Vadim

Information

Player: Magus.

Character full name: Vadim

Character in-game name: Vadim

Nickname(s): Elder, Old One

Association(s): The Naaru, the Exodar, the Alliance, the Prophet Velen, Farseer Nobundo

Race: Draenei

Class: Shaman (formerly a Priest of the Light)

Skills and Abilities: Retains an insight into how the Light functions but no longer functions as a priest and thus only channels it as other Draenei do. Divination via runic crystals, scrying, and visions as appropriate to Shaman. Particularly skilled at wielding lightning effectively. Skilled healer outside of spells (supplementing with crystals and various herbs and concoctions and has been known to apply cold and heat with shock spells though with greatly reduced effects).

He favors a staff or a pair of dual weapons, being proficient in their applications in combat and usefulness in magical function. He is a scholar and studies obscure lore and often records his findings. He is also a Jewelcrafter of some skill.

Age: 27,025 (Among the Adult generation at the time of the Exile)

Sex: Male.

Hair: Silver white.

Flesh: Described once as being like a living sapphire or the blue of the ether given form and substance.

Eyes: Electric blue.

Weight: 620 lbs.

Height: 7' 5".

Appearance

He commonly wears the vestments of his calling, being a Shaman this often entails mail and leather or furs. At all times there is a scent of a storm about him radiating from the electric orbs near perpetually hovering about his person. He favors an ironwood staff crafted from a single piece set with runes down its form and fetish feathers to dance in the air during his spellcasting. Tiny lightnings crackle along it when imbued with shamanistic power.

Other: He is not shy about showing off his Draenei physique and will wear whatever is most comfortable and appropriate at the time. Vadim is a towering, powerfully built example of a male Draenei coupled with the wisdom and insight associated with his calling.

Personality

Vadim likes to watch and observe. He is a student of life, and of death and everything between and after. He is always polite and generally well mannered while being aware of his surroundings, particularly in dangerous company and situations. (Orcs he is cautious with most.) The elder Draenei usually approaches everything with an even hand and unless someone proves themselves to be his enemies he is not immediately hostile to anyone.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral (strong Good tendencies)

History

Vadim has been around for thousands of years, countless generations of time by the standards of mortal races and yet even the elves. He does not actively remember everything he has seen however every evening when he seats himself to enter a trance called "reverie" he relives much of his past and draws new wisdom from the experience. He has had many friends and not a few lovers one of which was female and produced a Daughter for him upon some long forgotten planet the Draenei visited in their endless exile from Argus. This Daughter was a treasure to him as the creation of new lives and the closing of present ones is a rare occurrence among the Draenei. The Prophet Velen congratulated the parents and blessed the child as he does with each birth among his people, naming her "Zia".

Zia grew up under Vadim's tutelage, her mother choosing to marry another and move on. Over the centuries Vadim nurtured the child which taxed his patience at times he will admit "Thank the Naaru that one seems to have such tolerance for your own young" he was quoted saying at one point when he returned home to find half his domicile burned... He discovered the child had manifested a great potential for magic, much like he had. For her safety and understanding he entrusted her to the wise tutelage of a Mage friend of his while always remaining close by when duties at the temple were not calling him away. Eventually the time came that hey had to move again, the endless journey from place to place. Zia traveled with the Mage and remained safe until Vadim was to find her again a few years later upon the world of Draenor. He was not prepared to discover a new life with them. Zia had given birth to a spirited girl who was twice as troublesome as her mother and perhaps five times as devious. The mother had named her "fire" which proved too hard to pronounce for those not used to the Draenei tongue and so they took to calling her some word that meant or was related to fire in the common tongue, upon reaching Azeroth, Vadim took to calling her "kindle".

As time progressed the Draenei built the great holy sites upon Draeneor, Shattrath, the city of Light, and several satellite settlements in Shadowmoon Valley and even as far north as the lush green fields that would become Netherstorm. Times were good, they made peace with the Shamanistic Orcs and traded with them freely. Vadim came to respect the Orcs and was always gracious to any brown skinned companion he played host too, a few of which perhaps were very friendly visits indeed. After some time the Prophet's fallen brother Kil'Jaden discovered the lush paradise his prey had called home for many years now and made his steps to destroy it and the Draenei while creating a new kind of foot soldier in the process. The orcs fell under his sway and became corrupted by the blood of demons, the merciless slaughter of hundreds began without warning.

During the conflict at Shattrath Vadim and the now nearly grown Kindle were separated from her mother and friends. They fled with the Prophet on their journey for Tempest Keep where recent history would play out. They survived the crash and searched for Zia for weeks before deciding that what will be will be and set about making a new life from the ashes of this tragedy as they and their people have done countless times now. Some time just prior to these Events Vadim and several of his peers were approached by the Prophet, speaking of lost wisdom and a task that the willing and fierce of spirit may undertake to serve the future of both their people and others. So advised the priest sought out a krokul gifted with an ancient power long forgotten to the Draenei and heeded his wisdom. Vadim did as he was instructed, wary at first but quickly discovering he had a natural affinity for Shamanism. He studied under Farseer Nabundo for some time before Vadim realized that his grand daughter had inherited a similar gift and brought her before his teacher. She took his place studying the spirits and the elements while her grandfather went out into the world. As time progressed the Draenei found new allies and came to love their new home in the northern reaches off the coast of Kalimdor.

The neighboring Nightelves were wary and even outright hostile at first, thinking they were the Eredar, those among them who followed the fallen elders Kil'Jaden and Archimonde into damnation for lust of power. Eventually the Draenei proved themselves a virtuous people and gained acceptance. Kindle, now finished with her tutelage with the Farseer walks the world with her grandfather and together they seek to understand this world and its peoples. Vadim writes a chronicle of their findings and scraps of lore so that he may consolidate the information into a single cohesive body of text to teach the masses the history of their world and perhaps prevent past mistakes.