Prince Rurik

Prince Rurik was born in the city of Drascir in 1040 AE. As prince of Ascalon and last heir to the Ascalonian throne, he wields the ancient Orrian sword Sohothin. Before losing her life during the Charr invasion, Lady Althea was betrothed to Rurik.

In 1070 AE, he was tasked with tracking down Vatlaaw Doomtooth.

Following the Searing, Ascalon was gradually losing the war against the Charr, and tension between Rurik and his father steadily increased. While King Adelbern believed the Ascalons should work to rebuild their destroyed kingdom, Rurik thought that the Ascalons should strike back at the Charr and in turn did so after retaking the eastern Great Northern Wall from Bonfaaz Burntfur's second invasion. While attacking the Charr and freeing prisoners, Prince Rurik and his group discovered the mouthpiece to Stormcaller and returned to Rin, finding it overrun with Bonfaaz's troops. Upon liberating Rin through the use of Stormcaller, Rurik and King Adelbern fell into an argument ending in Adelbern denouncing Rurik as his son and heir and banishing him from Ascalon.

Following this, Rurik gathered up those tired of the war to journey to Kryta over the Shiverpeak Mountains and make a new life and rebuild their strength to retake Ascalon later. While leading his people through the Frost Gate, he stayed behind to hold off the Stone Summit, and is caught by an avalanche caused by Dagnar Stonepate and is subsequently killed.

At an unknown later time, the Undead Lich located Rurik's corpse and reanimated Rurik to serve him while the prince remained aware of who he was. After the Undead Lich's treachery was revealed and the Titans were set loose, the undead prince was forced to defend the Lich and fight his former comrades. Eventually, Prince Rurik was defeated and his soul was given peace and is said to have earned a place in the Hall of Heroes.

Locations

 * Ascalon (pre-Searing)
 * (only during Charr at the Gate and preceding taking the quest A Gift for Althea)
 * Ascalon
 * (during Helping the People of Ascalon)
 * (during Helping the People of Ascalon)

Missions

 * Ascalon (pre-Searing)
 * Ascalon
 * Northern Shiverpeaks
 * Northern Shiverpeaks
 * Northern Shiverpeaks
 * Northern Shiverpeaks

Quests
Quests given: Quests involved in:
 * Ascalon (pre-Searing)
 * Charr at the Gate
 * Charr in the Catacombs
 * Ascalon (pre-Searing)
 * Vatlaaw Doomtooth

Skills

 * (elite, only during pre-Searing)
 * (only during Ruins of Surmia)
 * (only during Nolani Academy)
 * (elite, only during pre-Searing)
 * (only during Ruins of Surmia)
 * (only during Nolani Academy)

Dialogue

 * Ascalon (pre-Searing):
 * "Well met, young [Primary Profession]! It's a glorious day to be alive, is it not? I know some might think of these as dark times with the Charr threatening us from the north, but Ascalon is the greatest nation in fair Tyria, We shall never fall before the Charr, Never!"


 * Ascalon Academy
 * "This incursion is very suspicious. I wonder what the Charr have planned.
 * I know not what the Charr is up to, but one thing is for certain: we cannot let them sneak around behind the wall."
 * "I hope one day to come face-to-face with the Charr king, or whatever they call their leader. I shall cut his black heart from his chest and carry it with me as a trophy."
 * "These Charr are detestable. Hardly better than dung-eating vermin"
 * "I have heard stories of Vatlaaw Doomtooth. Be on your guard."


 * Ruins of Surmia & Nolani Academy
 * "We must not waste time. The lives of our countrymen are at stake."

Quotes

 * When his health drops below 50%
 * "Argh, these fiends are eating me alive!"
 * "Help!"
 * "My friends, I could use some assistance here!"
 * "To me! To me! Your prince is in danger!"

Ascalon Academy

 * "In the name of King Adelbern, I smite thee!"
 * "Taste cold steel!"
 * "This will teach you to mess with Ascalon!"

Miscellaneous/Unspecified

 * "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, 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!"
 * "Hail king Adelbern!"
 * "...What? No! Don't craft me! Get that thing away!"
 * "One day, the city of Rin may fall. But not today."

Trivia

 * Prince Rurik is likely named after the real life Rurik, the founder of a long running royal dynasty of Kievan Rus'.
 * Rurik's quote, "Don't mess with Ascalon!" could possibly be a reference to the phrase, "Don't mess with Texas," which is where one of NCsoft's headquarters is located.
 * The phrase "My retribution will be swift, my wrath horrible!" may be a reference to the line "Sauron's wrath will be terrible; his retribution swift" said by Gandalf in Lord of the rings; The Two Towers.
 * Prince Rurik was voiced by Robin Atkin Downes who also voiced Zhed Shadowhoof.
 * The name Rurik, in the scandinavian language, means:«The powerful and glorious»