Ish

Information

Player: Crowson

Character Full Name: Ishenza Lightdawn

Character In-Game Name: Ish

Nickname(s): Ish

Association(s): Blades of the Silverfang

Race: Blood Elf

Class: Priest

Skills & Abilities: She has a strange sense to foresee happenings of small things, which are related to her. If someone - for example - is not telling the truth to her, she is most likely to have a bad feeling lurking in her head, advising her not to believe what is being told. These feelings are mostly true. Due to her rogue lifestyle, she is very acrobatic. Of course, she can use the Holy Light to heal wounds or cast offensive spells. She also tends to meditate, and while doing so, she turns into a Light. (Like shadowform, but with light.)

Age: 82

Sex: Female

Hair: Original: Blonde | Now: Dark

Eyes: Green

Weight: 61,5 kg

Height: 1,75 m

Appearance

Usual Garments/Armor: She usually wears fine, elven made robes with her on-duty tabard. As for casual clothing, simple leggings and a blue, red or white shirt.

Personality

Alignment: Neutral Good

Well, to start with, I must tell you that Ish is a very complicated person. I'll start with some flaws:

Ish is a friendly and sociable woman, until she is touched in any way. Should this happen, she instantly becomes uncomfortable and frustrated. This effect is only not triggered by people very close to Ish.

She has two vices: one of them is smoking from a hookah. She carries a pouch with her, full of differently flavoured hookah tobacco boxes. About the second one, she didn't tell me when I asked. Guess it's up to you to find it out.

She is a very faithful and patient user of the Holy Light. That also made her cautious, as recently she rather thinks things through before acting. However, that doesn't mean she would back down from any kind of hard choice. She's not the one for retreating. She also thinks logically(Well, she tries her best.).

Lies and deceits stand far from her. She always tells the truth to anyone, no matter the consequences. She, however - can - be convinced to say a lie, but one would need a bloody good reason to succeed in that. Ish aims to reach her goals lawfully, but if it's needed to "bend" it a little, she's all for it.

Of course she's a serious and mostly logically thinking person, but that doesn't mean she can't act cheerfully. Sometimes she's quite the joker!

History

Ishenza was born in South-Eastern Eversong Woods, at a small orphanage. The owners always kept telling her that her parents will come for her when she's grown up. She was a rather active and acrobatic teen. At the age of 16, she was told that no parents are coming for her. She was literally devestated upon hearing that she was born an orphan. The following week, Ish made herself a complete set of black leather armor, which wasn't so fine-made, but it was perfect for what she had planned to do with it. One night, she escaped the orphanage, and set off to Silvermoon City. She got there rather quickly, while the night still ruled the region. As she entered the city, she was amazed by the looks. However, the amazement didn't last long, as she was quickly swallowed by the shady side of the town, due to no other choice to make a living. She gained respect among thieves quite fast, as she's acrobatic and agile. Upon turning 18, she started selling bloodthistle illegally. Her two obsessions also developed in this section of her life, including the hookah smoking. She continued this lifestyle until she reached a turning point in her life...

When the first war started, Ish turned 50. She also started to think about her life deeply. One night, she had a dream. The dream depicted Ish still living the same lifestyle, but it was set 1000 years in the future. Upon seeing herself as a blood-crazed, mindless murderer, she realized, that all the things she had done, all the crimes, all the thefts and all the murders are a way of slowly descending into endless darkness. She knew, that there's no easy way out from the darkness that was already around her. She knew, that if she was to hide in Silvermoon, the others would eventually find her, and thus she left on a Hawkstrider, which is still loyal to her.

She rode to the region which is called Eastern Plaguelands today. She thought that joining The Church of the Holy Light would provide a great hiding place. She managed to find a chapel, and applied for a studentship. Then came day-long classes, errands and studies. At first, she was very bored in classes, only thinking about her previous life, which she decided to leave behind. After a while, the studies eventually began to interest her. After four years of studying - when she reached the age of 54 - she was granted the next step towards becoming a Priestess: A separation from the rest of the world for one year in a monastery with only other faithful people. During this time, she experienced her first true communion with the light. Ish was absolutely astonished upon the first experience, and found her inner peace during her stay. When Ish reached the age of 55, the time she had to spend in the monastery has expired. She returned to the chapel with the commendation of the monastery's head priest, and her ordination was completed. She trained further and further, until she reached the point where she could only learn more by actually going out there and using her already learned skills. She was officially named a "Priestess of the Holy Light". At the age of 59 - which was also the starting year of the Second War - she returned to Silvermoon City to be deployed with Alliance troops. After the Second War, she left Silvermoon City, and ventured through the Easter Kingdoms and Kalimdor. She helped people wherever she could. She continuously adventured for 19 years, until she turned 78. The Third War was already raging when she returned to Silvermoon City, only to find out that it's being destructed by the Scourge.

When Ish saw the hordes of undead blasting their way through Silvermoon's walls, she quickly rushed to aid the besieged elves, seemingly satisfied with her learnt abilities. She fought valiantly, smiting the undead and healing the wounded. She acquired a scar that runs down on her back, and will possiby remain there forever. Her feeling of satisfaction, however, was quickly changed to fear of the outcome. When the situation became hopeless, she left Silvermoon City along with a few survivors, barely being able to avoid the undead on her way. They stumbled upon the ruins of the orphanage Ish was raised in, and hid there. They hunted animals for food, and went to the nearby river to get water in order to survive. One year spent like this. One year of struggling for survival, not talking about the almost unbearable feeling of withdrawal from magic, which was present until the Sunwell was successfully restored.

Later, The Elves - now known as The Children of the Blood - joined the Horde with the help of Lady Sylvanas Windrunner. One year later, Ish went to Northrend, and assisted the pushing forces towards the Lich King. She was severely injured in Icecrown, and was taken back to Silvermoon. She fully recovered in a whole year. Now, Ish is 82. She is the leader of a division consisting of Paladins and Priests, in the guild: "Blades of the Silverfang".