Dighton Davenwell

Dighton Davenwell

"*The light will lead those who care for others to complete salvation.*"
—Dighton Davenwell

**Dighton Davenwell** (born July 23rd, 9 BDP) is a Stormwindian human paladin, a knight of the Argent Dawn, and the Lord of the House of Davenwell. A pious and soft spoken individual, Dighton has faithfully served the Alliance as both a Knight of the Silver Hand, and an officer in the military for years, and the experience he’s obtained through that service has made him an excellent fighter and military strategist.

## Physical Appearance

Dighton's standout facial feature are his eyes, his green eyes is the way he expresses his emotion. Passed down from his mother, Dighton's eyes can strike fear into those who are weak willed in certain instances. And it's noted that Dighton posses perfect vision so he isn't impaired on the battlefield. Dighton has two scars that run across his face from when he was captured and tortured by the Scarlet Crusade.

Over all, Dighton has maintained his body by keeping it lean and muscular, even though he's undergone major physical transformations throughout his life. Dighton has whip marks that remain fairly visible on his back during his imprisonment along with a brand mark on his upper left back that is the Scarlet Crusade's crest.

## Personality

Dighton is generally a calm and collected individual, but very soft spoken. But his temper is explosive, a trait that he inherited from his father. He is very devoted to the ways of the Holy Light and always does his best to stay true to the lessons that his mentor, Laithian Mercileum, taught him. Dighton is a very loyal individual, especially to those close to him, but if one betrays his trust he becomes very vindictive. However, his strongest traits also serve as a weakness. Dighton's genuine kindness and selflessness often makes him vulnerable for manipulation and trickery. Dighton also has a minor paranoia that results in him constantly wearing his helmet, and to see him without it on would be quite the anomaly.

When it comes to training Dighton always trains with a training sword, for it's the best way for him to find balance in his battle stances. Dighton trains till his body is numb and even then he continue to train, he want's to be as functional as possible so there won't an instance where his physicality held him back on the battlefield. Dighton is very intellectual, as a child he would read constantly and that would continue into adulthood, it keeps his mind sharp, it helps him analyze his current situation.

## Biography

### Early life

Dighton Davenwell was born to Sir Leander Davenwell of the Brotherhood of the Horse and Andrilla Davenwell (née Hargrave) nine years before the First War in Westridge, Elwynn Forest. He had one younger brother — Elphias, who grew up living under his shadow. Dighton led an ordinary life until the initial Orcish invasion of Azeroth which resulted in Stormwind's destruction. Dighton and his family were one of the many refugees who immigrated to Lordaeron.

During his time in Lordaeron, Dighton learned how to wield a sword and ride a horse by his father. When his father left to fight the Horde during the Second War, Dighton prayed to the holy light every night in hopes to keep him safe. The armies of the Alliance of Lordaeron were ultimately victorious against the orcs and Leander was knighted by King Terenas II and recognized his family's nobility in Lordaeron. Following the conclusion of the Second War, the Davenwell family returned to Westridge to help rebuild it's infrastructure. While Lord and Lady Davenwell returned to the duties as the nobles of Westridge, Dighton returned north to begin his training with the Silver Hand and Elphias joined the navy to make a name for himself.

### Order of the Silver Hand

Through the guidance of his uncle, Laithian Mercileum, Dighton became a devout follower of the Light and decided to join the newly formed Order of the Silver Hand, an organization of paladins who safeguard the Kingdom of Lordaeron. During this time, he became closely acquainted with Sara Dornnel. Dighton courted Sara for several months until they married. They had two children — Howard and Marcella.

Dighton and Sara were inducted a couple years later and continued their services in the Silver Hand for several years. They would have to leave their children in the custody of Dighton's mother when they were unable to take care of them due to their commitment to the order.

Shortly before the Third War, Dighton mourned the loss of his father after he was ambushed and killed by a band of orcs that escaped from Durnholde Keep. Dighton then recovered his corpse, armor and sword, laying him to rest in the Davenwell Mausoleum.

### The Fallen Kingdom

"*With all due respect sir, Infected or not — I will not harm an innocent child.*"
—Dighton refusing the orders to execute a young girl.

With whispers of a plague spreading through the Kingdom of Lordaeron, Dighton and Sara made the ultimate decision of sending their children to permanently live in Westridge with Dighton's mother. Soon the Davenwells caught on to what happened in the Purging of Stratholme and how the Knights of the Silver Hand were dismissed from service, they needed to make a decision for themselves: do they remain in Lordaeron or do they return to Westridge. They made the choice to stay, but the worst was yet to come for the couple.

After the death of King Terenas, Dighton and several other members of the now disbanded order of the Silver Hand followed Alexandros Mograine to fight against the Scourge. During this time, Dighton was assigned to a patrol party in the Eastern Plaguelands while Sara stayed behind in Hearthglen.

During a routine patrol, Dighton's party encountered a sickly young girl who had escaped from a nearby Scourge attack. Dighton's paranoid superiors distrusted the girl's words, claiming that she is either infected by the plague of undeath, or an agent of the Cult of the Damned. When Dighton was ordered to execute the girl, he refused, believing the act to be immoral. His superiors ordered for Dighton to be arrested for insubordination. However, Dighton quickly blinded them with the light, allowing him and the young girl to escape. Realizing they were now wanted by the Crusade, Dighton decided to keep a low profile, donning the name 'Elion Phillips'.

### Infiltration and Capture

Dighton and the young girl then traveled on foot to Hearthglen where they were to meet with Sara and escape to Southshore. However, this would never come to fruition. After leaving the young girl behind in a barn at the abandoned Dalson's Orchard, Dighton continued the path north to Hearthglen where he learned that his wife was imprisoned by the Scarlets for her association with him. He attempted to break her out of prison, but was caught and arrested by High Protector Lorik. While imprisoned, Dighton was interrogated by James Vishas over the whereabouts of the girl. Dighton refused to cooperate, saying that he would rather die than see them take the life of an innocent child. After the Interrogators threatened to execute Sara, Dighton became conflicted. Ultimately, he conceded and told them the girl's position, hoping that they would spare his wife's life. However, it didn't matter. Despite their promise to spare Sara's life, the Scarlet Crusade decided to execute her anyways while they retrieved the girl from the barn.

### Escape from Hearthglen

"*We don't have much time. There's a caravan out in front of the keep that'll leave in the next five minutes—with or without us.*"
—Barillin after breaking Dighton out of the Mardenholde dungeons.

After his wife's execution, Dighton was broken. He had given up on his efforts to escape his restraints and accepted his foreseeable death. However, Barillin Mercileum, Dighton's cousin and the son of Laithian, broke Dighton out of the Mardenholde dungeons while disguised as a Scarlet Guard. After they narrowly escaped from Hearthglen, the two traveled south to Chillwind Camp where they would meet with Laithian and several members of the Argent Dawn.

### Argent Dawn

Following his rescue from the clutches of the corrupted Scarlet Crusade, Dighton was welcomed into the ranks of the Argent Dawn. There he served along with fellow former Knights of the Silver Hand that didn't join the Scarlet Crusade. For the next few years Dighton would combat the forces of the Scourge in the Plaguelands as well as the corrupted Scarlets. The thought of his wife's death dwelled in his mind, and he'd focus his anger and frustration in every swing against the Scourge and Scarlets.

During his service of the Argent Dawn he aided in the efforts of infiltrating the necropolis of Naxxramas, along with the forces of the Alliance. He watched some of his good friends get cut down within the floating citadel and raised to fight. This was nothing new to Dighton due to what happened during the plague outbreak. Dighton would continue to serve the Argent Dawn during the War in Outland.

## Trivia

* The character of Dighton Davenwell originated on the RP server Wyrmrest Accord US.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dighton Davenwell - Total Roleplay 3