Death Knight Initiate

Death Knight Initiates are death knights located in the Scarlet Enclave.

Quests

 * Death's Challenge

Abilities

 * Several death knight abilities, but weaker than your own. You have a fair chance to win the duels for Death's Challenge.

Raising of a Death Knight Initiate
This scripted scenario takes place during the first phase of the death knight starting area aboard Acherus: the Ebon Hold. It is interesting to watch, because here we get to see first-hand the process involved in death knights being "born" and conscripted into the Scourge. It is quite possible that the player's death knight has gone through the exact same process.

Beginning the Process
Inspector Razuvious approaches a group of freshly-dead bodies lying in a corner of Acherus' heart. One or two Acherus Necromancers are nearby awaiting his orders. Razuvious points at one of the bodies.
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An raises the body as a Death Knight Initiate.

After this, one of two things can happen: a champion of the Scourge can be initiated, or a failure will be fed to the ghouls. Let's look at both scenarios.

Success
The following is an example of a successful death knight initiation.


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 * Having found a champion, Instructor Razuvious will turn to one of the Acherus Necromancers.
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 * Acherus Necromancer will then approach the Death Knight Initiate and clothe him/her in his/her death knight armor.
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 * The Death Knight Initiate will then say one of the following:
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 * The Initiate then runs to the Lich King and kneels before him, saying one of the following:
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Failure
However, if the Acherus Necromancer raises an Initiate that isn't worthy, the scenario will play out like this.


 * The Initiate will say one of the following:
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 * Inspector Razuvious will then say one of the following:
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 * Razuvious turns to the Acherus Necromancer.
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 * The necromancer summons three or four s, who make quick work of the Initiate.