Cossintaner

Information

Player: Kenshiro

Character Full Name: Cossintaner Earthhoof

Character In-Game Name: Cossintaner

Nickname(s): Cos

Association(s): The Earthen Ring

Race: Tauren

Class: Shaman

Age: 81

Sex: Male

Hair: His hair is long and braided into two braids that slink down his shoulders, along with an equally long braid on his chin. All the hair is brown, although it is greyed in certain areas.

Eyes: Blue

Weight: 602lbs

Height: 8"

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Skills and Abilities: Basic shaman abilities.

• Brawler: Spending a lot of his time fighting, he is proficient in using his fists to pummel his opponents.

• Call of Earth: Earth, being one of the elements he is naturally attuned, he is able to quickly call upon its favor. Especially when forming his own armor from the earth and/or fist weapons.

• Call of Flame: Fire, being the second element he is naturally attuned with, he is able to mix with his earth element, to create magma and the like easier.

Appearance

Usually, he can be seen wearing a simple girdle, along with some brown leather pants and boots.

Other: He has a tattoo on his chest, shoulders and arms, each depicting an element and an animal.

• Fire - Symbolized by a flame burning.

• Water - Symbolized by a droplet of water.

• Earth - Symbolized by the Red Rocks of Mulgore.

• Air - Symbolized by a tornado.

• Animal tattoos include - Snake, Wolf, Kodo and Eagle.

On his back, he has the symbol of the Earthmother.

Personality

Cossintaner is a calm, collected tauren. He loves nature and and has the utmost respect for those who also love it. He has a strong sense of honor and tends to stray from unnecessary violence. He is a fighter, but he enjoys the calmness of a peaceful world. He has a lot of trouble lying and cheating. He believes that the Earthmother and the ancestors have a plan and guide everyone to their ending, even if it's something the person does not want. He would never harm an innocent and tries to help whomever needs it.

History

Cossintaner was born during the nomadic period of the tauren' lives. He grew up in a healthy family in the Skychaser tribe. The Skychasers were mostly shaman and were the spiritual leaders of most tauren. Growing up, a lot of shamanism rubbed off on him. From an early age, he greatly revered all of nature, the elements and couldn't wait to prove himself in, the Great Hunt. His tribe, along with the others, moved with the kodo and the weather. He spent most of his time with the younger tauren, practicing his fighting, faking a hunt and telling each other stories.

When he came of age, he participated in the Great Hunt. For a couple of weeks, he hunted, learning the true meaning behind the hunt. He learned that nothing is to be wasted and they must give back what they can. Returning from the hunt, a man, he began to take up the mantle of shamanism. He was taught by the great Ranuo Plainsplitter, a powerful shaman at the time. After a couple more years, the centaur began to move more and more into Mulgore, but at this point, Cossintaner was a established shaman. Using his powers, he managed to win a couple of battles against the centaur, but it proved to be to little. They were losing the war and, worst of all, Ranuo was killed. Hope seemed dim.

Cairne Bloodhoof returned with the aid of the orcs and with their help, they managed to beat the centaur out of Mulgore. Forever indebted to Thrall and the orcs, many of the tauren followed Thrall and continued to help them until the Third War. Cossintaner, was one of those who traveled with the Horde and battled in the Third War. Surviving, relatively unscathed, he returned to Mulgore and took refuge in the newly built Thunder Bluff. There, he practiced his art until he was approached by an orc shaman. This shaman offered Cossintaner a chance to help protect the world and keep it in balance. He jumped at the opportunity and soon became an official member of the Earthen Ring. Becoming an earthmender, he continues to work with the Earthen Ring, keeping balance to the world.