Kerana

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Dwarf femaleWarrior Kerana Axestorm
Kerana Axestorm
Gender Female
Race Dwarf
Class Armorsmith
Association(s) Ironforge, The Alliance, Axestorm Smithing
Status Alive

Kerana Axestorm is a 60-year-old Dwarf Armorsmith. She is played by Jonoth.

History

Kerana was born to well-respected axesmith Lhigar Axestorm and his wife, cook Aendria. During the Second War he had kept many a guard supplied with his high-quality axes and provided free blade sharpening as well. Lhigar had wanted a boy to carry on the tradition of fine smiths, but ended up having Kerana, who would be the couple's only child. When Kerana was little, she would watch her father at work, amazed at his quality as well as the attention he received. However, while still shown some care, she did not receive the "daddy's little girl" treatment, and would often go to her mother when she had problems or needed a shoulder to cry on.

As Kerana grew older, her mother knew that she was enamored with the forge, and she begged relentlessly for Lhigar to allow her to assist him in the shop. Despite his hesitation, he relented and allowed Kerana to learn the craft. In the beginning, he never gave her direct instruction, and Kerana learned by watching, and after much trial and error (as well as a few burns), she grew in her ability. Seeing as her father was a great axemaker, she decided to complement his wares by focusing on armor, thus providing soldiers and other buyers with complete offense and defense in one shop. Slowly, he would give her small hints and tips, but secretly hoped she would grow out of this phase.

During the Third War, the Axestorm shop provided wares for any soldiers going to fight the threat. Kerana was contantly pushed by her father, reminding her that this was war, and there was no room for beginner armor on the bodies of warriors. She used this as motivation, crafting carefully-made chain and plate. The more he pushed, the better she worked, and he would later say that the fire that burned within her was hotter than the forge she worked at. Despite his continued sterness, Lhigar was indeed proud of his daughter. After the war, he gifted her a steel smithing hammer, with the words "A father's love" etched into it. She tearfully accepted it, and for a moment (and only a moment) his often cold exterior softened to embrace his daughter. Kerana kept her family name even as her own reputation started to build, as she felt the name was already associated with great craftmanship and she intended to be the continuation of that tradition that Lhigar had originally hoped a son would.

She took her talents to a new home in Menethil Bay, wanting to be close to the water as well as have easy access to the ships headed to Theramore, and split her time between there, her original home of Ironforge, and the Alliance capital of Stormwind. By this time, she began sleeping less, working long hours on the increase number of commissions she took on. Her skin had gotten thick and calloused, the flames of the forge feeling less and less intense, though thankfully she didn't loose the feeling in her skin entirely. During the Cataclysm, however, her new home was destroyed by flood when Menethil Bay went under. Though she lost a lot of her work, she did not slow down for too long, moving back to Ironforge and setting up a small shop there. On many nights, her song of hammering metal can be heard.

Personality

Kerana is very lively and humorous. Her dedication to the forge is in stark contrast to her very personable demeanor, often laughing and singing and telling jokes as she wails away on a new armor set. Like many Dwarves, she works hard and drinks harder. She is also very modest about her abilities as a craftswoman, while most of the time exceeding the work of her male peers. She is strong and tough, and does not back down from a fight, even if she is likely to lose. In the last year or so, she has shown some sign of fatigue, as she has been sleeping less and less to keep up with her work volume.

Appearance

  • Scale/Height: 1.0 (1,4m/4'7")
  • Weight: 80kg/176lbs
  • Hair: Reddish Orange
  • Eyes: Dark Blue

When smithing, she normally wears leather pants and boots, a light cloth tank top, and leather gloves to handle her wares. Her skin, hair, and clothes are stained from the heat and soot of the forge. When traveling, she will either keep to this simple clothing, or wear more ornate chainmail and plate armor as a way to advertise her work.

Other: Her body is thick with muscle, her right arm being the noticeably bigger of the two. Her skin looks and feels almost as tough as leather. Her body smells of sweat and hot flesh, and her breath of ale and honey. She can at almost all times be found with her smithing hammer at her side, with the words "A father's love" etched into it.

Skills and Abilities

Kerana is a master armorsmith, producing high quality pieces of plate, mail, and leather. Kerana's time at the forge has caused her to develop thick and leathery skin, mildly resistant to flame. She has only civilian fighting ability.

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