Prince Rurik

General
Firstborn son of King Adelbern and heir to the throne of Ascalon, Prince Rurik was a brave, bold man who often takes action on the spur of the moment. He led by example, never cowering or shirking a challenge. Some say he had no fear. Others claim his brash bravery was merely reckless. Regardless, the prince was liked by almost everyone in Ascalon, and he spent much of his time among the citizens, preferring the company of commoners to that of Ascalon’s rich upper crust.

As a boy, Prince Rurik trained at the Ascalon Academy and did a stint as an officer in the army. Once, he maintained a fighting force of his own, known as the Ascalon Vanguard. These soldiers were completely independent of the king’s financing and influence. Rurik’s father, King Adelbern, took a certain amount of offense to this, though he keept it to himself and his closest advisors. Though the prince was loyal to his father, he didn't always agree with the man’s methods or ideology.

Exile and death
Rurik was banished from Ascalon by his father after an argument in the Nolani Academy. Rurik believed that the survivors should flee to Kryta, but his father hated the Krytans after fighting them in the last Guild War. Rurik took those who would come with him over the Shiverpeaks to the lands beyond, however he himself did not survive the journey and was killed by Dagnar Stonepate. He was somehow found and reanimated by the Undead Lich, and was used as a distraction for the Chosen while the Lich summoned the Titans.

Quests Given

 * Charr at the Gate
 * Charr in the Catacombs

Quests Involved In

 * Vatlaaw Doomtooth

Location

 * Ascalon
 * Ruins of Surmia
 * Nolani Academy
 * Shiverpeak Mountains
 * Borlis Pass
 * The Frost Gate
 * Thunderhead Keep
 * Ring of Fire Island Chain
 * Hell's Precipice

Skills Used

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Trivia

 * Rurik's name means 'famous ruler' in Old Norse. Prince Rurik may be named after Prince Rurik of Novogorod, the first Varangian ruler of Kievan Rus', and the founder of Russia's first royal dynasty. Ascalon was even called 'Kiev' in some old beta screenshots.
 * The voice actor for Prince Rurik, Robin Atkin Downes, is the same voice actor for The Prince in Prince of Persia, Warrior Within. He is also the voice actor for Zhed Shadowhoof.
 * Before some of the more recent AI updates, players would sometimes refer to Prince Rurik as "Captain Suicide", after his habit of charging into large numbers of enemies while at low health.