Traeger Pile-of-Corpses

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Knight **Traeger Numitor** is a Death Knight of the Ebon Blade who prefers solitary existence, but always seems drawn to aiding his friends and allies. He has been given express consent to practice and study Domination magic with the intent to better educate the Ebon Blade.

## Personality & Beliefs

Traeger, or Trag as he is nicknamed, is a stoic, laconic, and boring Undead - like many of his kind. Without sleep, Trag is often wandering about and staring mindlessly off into the distance, or drilling and training in combative and magical technique. He is not typically a man of humor and jest, though he has been known to make grim and macabre remarks, much to the ire of regular folk around him.

He has a tendency to overstep boundaries with people and occasionally has a short temper, due to his 'fish out of water' mindset. Being so old, he has not yet fully caught up to current events and is constantly hearing about new races and beings, which only further succeeds in confusing him.

Aside from his blunt behavior and typical Death Knight bloodlust, Traeger is a loyal companion and not without mercy. He is dutiful to the organization he belongs to and is often a reliable blade to those who could call him a friend or ally, especially fellow Knights of the Ebon Blade. One of Trag's foremost beliefs is that the Ebon Blade should be the vanguard of the living, the wall upon which Azeroth's enemies are broken upon that way they should not lose their lives, unlike the Death Knights, who are already Undead and repentant.

## Description

Knight "Pile of Corpses" stands just above or at about six feet in height with rigid and foreboding posture. His hair is shocked white and flowy Lichflame orbs emanate from his eyesockets. His voice is raspy and ragged, coming out in a low gravelly tone much like an old gate scratching across gravel. He is often clad in saronite armor and wielding a curved, scythe-like two-handed sword that is engraved with Domination runes. He prefers colors that reflect his Unholy school of magic to adorn his armor, such as greens and teals.

Although square-jawed and moderately built, Trag's face is obscured with a short-cropped, scruffy beard that is unkempt, just like his swept back hair. His skin is greyish-green from decomposition and age, though he maintains himself enough not to be actively rotting away. His flesh is almost stone-cold to the touch, should one manage to feel it, and his cheeks are shallow and gaunt.

## Biography

Traeger was born over a millennia ago and died just the same. He was a tribal fighter and marched in the Troll Wars, and it was in such combat that he lost his life. He was buried and forgotten to time until the Scourge forces began to raise corpses for their war machine. His remains were found - which was little more than teeth and bone at that point - and his soul was once more brought back from afar. His body was crafted anew and his soul shoved into it, his form empowered by the necromantic magics that imbue all Death Knights. With his rebirth as a Death Knight, Trag took the last name of 'Pile-of-Corpses'.

Trag served in the Scourge until the Ebon Blade was created by Death Knights who broke away from the Lich King's will, and immediately became a member of their number. He always felt like a fish out of water and a cursed being from his newfound state of Undeath, and now he was able to atone for his sins by fighting against the very nefarious organization that re-created him. Even in the present date, Trag maintains his belief that he needs to repent for his wrongfulness and often calls himself a vanguard of the living.

## Titles

### Knight of the Ebon Blade

Trag is a Knight of the Ebon Blade. Although having died thousands of years before the Scourge came to his homeland, his soul was tethered to his unearthed remains and his body was fleshcrafted anew, making him a Third Generation Death Knight in service to the Scourge for the soon-to-be enacted Assault on Light's Hope. Like other Death Knights, he broke free from the Lich King's will and became part of the newly-formed Ebon Blade.

## House

Traeger's original clan was once a family of Human tribespeople hailing from Arathor during the time of the Troll Wars. They have since become minor nobles pledging fealty to the reclaimed Kingdom of Stromgarde, though they are not in contact with the risen Traeger, nor are they of any notice or renown. During the Troll Wars, like other clans, they sent strong fighters to fight against their enemies; Trag's forces did not fare so well.

## Relationships

### Velldune Blightmantle

Velldune is a Death Knight who served alongside the Scourge dutifully and learned vast amounts of dark and nefarious magic. Traeger sought out to train under Knight Blightmantle, seeking to unlock the secrets of the powerful Domination magic that was more readily available since the Shadowlands.

### Caricias Telrenn

Caricias Telrenn is the former Chapter Master of the Order of the Pale Horse and is who initially recruited Traeger as an aspirant. It was Caricias who allowed Traeger to begin his training with Domination magic. Trag considers him a good friend and ally, and has served with Caricias several times in battle.

### Perynn Numitor

Perynn Numitor is possibly Trag's closest friend and ally, as she is a Death Knight who he has been able to talk to and learn from the most. She's a fellow disciple of Velldune Blightmantle, and the two of them have fought side-by-side numerous times.

### Klimin Rimebinder

Klimin Rimebinder is a renowned Death Knight of the Alliance and is a prime friend and ally to Trag. They have had many in-depth conversations and have worked together countless times.

## Gallery

Trag atop a mound of corpses, siphoning souls. (Dahmumu)Trag, dominating the dead and wielding a recently-bloodied blade. (Dahmumu)Traeger, wielding his Mourneblade and standing atop corpses. (Dahmumu)An ominous portrait of Trag Numitor. (Whyswan)