Bronil

Bronil Nightwind

In-Game: Bronil

Nickname: Bron (generally used only by his sister, but occassionally by those who decide to call him something by something shorter

Guild: Moonwood Rangers

Journal: The Forgotten Journal of Bronil Nightwind

Vitals
Race: Kaldorei

Class: Hunter

Professions: Dragonscale Leatherworking, Skinner

Age: 181

Sex: Male

Hair: Blue

Eyes: Yellow, albeit their "glow" is usually softer than most of his race

Weight: 190 lbs.

Height: 6'9"

Garments: Bounces back and forth between his armor, and his casual attire. The only items that both outfits share are his black cloak and weapons (details below).

Appearance
To the perceptive, Bronil's appearance is something of a paradox. He's extremely well mannered, but there lies a subtle streak of wilderness in him. His walk is more of a prowl. It is very relaxed, balanced with its environment; yet it seems he is ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. Lastly, there is an air of calmness about him, and it seems to show on his face which normally has a contented expression on it.

Bronil's armor suits him quite well. He is in the process of upgrading it, so some parts are differently colored, but its design remains the same and is magical in nature. When he is not wearing his armor, he wears a plain white short sleeve shirt with a black vest. His breeches and boots are brown, and the breeches have the side pockets torn out. Both sets of attire are accompanied by his black cloak, and weapons (two curved swords whose blades possess a bright orange glow, and a bow and quiver).

Never far from Bronil is his most trusted companion, Kodrak; a grizzly. The bear is very large and obviously quite powerful. The reaction to Kodrak from most people is a sudden desire to be somewhere else accompanied by wary glances. Despite this, Kodrak is surprisingly well tempered when Bronil is around and doesn't growl or show aggression towards strangers; unless they show aggression towards Bronil or Kodrak.

Personality
Bronil's personality is very friendly. He tries to see the best in people (even total strangers) and give them the benefit of the doubt. This leaves him extremely vulnerable to being taken advantage of, and he knows it. Despite his best efforts, he cannot seem to get the hang of looking at people with suspicion, and searching for ulterior motives. Except Warlocks.

You see, Bronil has devoted his life to defending Azeroth from the Burning Legion. Whatever justifications and lies they tell themselves, Warlocks serve the Legion simply by being in contact with them, and desiring their power. As one who has hunted demons for quite some time, Bronil is capable of detecting the touch of dark magics on someone. He can, in a sense, "smell" Warlocks.

History
Bronil remembers life in Ashenvale both before and after the Legion's invasion. When Ashenvale still stood, Bronil lived with his parents, his older brother Siang, and little sister Celesst in Oakwood Village. There, he made it through life as a leatherworker, a trade he had learned from his father. He treats leather with great care, and reverence; knowing that animals had to die in order for the leather to be obtained. Bronil was not yet a hunter, so the leather he worked with came from other hunters in Ashenvale.

Growing up, Bronil had great respect for the druids (as most kaldorei do), and even had fantasies of becoming one. Yet fate deigned that his elder brother, Siang, would be the druid in the Nightwind house as he had the gift, and Bronil did not. Though his dreams of becoming a druid were dashed, Bronil was proud to be able to say he was the brother of a druid, and was likewise very fond of Siang, rather than jealous. He spent many nights talking with Siang about druidism, trying his best to live as a druid would live, even though he was not one. Life was good in Ashenvale for Bronil, and he enjoyed every minute of it.

Once again however, fate had other plans in mind.

The orcs had left the lands of the Eastern Kingdoms, and made their way into Ashenvale. Following the orcs came the Burning Legion, seeking to return the renewed orcs to their demonic ways, and destroy the World Tree itself. Naturally, the druids rose to defend the land, including Siang. Thus ensued many skirmishes between kaldorei, the undead, and orcs; each with their own agenda.

Despite Thrall's warnings, Grom Hellscream, and his Warsong orcs returned to their demonic ways, and began ravaging the land. This included Bronil's village. Unfortunately, Siang was elsewhere with other druids, and thereby not able to defend his home village. Knowing the orc onslaught could not be turned back, Garil and Kyresst made the ultimate sacrifice in order to give their children a chance to escape. Bronil picked up his crying sister, Celesst, and ran for it. He found safety in a camp with some other Night Elves who had to flee their homes as well. Eventually, Siang made his way to the camp, and offered his apologies to his two younger siblings for not being there. Upon hearing about his parents, Siang became enraged himself; vowing to seek justice against the orcs. Though Bronil pleaded with Siang to run from the orcs for the time being, Siang would have none of it. As he left, Siang asked Bronil to take care of Celesst for him. Siang, along with other druids, joined the forces of the demigod, Cenarius, who called for the destruction of the Warsong orcs in retribution for what they had done.

Yet in the end, the Warsong Orcs' renewed demonic vigor proved to be too much for Cenarius and his forces.

After the Burning Legion was eventually turned back, the Night Elves lost their immortality, and their beloved homeland. So along with other Night Elves, Bronil and Celesst migrated to the new World Tree, Teldrassil. There, Bronil tried to recreate the life he had in Ashenvale, but it just wasn't the same. Soon, Bronil felt the call of the wild, which urged him to become a hunter. So, he learned the ways of the bow, and how to hunt. Eventually, the path of the hunter pointed away from Teldrassil, away from Celesst. Though Celesst managed to settle down with a fiance, she wanted Bronil to stay.

"I made a promise to keep you safe, Celesst, and that's what I'm going to do. Farewell, sister."

. . . and with that, Bronil's journey as a hunter began. He now travels through various lands, helping those in need along the way. He travels in search of demons whom he hunts mercilessly, and holds directly responsible for the death of his family members; and destruction of his homeland, which he hopes to someday help reclaim. As for the Horde, Bronil bears no ill will towards them, except for the Forsaken, which Bronil sees as destructive force no different from the Burning Legion. He realizes that none of them chose to become undead, but he also realizes that many of them seek to actively harm Azeroth; and as they are supposedly free from the Lich King's will, they have chosen to harm the land of their own free will. However, when Bronil aims his bow at Undead or Forsaken, it is different from when he aims at demons. With demons there is hate. With undead, there is remorse, pity, and sympathy.

On a rare visit to Ironforge, Bronil caught wind of a new guild. Normally he ignores guilds being the loner that he is. This guild intrigued him though. He overheard a group of dwarves and humans, turning their nose up at this new guild that seeks peace with the Horde.

"Ahm sure if ye take a trip to Thunderbluff ye'd see how friendly the *peaceful* cow guards are to ye."

Bronil has long had a feeling that the current state of Azeroth is not dissimilar from the calm before a storm. The Burning Legion has merely been turned back, not defeated.

''Before, it took all the races of Azeroth to turn back the Legion. . . I have a feeling it will take much more when they return, especially with Arch Druid Malfurion trapped in the Emerald Dream.'' Bronil thought to himself. So he made his way over to the guildmaster to find out more about this "Tranquil Dawn". Soon, Bronil was able to contact Lorial, the head of this new guild, and join the Tranquil Dawn.

Eventually, the weight of leadership proved to be too much for Lorial, the Dawn disbanded. It wasn't long however until Drahliana, head of the Moonwood Rangers, invited Bronil into their fold. One of his first actions with the Rangers was the defense of Cenarion Hold from the Silithid that had been unleashed from behind the Scarab Wall. Since that time, he has come to count the Rangers amongst his short list of friends and family.

And so Bronil's journey as a hunter of demons continues; this time, however, he has allies. ..

Family
Father - Garil Nightwind (deceased)

Mother - Kyresst Nightwind (deceased)

Elder Brother - Siang Nightwind (deceased)

Younger Sister - Celesst Moonshadow

Brother-in-law - Tyron Moonshadow

Quotes
"Peace be with you on your travels."

"I did not 'tame' Kodrak. I merely persuaded him from killing me."

"My name is not something I give to excrement like yourself. Rest assured that it will be of no use to you on your journey back to the Nether, for if you manage to return to this world, you will not find me.  I will find you." (commonly spoken to demon masters who inevitably ask something to the effect of "Who are you?")