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Old Jul 12, 2005, 02:07 AM // 02:07   #1
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Default The Real Prince Rurik

Just happened on this site while searching for some lore on Prince Rurik. Happens he might have existed in the real world!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurik
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Old Jul 12, 2005, 03:30 AM // 03:30   #2
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who gained control of Ladoga in 862 and built the Holmgard settlement (Rurikovo Gorodische) in Novgorod.
Reminds me of ruriks attempt to make the ascalon settlement. It did happen, but he died.
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Old Jul 12, 2005, 07:01 AM // 07:01   #3
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Rurik talks to much during missions. DEATH TO PRINCE RURIK!
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Old Jul 12, 2005, 04:35 PM // 16:35   #4
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Rurik is the reason so many warriors learned to rush and agro mobs! hehe He set the standard for bum rushing whilest the team is still half dead.

Ps. Good article! I love history.

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Old Jul 12, 2005, 04:36 PM // 16:36   #5
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when rurik dies, i thought thanks god... no more annoying NPC...
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Old Jul 12, 2005, 05:13 PM // 17:13   #6
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Quote:
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when rurik dies, i thought thanks god... no more annoying NPC...
Amen, then I laughed horribly for about 2 minutes
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Old Jul 13, 2005, 01:22 AM // 01:22   #7
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***Spoilers Involving Moron NPCs***

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when rurik dies, i thought thanks god... no more annoying NPC...
Um, not quite
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Old Jul 13, 2005, 02:31 PM // 14:31   #8
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Well, he did die... sort of. Right?
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Old Jul 13, 2005, 02:57 PM // 14:57   #9
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**** SPOILER ****

He dies but even dead he does keep his stupidness and comes back to fight you in the last mission as an undead... GRRRR.. what a stupido...

**** SPOILER ****
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Old Jul 13, 2005, 05:07 PM // 17:07   #10
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And it was so great. I managed to be leader of a PuG who only had one person that'd been through it before. We all had a dance party on his dead undead carcase.

/pun I got to 'Axe' Rurik why he annoyed me so many times....hehe get it....I'm an axe warrior....I axe him....oh bother nevermind
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Old Jul 13, 2005, 05:23 PM // 17:23   #11
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check out the GW comics by this guy

http://www.pockethouse.com/

Prince Rurik is of course in it As dumb as he is in the game.

He appeared in page 12-14. quick links: http://www.pockethouse.com/gallery/d...lbum=71&pos=11
http://www.pockethouse.com/gallery/d...lbum=71&pos=12
http://www.pockethouse.com/gallery/d...lbum=71&pos=13
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Old Jul 13, 2005, 07:31 PM // 19:31   #12
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Those are cute little comics lol Thanks for sharing!
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