((This is my backstory for Seona, as shown in her application for citizenship for the Kingship of the East, a guild on the Emerald Dream server. I figured it was easier than attempting to do a full work up of her for her "Players" installation. I've edited it to focus more on Seona than my reasons for wanting to joing the guild, also removing OOC comments.))
*The parchment is smooth and slightly yellowed, sitting in a neat stack with other, similar applications for citizenship. The script is simple but femine, in a strong, smooth hand, the ink black and stark against the page.*
Full Name and then also name as listed on the records of the Alliance:
Seona Lightstone; or Seona, by the records, and for simplicity
Race: Dwarf
Age: Nearly 50
Place of Birth: A small village in Kahz Modan, near the Amberstill Ranch
Parent's Names and Occupations: My father was Houdin Lightstone, a wandering cleric, scholar, and healer of bodies and spirits; my mother was called Maura, but I know little of her as she died shortly after bringing me into the world. My father spoke rarely of her, but I believe she was from a family of jewelry makers.
Names of spouses, partners, and children: I've no spouse or partner, nor children, but perhaps one day, when the world is a little less full of war and danger, I'll think on settling down.
Current Residence: I currently call Lakeshore my home, but I find myself moving about so often that perhaps it would make more sense to call the Kingdom of Stormwind my home, and the people of the Alliance my brethren.
-- HISTORICAL --
Where you were during the First War? (Dark Portal opens, fall of Stormwind, destruction of Kingdom of Azeroth) (~27 years ago): I was still a child by dwarven standards during this conflict, living in the mountains of Kahz Modan with my father. My memories of this time are filled with snowy hills, chasing after rams, looking after sheep, and quiet nights before the fire, listening to my father tell stories and teach me about the Light and of all he had seen before I was born.
Where you were during the Second War? (Lordaeron crushes the Horde from the east) (~21 years ago): My father was an unusually restless dwarf and, once I had gotten a bit older, took me along as he began wandering the world again. It was during this time that we often helped refugees from the war, my father using his knowledge and faith in the Light to aid others. I, too, had an affinity for the Light, even at a young age and aided him in his efforts. I learned much, and found a close tie to humans in particular through our mutual trust in the Light. Unfortunately, nowhere was truly safe, and my father was killed by an Orc raiding party later in the conflict. Disheartened and now alone, I followed the refugees, finally settling in Stormwind when it was retaken at the end of the war and finding some solace in the teachings of the Church of the Light.
What you and your family thought about Thrall's violent escape to the west ?(~9 years ago): Honestly, at the time I was furiously angry. His escape revitalized the Horde, putting it back into a position of power, which has caused a great deal of grief for the Alliance. I’ve no love for orcs, though even I felt a small pang of pity for the ones held in the internment camps. However, when it comes down to it, all this resulted from the foolishness of the drunkard Blackmoore. Had that idiot not taught him of war and tactics and other things, then gotten greedy and complacent, perhaps Thrall wouldn’t have escaped. Well, in the end, the past is past, and there was nothing I could have done at the time as a young dwarf living with the humans in the kingdom of Azeroth anyway.
How did the world change for you when the Night Elves were revealed to rest of the Alliance?(~7 years ago): While I was curious about the strange elves who had remained hidden for so long and the scholar in me wanted to know more, the plague was foremost on my mind in those days. As a cleric, I was concerned with the health of the people, rather than some far-away group of elves.
Where you were during the Battle of Mount Hyjal? (~6 years ago): I was still in the human lands when the great battle for all of our lives took place. I was overjoyed when the Burning Legion was pushed back, but the battle itself seemed so distant. I learned of the Horde’s help, as well, though I do not know if even so great a deed can redeem them of the horrors they have committed against humanity and its allies.
Did you and your family participate in the rebuilding of Stormwind from nothing? If so, how? (~2 years ago, the first rise of individual adventurers in the land): Oh, yes, I witnessed the rebuilding firsthand, and learned more about stone and architecture than I could have imagined (It even lead to an interest in mining, in fact, something even my father hadn’t known much about). Still, seeing the human lands rebuilt from the ashes of so much conflict made me look inward and question my path. During all this time, I had stayed on the sidelines, only able to aid when the battles were done, cleaning up after. I felt that if only I knew how to fight, I could help the soldiers in the field, long before they came to me needing bandages and council, or worse, to the graves. The priests were unable to give counsel on such a decision, or aid in the teaching, so I turned to the paladins.
-- GOALS AND DRIVES --
When precisely you decided to give up a normal life and serve the Alliance with blade, spell, or prayer, and why: When Stormwind was being rebuilt, I had a chance to see what humanity had accomplished and felt renewed. I had witnessed so much of the aftermath of war, seen the dead and dying and felt that if only I knew how to fight, I could have done more. I was conflicted, but found no answers among the priests so I turned to the warriors of the Light, the Paladins. They gave me, if not all the answers I wanted, at least the training in battle. So, with this newfound knowledge, I turned in my priestly robes for chain-mail, my books for a hammer. Now, I still follow the Light, but do so in a way that protects the innocent and punishes the wicked. I’m not so naive to think that I could have fought in those grand battles, but at least now I feel confident of my purpose and unwavering in my faith.
Your idea of victory for the Alliance, and why we are fighting: Victory for the Alliance is peace and unity and strength. It is freedom from fear. We fight to secure our lands from any who would do the innocent harm, from all who would take from us what we have strove so hard to rebuild. It is the final and total destruction of the Scourge including the traitor Arthas, who still plague us, and coexistence with the other nations of the world. It is an end to the conflict with the Horde that has gone on for so long. How it shall end I do not know, but one day it must end, and I hope to be there to see it, regardless of the outcome.
Your plans for after the war is over: It’s so hard to see this, for I know in my heart that it will still be a long time in coming. Perhaps I will finally stop wandering and settle down and have a child or two of my own. I am the last of my family line, after all, and there should be someone who can carry it on. If I do settle down, it will most likely be among the humans whom I’ve come to respect so much, maybe even in the dwarven district of Stormwind.
... ((much removed here, regarding the guild))
Many heartfelt thanks for your time,
Seona Lightstone, Paladin in training
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