After heated negotiations while Allan was bleeding to death by Frostmare, Major Spannerbolt decided to detonate explosives that he had set up prior to confronting Frostmare. In the confusion, Frostmare ran off, leaving Allan, however, other members of the cult affiliated with Darkmoore came to Darkmoore's aid and fought the members of the force. Allan was pulled away safely without any major casualities, but a sting of resentment was left in the cult.
After having several issues with cultists in Caer Darrow and the Scholomance, Allantrius, persuaded by callings from the military council, dispatched forces to Caer Darrow to counter the attacks on them. Though, the cultists went back into hiding underground in Scholomance, and Allan knew that he could never have the forces on standby to completely rid Scholomance of the cult of the damned inside, so soon this operation was abandoned.
===The "Golden Age" of the order.===
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The next course of action Allan took, was to stage a full scale military operation with all the friends of the order into Silverpine Forest, including GNOME and some Mercenaries under the banner of the "Scorched Oath", and other friends with specialist skillsets, such as the Major-General of the First Gilnean Regiment, for tactical advice. From Fenris Isle in the middle of Lordamere lake, they staged various blows to Forsaken supply lanes, in order to stop them from advancing into the east and into Gilneas. This proved highly successful, but with great financial and physical cost. It was deep in midwinter, and the climate was harsh. However, this is widely seen by most in the order as a great success. It was dubbed, Operation Spearhead by the officers of the order.
A few weeks after this happened, and the order has been pulled out of its economic crisis as after the operation, Allantrius married his wife, Kaylaí, in Stormwind and was showered with gifts at a well attended ceremony. Allan looked to reform himself as a better man after this. At the wedding, he also made an announcement that Kay was 3 months pregnant.
As Allan was planning an operation into the Twilight Highlands, he was beset by a shadowy curse by a cultist, the same that had poisoned him with memory loss so many months ago, Zeeko. This curse haunted Allan's sleep with a recurring nightmare featuring manifestations of Allan's worst fears, which resulted in the dream being Allan's father slaughtering all the people he cared about (A manifestation of Allan's fear of losing all he loves, a second time). Allan after a week and a few days with little to no sleep, managed to accept his fear, and within the dream defeated his father, and the dreams were to end. Soon after, the curse was relieved by the efforts of many healers close to Allan. The acceptance of Allans fear of loss helped in making him a stronger man altogether.
Allantrius then lead an operation to aid the Wildhammer clans who had once helped his kingdom, which although straying from their main goal, increased sympathy for their cause thoughout the alliance, and with its success showed that the renewal movement was capable of making great differences in war, and with that, came a great bolster in numbers and donations. With this surge in money, Allan was able to make investments in formal offices and headquarters in Stormwind, as well as finance another great offensive in Silverpine.
After Allan came face-to-face and attacked the death knight Dravius, responsible for Kay's torture, Dravius swore revenge and capured Kay, taking her to a place in the eastern plaguelands where he bound the child within Kay's womb in a death pact that enabled him to kill the child instantly. Allan, faced with the decision to let his child be born into a life of evil and force Kay to succomb to further tortures, or let hi schild die, made the dreadful choice to let his child die. A decision that haunts him to this day.
==Family Background==
Farathor -
Allantrius' father Farathor was a nobleman, and a knight of the silver hand who had earnt glory and some degree of fame for his efforts in the second war defending Lordaeron. He was known for his pure devotion to the light, and his want to be as kind, and understanding as possible. He was very close to Allantrius most of his life. He taught Allantrius to see the best in everyone, and to work to make everyones lives better. He stayed behind when Allan fled from the scourge, only to perish in battle when defending Uther from the onslaught of the forces of Arthas.
Sarah -
Allantrius' mother was a poet and a writer. She was also a caring person, who taught Allantrius that words can be just as powerful as any weapon or spell. Allantrius often tried to write poetry himself, and the way he speaks is predominately shaped by the teachings of his mother.
Jenrin -
Jenrin was Alantrius' cousin on his Fathers side, the son of Harrian Greendale, and was friends with Allantrius, though he was considered a dire influence on him. Jenrin was considered by most to be a snob, and often treated poor people terribly. Farathor did not get on well with Jenrin's father, Harrian, as Harrian was known to be very jealous of Farathor, often acting on that jealously. Although this was mostly forgotten with the fall of Lordaeron and the death of Harrian, Jenrin was born to a prostitute whom Harrian had an affair with, leading to his fiancé leaving him. Although Farathor maintined his respect for his brother, Harrian became a hateful person and his jealously of farathor heightened, in turn leading to the two brothers effectively falling out.
==Criminal Record==
Although many of his men have been involved in criminal activity, Allantrius has a clean record legally.
==Current Status==
Allantrius is in deep mourning after his decision to sacrifice his son.
He has taken to wandering the Alliance lands offering his help where he may. He has taken a solitary life, moving from place to place, remaining in a state of melancholy. 
Category:Characters
Category:Alliance
Category:Human
Category:Paladin
Category:Lawful Good