Duke Theodore Bennas

Duke Theodore Bennas is a Stormwind nobleman who rules over the Duchy of Summerfast. He currently serves the Stormwind Army as a Marshal under the 9th “Oathsworn Vanguard” and the Chapter-Master of the unit’sKnights of the Silver Hand.

## Description

Theodore Bennas stands at a fairly average height for a human male. He boasts a well built, muscular frame forged from his years as a knight in the service of Stormwind. His face is rather rugged with a strong jawline and brow. His eyes are the light blue of the daytime sea and his hair is a rich chestnut brown.

Theodore equips himself in Empyrium plate harness. The plate armor is perfectly suited to fit the paladin's form. The armor has been treated with truesilver at the joints to aid in mobility without sacrificing strength as well as admantine at the chest to further strengthen the armor. The ornate armor is designed with a myriad of wings on the shoulders, boots, gauntlets, and even the greaves. His rank is prominently displayed on his left shoulderplate. Theodore also wears an enchanted coronet with golden laurel leaves inscribed within it. The armor is decorated with brass trimming. The coronet grants Theodore an excellent awareness of his surroundings and protects his head with a field of Holy Light. Beneath his plate armor, he wears maille sleeves and a skirt of maille that further protects the vulnerable areas his plate does not completely cover. Beneath that, he wears a blue and gold arming doublet. Over his armor, he wears a padded jupon bearing the Alliance's colors.

## Biography

Theodore Bennas was born in a human castle before the Fall of Stormwind to the Orcish Horde during the First War . His father is Duke Edward Bennas a knight who had served the Stormwind with distinction during the First War and best known for his ferocity and occasional brutality in battle. His mother, Alyssa Bennas, is a skilled blacksmith and engineer who assisted the Alliance’s war efforts by forging weapons and armor.

He lived in Lordaeron for only a few years until Stormwind was reclaimed during the Second War and moved with his family to their ancestral home of Strongheart Castle. Nonetheless, he always held a certain affinity for the kingdom of Lordaeron and often was taken there during the summers to visit family. As a young boy, Theodore took his first steps towards knighthood as his father had done before him. He trained in the arts of warfare, chivalry and dancing.

When the Burning Legion threatened Azeroth once more, young Theodore was old enough to serve as a squire for a Knight of the Silver Hand and did so with valor.

At the age of eighteen, Theodore Bennas was officially named a Knight of the Silver Hand in Stormwind. When war broke out between the Horde and Alliance, Bennas served on the frontlines in various locations.  For a brief period of time, he joined aided the Night Watch in Darkshire and fought back the undead and worgen in defense of the Alliance town.

When the Dark Portal re-opened, he joined the Alliance forces in repulsing the forces of Illidan and the Burning Legion during which he served with distinction.

It was during the War in Northrend that Theodore took a new step in his career. He was selected to join the 7th Legion's endeavors in Northrend against the Scourge and the Horde. In the war against the dead, he saw his fiercest fighting under strained conditions. The Horde, however, took the most from the paladin when an orc warrior slew Theodore's youngest brother Terrance in the Borean Tundra.

Though he relished the brief respite after Northrend, the peace would not last. The drums of war beat between the Horde and Alliance once more. Theodore answered the called and fought the Horde in various locations throughout Azeroth,
Somewhere along the line, he became recognized as a lawyer.

In Pandaria, he served on the forefront of the 7th Legion's movements throughout the newly discovered continent. He served in Lion's Landing and was often seen on the frontlines of the nearly continuous conflict. When the time of reckoning came for Garrosh Hellscream's True Horde, Theodore accompanied the Alliance forces to take place in the Siege of Orgrimmar.

However, back home, his attention was caught by the rise of the Red Masons, a band of upstarts in Westfall that styled themselves in the same vein as the Defias Brotherhood. Eager to defend his kingdom from rebels and traitors, Theodore joined the Oathsworn Vanguard.

He joined the Iron Vanguard in fighting back the Iron Horde and entered Draenor as part of the first wave of the Alliance forces into the alien world. Stationed in Fort Integra, Major Bennas had to contend not only with the external threats of the Iron Horde, the Sargarei and the botani but the brilliance and the madness that dwells within the fortress' walls known as the Gnome Brigade.

Despite everything, he survived the Draenor campaign and journeyed with the Oathsworn Vanguard to the Broken Isles. In the wake of the disaster on the Broken Shore, the now Marshal Bennas began to work further with the Silver Hand in addition to the Vanguard, serving as the Chapter-Master of the Vanguard's Silver Hand Knights. During the campaign, his father abdicated his position in the interests of having his son bring further prestige to the family as a commander on the frontlines. Theodore married his lover, Ann'belyn Keove.

The Marshal journeyed with the 9th Vanguard to Argus to face down the Burning Legion threat. The Master of Summerfast performed admirably, furthering his faith in the Light with what teachings the Lightforged could offer. He acquired materials for a new set of armor.

In the aftermath of the conflict, Theodore journeyed to Kalimdor to support the Alliance war effort during the War of Thorns. He was recalled home, however, to deal with a revolt by one of the nobles of his duchy. He later journeyed to Lordaeron as part of the Battle for Lordaeron. During the Fourth War, he split his time assisting Marshal Kingston in Kul Tiras and leading Vanguard efforts in the northern Eastern Kingdoms.

Following the end of the Fourth War, he retired briefly to attend to duties at home in Summerfast before being recommissioned and then reinstated as Marshal in the Vanguard to serve the Alliance once more.

## Titles

### Duke of Summerfast

Theodore Bennas is the Duke of the Duchy of Summerfast, a duchy in the heartland of Stormwind

### Marshal of the Stormwind Army

Theodore Bennas is a Marshal in the Stormwind Army. He is a veteran of the 7th Legion and served during the War in Northrend until Pandaria. Seeking a change of pace, he joined the 9th Vanguard in search of a military unit that was less intense. He chose poorly. During his tenure within the Vanguard, he led infantry units, managed logistics, and commanded gnomes. He led his Vanguard’s forces in the northern Eastern Kingdoms.

## House

Theodore Bennas is the head and Lord of House Bennas. It is known for its skill in honey, olive oil, and valiant men-at-arms.