Hursen

Name
Hursen is just a nickname he has given himself. He has kept his real name a closely guarded secret.

Physical Traits
Even for a member of the Forsaken, Hursen's body is not in very good condition. His once blue eyes have long since turned white, and what remains of his badly decomposed skin has turned blue. His bones, however, are still sturdy enough for combat.

Since accepting his fate as a forsaken, Hursen has found his new form is much better adapted to his chosen lifestyle. His slim body is more agile than it ever was in life, and what’s left of his fingers has been sharpened to create a lethal strike. These things, combined with his heightened senses, have earned him a reputation as an deadly backstabber.

Race and Class
Forsaken Rogue

Guild
When still alive, Hursen learned that the only one he could trust was himself. As such, he has yet to join a guild

Occupation
As a child, Hursen was forced to work long hours in a leatherworks, or his family would not be able to afford food or clothing. Although he resents his time spent there, he continues to use what he learned about skinning and leatherworking.

Family
Hursen's family were one of the poorer families of Lordaeron, spending their lives in poverty. However, they were a proud family, and refused to ask those around them for help. Although his father had a job in the city, he alone could not provide enough money for them, and his mother had to remain at home to tend to hursen's younger borthers and sisters. As such, he was forced to get a job of his own at a near leatherworks.

After a while, he found himself turning to thievery to help his family. However, being proud people, they turned against him when they discovered exactly how he was providing for them. They claimed that it was better to die poor than to live rich on stolen gold. Soon after, Hursen was forced out of his home, and never heard from them again. It is likely that they died during the Scourge invasion.

Background
Hursen had a rather cruel life. Born to a family in dire poverty, he was forced to work in a great leatherworks from an early age, skinning dead animals and making coats and other items from their skins. While the money that he earned there was enoughfor a time, it became to Hursen that this would never change; that his family would remain poor forever unless something changed. Depressed by that thought, he was not looking where he was going on his way home one night, and bumped into a wealthy merchant. After a few apologies (from Hursen) and even more harsh words (from the merchant), the man continued on his way. It was then that Hursen noticed that, in his haste, the merchant had dropped his purse, which lay on the road. Temptation and desperation took over his mind, silencing any thought of returning the lost money. Pretending he had recieved a promotion from work, Hursen started to add small amounts of the lost money to his own wages. Seeing his father smile for the first time in years, he was sure that he was in the right.

Eventually, however, the purse begain to run dry. Hursen realised that he would either have to pretend he had been demoted and risk his family finding out about the purse, and how he had actually aquired the money, or find a way to refill it. Deciding that forcing his family back to their old ways was not an option, he became a sort of robin hood like character; stealing from the rich, who he believed would not miss a pockets worth of money, to give to his poor family. For a while, this double life proved successful, claiming now and then to have recieved another promotion, each time adding a little bit more money to his wages. Unfortunatly, this could not last forever. Hursen returned home one night, expecting to find welcoming arms, but instead found only hard questions. His mother had found the hidden purse under a floorboard in his room, and had figured out his secret. Unable to find an excuse, Hursen confessed to everything, explaining that he did everything in the most honourable way possible. His family, however, could not see the honourable side of his actions, and threw him out onto the streets.

Alone for the first time, Hursen's mind became cold. He no longer cared for anyone other than himself, believing that to care for another would only bring missry upon him, and he had hade enough of that for one lifetime. From then on, he lived on the streets, stealing what he needed to survive, and then a little more. In some cases he even killed to ensure his survival, although he never quite got used to the idea. He survived for many years before he met his own end, being chased out of the city by a local gang of thugs whom he had tried to steal from. After being cornered by the road, he was beated, stabbed and left to die in a ditch. He lay there, forgotten by the world, until the local gravedigger found him by chance. Not having the time to greate a special grave for him, the gravedigger took him to one of the nearbye mass graves created due to the plague now sweaping the kingdom. HHursen remained there for many yers before being dug up by Rot Hide gnolls. Before he could be taken to be reanimated in the Lich King's service, the gnolls were attacked and vanquished by the Deathguards of Brill. Hursen's coprse was recovered and taken to Deathknell, where he awoke to unlife.

Faith
Hursen used to follow the Holy Light, but abandoned it when he was cast out of his home, claiming that those who placed faith in anything but themselves were weak.

Relations
Hursen does not hate any perticular race, but he cannot stand to be near those who rely on the power of others, rather than their own strength.

Personal Notes
Hursen used to be a rather nice, social person. Since his familiy's 'betrayal', he became deathly quiet, sometimes not speaking for days at a time. He also began to distance himself from the rest of the world, going among other people only when he needed more food. These are both traits he keeps to this day.

Also, after a while, stealing from those around him became more like a natural routine rather than a forced action.. Such habits are tough to forget easily. As such,m even his allies have to keep an eye on their belongings round Hursen, lest they discover they are short by a few silver.

Current Status
Currently stationed at the Spulcher in Silverpine Forest, Hursen is aiding in defeating the Scourge, as well as dealing with the nearby Worgen.