Bahura

[Bahura]

(IC) What name or title do you go by?

Bahura.



(IC) What is your gender and race?

Female, of the shu'halo.




(IC) What is your class in life?  Why did you choose to follow this class?

Some would call me a shaman, those who would not call me a disgrace.
To say I chose this path is to say that I heard the whispers of the spirits.
To follow the path is to listen to those soft voices.
Perhaps, there are times that I should have listened more carefully.




(IC) How would you describe yourself?

I am not normally one for introspection.  The future is unknown and the past is
best left behind, for it holds only regret and doubt.  There are many fine things,
however, to be found in the present.  If I must describe myself, it would be to
say that I live for more than myself.  They deserve it. 




(IC) What drives you in life?  Why do you want to be Grim?

What drives me in life?  Why, life is what drives me.  I am here.  Others are not.
Two gave up their own so that I may continue on.  This life is mine, but it
also belongs to them.  I can repay them no other way.
 
Why do I wish to join The Grim?  Because there are those who wish to see me dead.
Some for personal vendetta, some simply because of my race and creed. 
They are legion.  And with each one encountered, with each one who sees that your
life is your own, there can be only one result.  If you wish to keep your life, you
must take theirs as well. There are those who cannot fathom this notion. 
I do not believe The Grim are among them.

If I find fine companions in your ranks as well, those who wish to live life fully,
then that will be very fine.




(IC) What did you do prior to The Grim?

Until this point, I have wandered.  I have seen much of our world.  I have danced
with spirits to remember those fallen.  I have felt thunder in my breast.  I have
heard the cut flower sound pass from the lips of those who have stood against me. 
I have traveled. I have fought alone and with others.  I have read, and learned. 
I have killed.  I have done good and terrible things.  But there is so much more
to be felt, to be learned, to be experienced.




(IC) What are your thoughts on the pact between the Alliance and the Warchief Thrall?

I have seen the Warchief before.  I have stood in his presence.  I have heard his
name on the wind and in the whispers of the spirits.  I believe that he wishes
great prosperity and fruitful lives for his people and those who stand with him.

Nevertheless, I have stood against those who would claim to be a part of this
Alliance.  I have felt the bite of their weapons and the agony of their magics. 

Wild-eyed humans, armed and armored, intent on my death.  When my axes take
them to their knees, I have given them the death blow.  I have split their breasts
wide while I meet their eyes and see only hate and fear within them.

Dwarves and gnomes, a blight upon the Earthmother, carving our land with engines
and devices.  I have heard their death sounds while the spirits whisper of their
greed and avarice.

These recent ones from the sky as well, so like the shu'halo and yet so different.
I have seen little of them, yet my few experiences have only ended with my pain
and their death.

Even the Kaldorei, even those who have been entwined with my people for so long,
stand against us.  I had thought something might be done when I encountered my
first of their kind, some accord met, some understanding given.  When she called
upon the bounty of the Earthmother and used such gifts to hurt me without
provocation, without reason, I heard the spirits cry in confusion and shock. 

Perhaps it was my own cry.

When our dance ended, she was broken, and I held her hair, my axe raised.
Our eyes met, and I drove my weapon down.  I gave her the end of everything
she knew and in that moment, I knew there can be no pact, no accord, no truce.

There is only one way, and I believe The Grim have found it.

 


(OOC) The Grim is a role-playing guild that requires full immersion (heavy RP) of
their members.  What does that mean to you?

It means that I can enjoy roleplaying my character without compromise.  I do
not have confine my roleplaying to groups or whispers.  I don't have to cater
to the majority in order to have people to play this game with.  It's an ideal
situation for me.




(OOC)  The Grim are considered a Lawful Evil guild, ruled by structure and a defined
chain of command with the intent to see the complete annihilation of their enemies. 
How does your character's personality and storyline follow the Grim Mandate? 
Is there any conflict between how you want to play your character and the theme of
the Grim?  If so, what do you expect out of you joining?

I do not see any conflicts.  Bahura has no qualms about killing.  I have not, however,
ever played her as willfully evil.  She is certainly very pragmatic though and firmly
believes that the time for parlay and compromise has passed.  She has a streak of
self-loathing and shame and certainly does not consider herself "good".  But, in
a brutal world, she does the best she can for herself and those (few) she cares about.

In terms of what I expect out of joining, I believe that there will be all sorts of
interesting interactions and opportunities for me to enjoy roleplaying my character
as a result of joining The Grim.  If in the process I can contribute a bit to better
the guild, well, then that's even better.




(OOC) What sort of role-playing experience do you have, online or off-line?  Do you
consider yourself a beginner or Gary Gygax?

I grew up with pencil-and-paper RPGs, enjoying them a great deal.  World of Warcraft,
however, was my first "online" roleplaying experience.  I've had some good roleplaying
experiences in this game, and am looking for more.  I think I understand a lot of the
WoW roleplaying conventions and rules, I guess.  I understand "OOc" and "ic", brackets,
and other such items that are accepted by the community as quasi-standards.  So, while
I'm not the be-all-end-all of roleplaying, I don't think I'll need my hand held much
and should fit in just fine.




(OOC) Do you have any previous WoW experience?  (PvP, Raiding, Battlegrounds, Different
Servers, Different Guilds, Different Factions, etc.)

Yes, plenty.  While my experience with Northrend and 70+ content is minimal, I have
enjoyed two level 70 characters (one Horde, one Alliance) and seen much of what the
game up to that point had to offer.  I have raided deep into the Outland content as a
healer, and PvP'ed a great deal, both under the old "rank" system and the current
honor system.  While I have not spent much time in the Arenas, this is more from lack
of opportunity than any aversion to them.  Bahura, however, has been my "main" ever
since I created her, and I have not played any of my other characters with any
frequency since.  I have served as an officer in both a large well-run guild and
in a smaller "friends-only" guild.  Each was a great experence, but I'm looking
for something different.




(OOC)  What are you, the player, looking for in the Grim? What are your expectations
of the guild?

I would say that what I'm looking for is basically what I mentioned in one of the
questions above.  I'm looking for a guild where I can enjoy roleplaying my character
without stigma or compromise.  On the other side, I'm looking for a guild that plays
the game well and with skill, which I've found lacking in some heavy-RP guilds. 

In terms of my expectations, I guess that's it.  To find an active, immersive
roleplaying experience while also playing with people who enjoy the game itself
and the goals it sets forth, rather than using the game as a glorified chat channel.




(IC/OOC) Do you have anything further to add?

I'm looking forward to hearing from you about my application.
Thanks for the opportunity in advance, and I apologize if this was too long!

[Gex]

*reads the note and places it back where he found it*  *says to himself outloud*
These matters are certainly best left to the those that can discern truth and lies much better than I

*takes a rock and places it on the note*  I wouldn't want this one to get blown out of the guild hall. I wonder if there is room in the blood moon..

[Acherontia]

Satisfactory, on parchment.  We will speak with you this Sunday evening - eight thirty, Grommash Hold.

[Bahura]

I hear whispers of peace on the wind.
This time I will listen to the soft sounds in the lightning.

When my axe is buried in the chest of one who threatens my way,
I hear the murmurs of the earth, the satisfaction in good works.

I believe there is much to be done.
I will be present, and we will speak of many fine things.

Perhaps I should feel trepidation until then.
Instead I think I will find a good meal and the smell of rain.

[Nymare]

Bahura was admitted after her interview.