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Prince Rurik
Classification
Species: Human Profession: Warrior Level(s): 10, 20

Contents 1 General 1.1 Quests given 1.2 Quests involved in 1.3 Location 1.4 Skills used 1.5 Evaluation 1.6 Quotes 2 Trivia 3 Miniature

GeneralEdit

Born in: Drascir
Age: 32

Prince Rurik, firstborn son of King Adelbern, is the heir to the throne of Ascalon. He is both very charismatic and very optimistic. The prince commands the Ascalon Vanguard, an elite fighting force that is under his direct control. Prince Rurik is very passionate about defending his country and would do anything to save its people from the oppression of the Charr. Unfortunately, he and his father do not see eye to eye on many matters including the matter of how to deal with the Charr invasion. Since the Searing, this gap between them has gotten wider... The father wanting to dig-in and defend even more, and the son becoming more eager and determined to confront the Charr.

Rurik lost his betrothed, Lady Althea, to the Charr invasion. Some in Ascalon whisper that it has made him more reckless and vengeful.

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In the Nolani Academy mission, Rurik has a final fight with his father King Adelbern over the defense of Rin against the Charr. Adelbern expels his son from Ascalon for disobedience. Rurik urges all citizens of Ascalon to abandon the country and to flee to Kryta. Rurik then leads the trek of refugees across the Shiverpeak Mountains. At the end of the Frost Gate mission, Rurik is killed by Dagnar Stonepate while holding off the Stone Summit. Somehow, the Lich Lord finds and reanimates his corpse and undead Prince Rurik makes a dreadful return in the Hell's Precipice mission where players finally defeat him and, at his request, give his soul peace.

Quests givenEdit

• Pre-Searing
  • Charr at the Gate
  • Charr in the Catacombs

Quests involved inEdit

• Pre-Searing
  • Charr at the Gate
  • Vatlaaw Doomtooth

LocationEdit

• Pre-Searing Ascalon
  • Ascalon City
  • Lakeside County (during the quests Charr at the Gate and A Gift for Althea)
• Post-Searing
  • Ascalon
    • Nolani Academy (mission)
    • Ruins of Surmia (mission)
  • Northern Shiverpeaks
    • Borlis Pass (mission)
    • The Frost Gate (mission)

Skills usedEdit

• Defensive Stance
• Endure Pain
• Healing Signet
• Hundred Blades (elite)
• Knock (Ruins of Surmia)
• Stormcaller (Skill) (Nolani Academy)
• Thrill of Victory (level 20)

EvaluationEdit

Players would sometimes refer to Prince Rurik as "Captain Suicide", after his habit of charging into large numbers of enemies while at low health. This was later fixed in several AI updates.

QuotesEdit

During battle:

• "Are you as ugly on the inside?"
• "Back to the Rift with you, hellion!"
• "Does that hurt, beast? Good!"
• "Don't mess with Ascalon!"
• "Fear is for the weak!"
• "For Ascalon!"
• "I am Rurik, Crown Prince of Ascalon, and you are about to die!"
• "I am the cleaver, brought down upon the heads of the infidels!"
• "I sentence you to death, scum!"
• "I shall cut your throat and take your head as a trophy, vermin."
• "I will dance on your corpse, fiend!"
• "I would kill all of your kind, beast, if given but a single chance."
• "In the name of King Aldebern[sic], I smite thee!"
• "It sickens me to share the same air with these foul creatures."
• "Lead through actions, not words!"
• "May your guts provide sustenance for the worms!"
• "Meet my blade!"
• "My wrath will be swift, my retribution horrible!"
• "Take this!"
• "Taste steel you beast!"
• "The enemies of Ascalon must suffer!"
• "This is my kingdom, beast. Get your own."
• "Torment and misery to those who oppose us!"
• "Try eating this!"
• "You are a pox on Ascalon, and I am the cure!"
• "You've messed with the wrong prince."
• "Your days of fouling this land are over, vermin!"
• "Victory or martyrdom!"

When his health drops below 50%:

• "Argh, these fiends are eating me alive!"
• "Help!"
• "I need healing!"
• "My friends, I could use some assistance here!"
• "To me! To me! Your prince is in danger!"

TriviaEdit

• Rurik's name means 'famous ruler' in Old Norse. Prince Rurik may be named after Prince Rurik of Novgorod, 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, Captain Price in Call of Duty & Call of Duty United Offensive, and the High Prophet of Regret in the Halo games. He is also the voice actor for Zhed Shadowhoof. He also appeared on-screen in his recurring role as the telepath Byron in the TV series Babylon 5.

MiniatureEdit

• Miniature Prince Rurik is a gold rarity mini that can be obtained from the first annual series of Birthday Presents.
• There is also a miniature version of his father, King Adelbern, found in the fifth annual series.

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Miniatures
Birthday Series 1	◄Bone Dragon► — ◄Prince Rurik • Shiro Tagachi► — ◄Burning Titan • Charr Shaman • Kirin► — ◄Fungal Wallow • Hydra • Jade Armor • Jungle Troll • Necrid Horseman • Siege Turtle • Temple Guardian • Whiptail Devourer►
Birthday Series 2	◄Gwen► — ◄Lich Lord • Water Djinn► — ◄Elf • Koss • Palawa Joko► — ◄Aatxe • Fire Imp • Harpy Ranger • Heket Warrior • Juggernaut • Mandragor Imp • Thorn Wolf • Wind Rider►
Birthday Series 3	◄Mad King Thorn► — ◄Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh • White Rabbit► — ◄Freezie • Nornbear • Ooze► — ◄Abyssal • Cave Spider • Cloudtouched Simian • Forest Minotaur • Irukandji • Mursaat • Raptor • Roaring Ether►
Birthday Series 4	◄Eye of Janthir► — ◄Dagnar Stonepate • Flame Djinn► — ◄Flowstone Elemental • Jora • Nian► — ◄Abomination • Desert Griffon • Dredge Brute • Krait Neoss • Kveldulf • Quetzal Sly • Terrorweb Dryder • Word of Madness►
Birthday Series 5	◄M.O.X.► — ◄King Adelbern • Zhu Hanuku► — ◄Candysmith Marley • Oola • Ventari► — ◄Cobalt Scabara • Fire Drake • Ophil Nahualli • Scourge Manta • Seer • Shard Wolf • Siege Devourer • Summit Giant Herder►
Canthan New Year	◄Celestial Pig • Celestial Rat • Celestial Ox • Celestial Tiger • Pig►
War in Kryta	◄Confessor Dorian • Confessor Isaiah • Peacekeeper Enforcer► — ◄Evennia • Livia • Princess Salma►
Other sources	◄Black Moa Chick • Dhuum • Ghostly Hero • Gwen Doll • Kanaxai • Kuunavang • Mallyx • Varesh • Vizu • Yakkington► — ◄Asura • Brown Rabbit • Ceratadon • Destroyer of Flesh • Gray Giant • Greased Lightning • Island Guardian • Mad King's Guard • Panda • Polar Bear • Smite Crawler • Shiro'ken Assassin • Zhed Shadowhoof► — ◄Grawl • Longhair Yeti • Naga Raincaller • Oni►