User:Maulbard/Rijj Maulbard
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 Dr. Roger Illos Maulbard
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| Gender | Male
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| Race | Dwarf |
| Character class | Hunter |
| Affiliation | Alliance, Modan Co.
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| Occupation | Archaeologist, treasure hunter |
| Location | Ironforge, or wherever there's treasure to be found.
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| Status | Alive |
Dr. Roger Illos Maulbard, better known as simply "Rijj", is a 120-year old (middle aged) dwarven archaeologist. Although he addresses his occupation as "just a typical dwarven archaeologist", he sometimes hunts treasure as well. Currently, Dr. Maulbard is involved with his exploration and archaeology company, the Modan Co.
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Biography
Youth
135 years ago, War of Three Hammers hero Grelpike Maulbard II's grandson, Grelpike IV, married Juneau Forgeren, daughter of a Thelsamar blacksmith. Five years after that, they gave birth to fraternal twins Grelpike V and Amadeus. Grelpike V died at infancy, and Amadeus is now a retired dwarven senator. One hundred and twenty years ago, there came along Roger. While Amadeus trained in both his swordsmanship and his academic knowledge, Roger enjoyed playing with rifles and digging in the dirt. At age 16 (around eight yeards old for a dwarf), Rijj and his family moved to the Wetlands. It was here that Grelpike taught Rijj how to hunt. Rijj returned to Loch Modan in his later teenage years, so in a sense he had two childhood homes.
Archaeology
Becoming an adult at age forty, Rijj decided to leave home. He spent ten years in Ironforge as a mechanic, working with guns, cannons, and early plane and tank models. Ready to pursue a different career, Rijj began studying in archaeology. His studies were across three places - Ironforge, Undermine, and Lordaeron. By the time he was sixty, his studies were done. After that, Rijj's life was all about archaeology and treasure hunting.
The First War
Roger and Grelpike had a brilliant idea - a father-son adventure week at the black morass. They picked a bad time. They got into a fight with two orc scouts, but successfuly killed them. The two dwarfs went west to the forests of Azeroth, preparing for a trip back home. Again, to their misfortune, they got caught in the middle of a battle. Among the deaths was Grelpike IV. Rijj and two surviving human footmen dug a trench and camped there for a few days to avoid the orcs. When they went to Stormwind for refuge, all they saw was ruins. Dr. Maulbard went north, dissappointed with the outcome of the war.
The Second War and onward
Rijj had more fun with this war. Rijj fought as both a tank pilot and a rifleman. He once even hopped in a plane - he wasn't supposed to, but he managed to kill some orcs before he crashed into a mountain. Fighting in both Khaz Modan and the northern kingdoms, Rijj felt very accomplished after the Alliance became victorious. A few years after the war, Rijj became a professor at Lordaeron, teaching archaeology and varied social study courses.
Then came a time Rijj got lucky. He was in Thelsamar when Arthas spread the plague across Lordaeron. For the protection of his home, he defended the Thandol Span from possible Scourge advancements. With two new continents coming back to relevance, Rijj later joined an expedition to Kalimdor, which lasted two years.
Modan Co.
Recently, Rijj founded the Modan Co. The Modan Co. is a company of explorers, treasure hunters, and archaeologists. Rijj has two goals with his company. One is to find a legendary hidden treasure of the Arathi empire. The second is to find ancient artifacts across Kalimdor. Currently, the company has been successful.
