Shaelie Brightwing
Age: (Would be 23 in human years)
Race: Sin'Dorei
Place of Residence: No permanent residence. She moves from place to place as needed.
Place of Birth: Fairbreeze Village
Known Relatives: Parents and sister are dead, killed 5 years ago in an attack in Eversong Woods. Aunt and Uncle on Mother's side are living but she hasn't had contact with them in many years.
Occupation: Hunter and Engineer.
Philosophy: "Let the will of the wind carry you."
Enemies: Alliance, particularly those who attack the young and infirm.
Hobbies and Interests: Exploring, watching a storm from the treetops, sleeping under the stars, tinkering and creating new gadgets, swimming, music.
Favorite food and drink: Sea Mist Rice Noodles and South Island Iced Tea.
Weapons of Choice: Guns, bombs, mechanical pets.
Dislikes: Not being able to conquer a challenge. Thinking she's found an undiscovered location and finding someone has gotten there first.
Physical features: Very thin and wiry, almost to the point of being scrawny. Her hair is jet black and very long, reaching almost to her waist. But it usually looks slightly tangled and finger-combed at best. It is common for her fingernails to have traces of dirt and grease beneath them. She almost always has some scrape or bruise marring her skin. Unlike most Sin'dorei, she doesn't seem overly concerned with appearance- more practical in nature given her fondness of tinkering and the outdoors.
Special Abilities: Exceptionally good at climbing or scaling. Trees, buildings, mountains.. everything is a challenge with the prize being to reach the top. She also indulges in free-running/parkour.. either as a necessity to give an advantage during a fight, finding a better vantage point or simply for the joy of careening over dangerously high or impractical places.
Positive Personality Traits: Easily adapts to most situations, is able to 'go with the flow'. Level-headed most of the time. However..
Negative Personality Traits: She tends to be blunt, and doesn't have the best filter. Sometimes her mouth can get her into trouble.
Quirks: A hunter who uses only mechanical creations, no living beasts.
History: Shaelie was the daughter of a fisherman from Fairbreeze Village. Her mother was from a long line of spellcasters. Her only sibling, Sap'hera was three years older than Shaelie and worked as a jewelcrafter in Silvermoon City. Shaelie's mother had hoped she would go to the Mages Academy, but her fondness of the outdoors and closeness to her father led her down the path of being a hunter.
Shaelie did have a pet, once. A great black cat by the name of Kerijo, who she loved very much. Late one night, the family home was attacked by a small fist of Alliance that was part of a larger war party. Many people from the village died that night. Shaelie's family fought viciously, but the surprise invasion had them at a disadvantage. Sap'hera fell first, though the dark magic she wove took the dwarf as the first victim. Shaelie's mother was the next to die.. Kerijo came very close to saving her father. But in the end the numbers were simply against them. Both father and cat were killed. Shaelie managed to escape, gravely wounded, and still bears a jagged scar from her right shoulder blade to her hip.
Shaelie always had a deep interest in engineering. After the death of her pet and family, she began to experiment on creating mechanical companions. Larger versions of the toys and gizmos often found in shops or made by other engineers. She lives off the land, these days. Hunting, fending for herself, and defending Horde towns and settlements from invasions by the Alliance. When word of The Grim reached her, she set out to see about joining their ranks.