Faland Zerus

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

Faland Zerus (-2537 L.C. - 28 L.C.; undeath: 28 L.C. - ) is a draenei death knight, the son of Amok Zerus and brother of Behmat 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

Faland'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, Faland'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. Faland 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 (whom he idolized) pay. Amok couldn't train both of his sons at the same time, so Faland was trained by Zerus himself, while his brother 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. Faland was almost able to catch him, but ultimately failed. His death was made apparent when the tide washed his dead body ashore later on. Faland never forgave himself for this, and this fact only pushed his already unstable mind further down the path of enraged insanity.

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. He was killed by a night elf assassin named Onarion; his corpse was brought to Honor Hold covered in a white drape. He was buried there, amongst the ruined walls of the fortress.

## The Northrend campaign

Faland's body was somehow raised into undeath by the agents of the Scourge. Faland, now being a death knight, met his brother Behmat in Dragonblight. 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.

## Reappearence

After the fall of the Lich King, Faland regained control over his mind, and despite feeling guilty for the deeds he's done, he's had time to reconcile with his thoughts and mistakes. He currently travels the world as a mercenary, mostly on Alliance territory, but also having helped people - in his own way - in both Deepholme and Uldum. He even made it to Pandaria, where he fought the Sha in the Dread Wastes - driven by the search for an outlet for his bloothirst - but he was almost consumed by the negative emotions emanating from the land, were it not for a Pandaren monk who warned him about the Sha. He had no choice but to leave that place.

## Personality

The dictionary definition of a free spirit, Faland belongs nowhere. Although sometimes visits the Ebon Blade to reassure them he's not a threat, he wanders the land, making sure not to form close ties with any faction.