Behmat Zerus

The Hand of Argus

Phoenix Guard (formerly)

The Sha'tar (formerly)

Army of the Alliance (formerly)

Knights of the Light (formerly)

### Relatives

Zerus (grandfather)Faland Zerus (-2537 L.C. - 28 L.C. ; undeath: 28 L.C. - ) (brother)

Merun Zerus (-1465 L.C. - ) (sister)

Behmat Zerus (-3215 L.C. - ) is a draenei paladin, the son of Amok Zerus and brother of Faland and Merun Zerus. Their surname, something very rarely seen in draenei families, is a tribute to their grandfather, the legendary warrior Zerus.

## Early life, Draenor

Behmat's life was filled with pain and loss. When his little sister, Merun was born, their mother died during delivery.

After the Genedar crashed on Draenor, Behmat's grandfather, Zerus, a legendary and furious warrior, fell victim to an orc attack, losing his right leg in the process, rendering him unable to fight and ultimately leading him to fall into a deep depression. Behmat himself continued his training under his father Amok, reaching the rank of Vindicator.

His brother Faland, however, swore vengeance on the orcs. He inherited his grandfather's fury and hotheadedness, and he wanted to make the ones responsible for crippling his grandfather pay. Amok couldn't train both of them at the same time, so Faland was trained by Zerus himself, while Behmat learned from Amok. Despite feeling a little better training his grandson, Zerus felt an overwhelming emptiness inside of him, having lost his ability to fight.

Later yet, fel orcs attacked the family, and while the three siblings and Zerus survived and escaped their attackers with Velen, Amok and their grandmother disappeared without a trace.

The surviving family members returned to Shattrath but were amongst the first to escape when the orcs attacked. Zerus himself stayed behind, and having had enough of being unfit for battle, decided to bind his soul to a Vigilant to be able to rejoin the fight, but was eventually impaled and killed by the attacking fel orcs due to his spirit not being synchronised with the mech properly. They were saved by Velen and finally had time to grieve their lost relatives.

## Exodus aboard the Exodar

The family escaped to Azeroth aboard the Exodar, but due to agents of Kael'thas sabotaging the ship, the three siblings' uncle fell out of a massive hole that the blood elves blew into the side of the ship. His death was made apparent when the tide washed his dead body ashore later on.

The three siblings, now left on their own, sank deeper into depression. They eventually joined the Alliance forces, helping them however they could. Faland's anger towards the Horde grew even stronger, and Merun left to study to officially become a priest. The three felt that this world is becoming more and more dangerous. The two brothers eventually volunteered to join the Alliance expedition back to Draenor, now known as Outland, but Faland, having suffered several grievances and feeling powerless to stop any of it, became more and more volatile and unpredictable. He rushed headfirst into the demon hordes, cutting himself off from the rest of the Alliance forces, and disappeared in the midst of the action. Behmat begged to be taken to Honor Hold and asked the soldiers stationed there to help him find his brother, which they eventually did. Faland apparently died in the skirmish, his corpse was brought to Honor Hold covered in a white drape. He was buried there, amongst the ruined walls of the fortress. Behmat, swallowing his grief, returned to Shattrath, where he met a few familliar faces, who advised him to take care of his last remaining sibling, which he did. He returned to Azeroth and became something of a bodyguard for Merun, blaming himself for Faland's death and swearing to not let the same thing happen to his little sister.

## The Northrend campaign

Behmat, much like many others, was enlisted to fight alongside the Argent Crusade against the Lich King. He first fought at Valiance Keep, and later witnessed the Wrathgate coup firsthand. Later, while he was fighting the Scourge in Dragonblight, to his surprise, he met a now-death knight Faland. Empowered by his ever-burning rage and blinded by the influence of the Lich King, Faland was able to overpower his brother and blinded him in his right eye, imbalancing him and being able to take advantage of the battle. He would have killed Behmat, were it not for a group of Argent crusaders who came to his rescue. Faland then disappeared without a trace. Behmat was taken to the Argent Crusade outpost in Zul'drak, where he reported on the incident, but his brother was never found again. Behmat continued to fight the Scourge forces and was amongst the few adventurers present at the fall of the Lich King.

He then moved to Stormwind where he and his sister got themselves a house.

## The Cataclysm

Shortly after the defeat of the Lich King, Merun was kidnapped by the Twilight's Hammer clan, and while she survived, she developed a phobia of the darkness, which she associates with the Void. She is terrified for voidwalkers to this day, but his brother and her are actively working to fight this phobia. Behmat eventually joined the Phoenix Guard, who helped him find his sister.

Merun, much like her brother, blamed herself for what happened to their family.

## Mists of Pandaria

Behmat, after Merun convinced him to let her go because she wanted to study priest mastery, travelled to Pandaria to learn more about the local culture.

Behmat is still searching for his brother to this day, driven by vengeance. He saw that Faland was way beyond redemption.

Behmat is one of the leaders of the spiritual successor to the Phoenix Guard, a mercenary organization named Angels of the Phoenix.