Malendore Donruite

Malendore is a Duskblade played by David Jaramillo. He was my character to help bridge melee and magic. At this point I wanted to play a caster, but everyone else already called a caster so I wanted to pick a melee class that can cast magic. Malendore was also a way to push some of my ideas into exists and place some characters inside Faerune. My only regret is he went down during his chance to come back.

Description



 * Race: Human
 * Gender: Male
 * Age: 24 years old (Deceased Summertide 14, 1377)
 * Homeland: Dalelands, The High Forest, Waterdeep
 * Deity: Velsharoon
 * Alignment: Neutral Evil, leaning toward Chaotic Evil
 * Class: Duskblade 6
 * Appearance: 75 inches tall, 195lbs.  Malendore had medium length straight black hair and a little bit chin hair.  He has a ranseur and wears a medium size piece of armor covered by a cloak. (no real cloak item, but it looks cool and covers the armor from normal people).  He usually looks angry to most people, but greatly enjoys battle and having control over people or a situation.  He will often have a nervous hand twitch when dealing with either people or situations that he dislikes.

Personality
Malendore is an angry person. Ever since his betrayel he has longed to see everyone like the people that betrayed him in more pain then he was when it happened. Dealing with average people irritates Malendore. Everyone that does not have to do with his goal is a waste of his time and wastes his short life that he has devoted to a difficult dream of power. He often has an angry twitch when things do not go his way, but his teachings have made him able to retain his anger for his wellbeing. Malendore takes joy in killing criminals and torturing thieves and bandits. It is a quick fix to his goal to see them in agony. He experiences traveling Fearun and seeing Malak's ritualistic murders and sacrifises has desensitized Malendore so nothing really effects him anymore. Malendore no longer knows justice and often determines hate from a first experience unless they earn his respect. Though he hates most people, he only really takes joy going after people who remind him of his first party. He puts a large amount of trust in very few people. His original master, Malak, and his cell leader in the Cult of the Dragon in Waterdeep, Finlair are the only two people he truly respects now and this respect is his only way to balance out the hatred he feels towards everyone else. On the inside, Malendore is a pathetic person who cannot trust a single soul he sees around him. His ignorance creates a state of constant fear and anger around him. Though Malak helped him control his anger, he affirmed Malendore's fears that the world revolves around power and money.

Family
Malendore's family was one of the richer families in a village in the Dalelands. Malendore lived in a religous family that was run by a priest named Phillip. Phillip was friends with the Donruite family. Malendore's family is still safe and alive in the Dalelands. Malendore has no idea how any of them are. Malendore would prefer to be dead to them then to be seen as he is. He is ashamed that he died and does not want to involve his family with his new life. It is probably the easiest way to break his vigor, but his family's safety is basically the only thread that holds his sanity together. If anything else has an impact on Malendore, it would be advice of his mentors. The opinions of his first mentor Malak, and his second mentor, Finlair in the Cult of the Dragon also give Malendore a purpose to live outside his bitter goals.

After his betrayel, he devoted his life to repaying a necromancer by the name of Malak. Malak taught him everything he knows about magic and gave Malendore a philosophy to live his life. Malak is almost like a second father Malendore. Despite his trust in Malak, he felt as if there was more to him than he knew. Malendore believed that Malak wouldn't betray him. Malak died 6 months ago in the Dalelands.



History
Malendore when he was born went by a different name. He was Lawrence Donruite, born in the Dalelands and he lived a very peaceful childhood in his village. Lawrence's family was neither rich or poor. He was taught to learn the ways of the warrior and he was always eager to go out and adventure. At Age 16, he left with a party of rogues and thieves. Lawrence believed that he would go on an adventure in the Anauroch to recover someone that was abducted from his village on a merchant trip through the Anauroch. When Lawrence was almost through the Anauroch, he had learned to trust the members in his party and began to open up to them.

Lawrence realized too late that his party had made a fool of him. The rest of them betrayed Lawrence. the rest of them tied him up. They robbed Lawrence of all of his valuable and his clothing. Lawrence was originally to meant to be left for dead in the scolding heat, but the leader of the party revealed to him that they were playing him from the beginning. The plan was to lure Lawrence out of the village just to rob him. After revealing that piece of information he stabbed Lawrence through the heart...

He woke up only minutes later. A man in dark robes approaches Lawrence and gave him back his equipment. The man referred to himself as Malak. Malak resurrected Lawrence and gave him all of his equipment. Lawrence felt appreciative and wanted to help Malak for resurrecting him. Lawrence was betrayed by his former comrades and his youthful optimism was replaced by anger and thoughts of revenge. Lawrence wanted to become powerful and influential figure so that he would never experience anything like that again. He wanted the power to make to punish the wicked and show them what they did to him. It was best to know that Malendore was not out for justice, but for horrible revenge. Lawrence changed his name to Malendore to start his new life as Malak's apprentice. Malak smiled at the opportunity of a willing and loyal apprentice. Malak taught Malendore Arcane Magic and taught him his philosophy that gives Malendore his new crude cynical perspective on the world. He traveled most of Fearun moving along side with Malak. Malak was a secretive man and kept many secrets away from Malendore. their travels held many secrets beyond Malendore's knowledge, but Malendore never dared question the purpose of his master's actions. Already aspiring to become a warrior and wanting to learn the arcane arts, Malendore became a Duskblade. As the years passed, Malendore became desensitized to evil deeds and got used to the nature of evil. He gained a taste for the demise of the wicked and his dreams became reachable goals instead of far off dreams.

Malak then said that Malendore's debt was paid off and that he was ready for the next stage necessary to complete his goals. He said that Malendore should join an organization. Malak stated that Malendore should help them, gain their trust and work up their ranks. When Malendore has gained real power and influence that he should disappear and repeat the process. He should become a shadow who's help is desired; who has the bargaining advantage. When people seek him more than he seeks them, then he will truly be able to become powerful... Malak referred him to the Cult of the Dragon. Malak knew the Youngbloods and have worked with them before. Malak only worked with Eldrin Youngblood, the current Wearer of Purple on occasional business. Some say that he might have met with Ronaya at some point, but that was never confirmed. Malak urged that Malendore first should a different area first. It would be very hard to succeed in the Silverymoon cell of the Cult of the Dragon. Malak also knew that his efficiency made him hard to trust. Malendore might not be able to get into the Silverymoon cell with just Malak's support. Malak urged him to go to Waterdeep instead. His word would have less influence, but Waterdeep is far bigger and it would be easier for Malendore to join the group in Waterdeep. Malak insisted that Malendore should go to Silverymoon at some point, but he didn't give so much as a reason why. The Wearer of Purple in Waterdeep was a hero to the Cult of the Dragon. Malak warned Malendore that entering Silverymoon naive could lead to a quick death if he was careless throwing the name "Cult of the Dragon" around.

Malendore soon left to obtain his own destiny. Malendore used Malak as a reference in Waterdeep, and his name offered some help, but it became clear to Malendore that the lines of trust were very thin and Malak's name was hardly trustworthy. Malendore was accepted with some resistance after proving himself. Malendore was able to adopt the beliefs of the organization, and able to serve new superiors. The leader of the cell in Waterdeep was a Finlair Hastiny, a well recognized man that Malendore was poud to work under. Malendore tried to contact Malak almost half a year later to learn that Malak had died in the Dalelands. He was supposedly overwhelmed by evil spirits and exploded. Malendore was sad for a moment, but learned from Malak that his goals are what mattered.

Malendore is inside Waterdeep looking for an opportunity to be a help for the leader of this cell, or do as his old master said and go to Silverymoon. He knows a little about the events about the Cult of the Dragon in Silverymoon, but he is still adjusting to dealing with a large amount of people again and sharing nothing about who he is. He never had to hide anything from Malak except his family since he still has a shred of kindness left for his home. Despite all that had happened Malendore did not want involve his family in his new life. Malendore awaits opportunities to show the organization his loyalty and power.

After a meeting in Waterdeep the opportunity to go to Silverymoon was presented by Finlair Hastiny. Malendore eagerly accepted this opportunity and volunteered to go to Silverymoon and help them. Malendore listened to Malak's words, and asked to know the code for the Cult of Dragon so not to be spotted. Finlair told him that the prase the "The Tome" would be good. Malendore prepared for this trip and then went horseback to Silverymoon along the main road. After Malendore made it to Silverymoon, he spent a half week getting living quarters and learning his way around he city as well as who the Youngbloods were and how to get in touch with them. Malendore found Eldrin Youngblood, but foolishly went against his masters word and mentioned the name of the organization as a carelss mistake. Youngblood was not pleased with this action, but Malendore was still excepted in his house where he would meet the other members of his team.

Current Whereabouts
Malendore enlisted in the Cult of the Dragon in Silverymoon. Unfortunately, soon after his arrival in Silverymoon he had gained the attention of one of Silverymoon's Knights in Silver, Geoffry Taenas. After several encounters with the silver knight, Malendore decided to come up with a plan to eliminate the problem. With other members of Silver Cell Malendore successfully killed Taenas. Sadly, it was far from the perfect crime. Before his death, the silver knight alerted the guard. With guards on the way, Malendore did not have time to dispose of the body. As a result, a speak with the dead spell revealed Malendore as the killer. Malendore barely escaped Silverymoon with his life. After several days of hiding out, Malendore reunited with his companions from the Silver Cell. They headed off to the Silverymoon Pass to search for dragons. There they met a young silver dragon named Elariymmsarl. Malendore introduced himself under an alias. After travelling with the dragon for a while Malendore's ally, Thasidus slipped up and referred to Malendore by his actual name. The young dragon realized what was going on and attacked. Malendore was killed in a single swing by the young dragon, Elariymmsarl.