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| − | Daughter of Drahlan and Lianna Moonrunner, Drahliana spent her early years growing up in Moonwood Vale, a satellite village of the Kaldorei capital [[WoWwiki:Nighthaven| Nighthaven]]. Her mother Lianna served with distinction in the Moonwood [[WoWwiki:Sentinel| Sentinels]] and was a survivor of the [[WoWwiki:War of the Shifting Sands| War of the Burning Sands]] and the [[WoWwiki:The Battle of Mount Hyjal (History of Warcraft)| Battle of Hyjal]]. When Moonglade was given over to the Cenarian Circle the population was evacuated to the revived and new settlements of Darkshore and Teldrassil with the now deserted towns mulched to return their elements to the soil. As a result the Moonwood Sentinels were ordered disbursed to reinforce the contingents of Darnassus and Teldrassil. Outraged, Lianna broke her moonglaive and swore to never set foot beyond the portal of Ru'Theran Village. Her parents settled instead by the sea roots of Teldrassil in a place they named Quiet Cove, and Drahlianna was sent to foster in Aldrassil; her parents having been told that her natural talent for beast empathy would make Druidic shape-shifting too much of risk at losing her Kaldorei identity. She was then sent to the path that her teachers would deemed would suit her best, that of the Beast Stalker, or as Dwarves would call it, the Way of the Hunter. |
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== Call of the Rangers == |
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Revision as of 22:33, 3 February 2009
Drahliana Moonrunner
In-Game: Drahliana
Drahliana Moonrunner |
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| OOC Game Stats | |
| Game Name | Drahliana |
| Faction | Alliance |
| Race | Night Elf |
| Gender | Female |
| Class | Hunter |
| Guild | Moonwood Rangers |
| Professions | Skinning, Dragonscale Leatherworking |
| IC Info | |
| Nicknames | Drahli, Hero of the Kurenai, Befriender of Sporegar |
| Title | High Ranger, Knight-Lieutenent of the Alliance Forces, (retired) |
| Age | Young Adult |
| Height | 6'6" |
| Hair | Silver White |
| Eyes | Silver |
| Skin | Pale with a Purplish tint |
| Alignment | Neutral Good |
"Worry not about watching your back in the forest for in our domain our eyes are all around you"
-Drahliana Moonrunner, High Ranger of the Moonwood Rangers
Call of the Rangers
Shortly after completing her early training, she would meet up with Amoondran, a former Druidic classmate who asked her to join him in creating an order patterned after the original Moonwood Sentinels. At first hesitant, she accepted his proposition, deciding privately that she would move on after seeing the Order through it's birthing stage. Unexpectedly however in a short span of days, Amoondran resigned his post of High Ranger, naming Drahlianna his successor. She has kept the post to the present day.
Her assumption of the post would bring sweeping changes. The inclusion of a Human in the order, the mage Decresent the first non-Kaldorei member had mixed reactions, several of the more conservative members deciding to leave. Decresent himself would ultimately leave when she refused to include his spouse, a practising warlock. They have remained on friendly terms despite the circumstances. Under her leadership the Rangers expanded the bounds of thier charter, in extending the notion of Kaldorei interests to include far ranging aspects of the Alliance, even setting up an Operations Center in Outland itself, shortly after the reopening of the Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands
Alliance with the Horde
Deciding along with Bronil that the Scourge and the Burning Legion are greater threats than the Horde, she has made some initiatives in bridging the gulf of animosity between the two factions. Her greatest success so far as been with Kormok of Tears of Draenor in acheiving an occasional dialouge. Together they have organised an annual Reindeer Ride through Kalimdor which also now mirrored in Outland, although the new addition is a bit more martial in execution. She has found some common ground but has also met resistance to this initiative. And problems closer to home have proven a hindrance to her grander plans.
Nevertheless it has progressed to the part that the Ride is now an established tradition, and more recently the Rangers teamed with the Tears of Draenor on an assault in the terminus of the Dead Scar in the island of Quel'Danas, while thier ultimate goals were balked by an impenetrable force field, many of the Scourge and the Legion were laid low that day in an exercise that proved a boost to overall morale of the Scattered Sun Offensive.
She has met with resistance towards these initatives on several fronts the most vocal being Moonwillow Starlight herself, who are highly critical of these movements pointing out that the Horde is still actively in conflict on several areas including the Kaldorei lands of Ashenvale itself. In response, she has pointed out that she maintains her role in the Alliance and Kaldorei defense and that peace with the Horde is best pursued with the counterpoint of a strong hand.
Confrontation with the Moon Priestess
Some months ago, She had a severe confrontation with Moonwillow Starlight, a priestess of the Rangers when she learned of the latter's involvement with a warlock coven in Stormwind, almost summarily banishing her from the Rangers on the spot. Ultimately she chose instead to banish her from Stormwind for a time and placed her under an indefinite probation, masking the action under a public declaration of closing the embassy that the priestess had run in the Human capitol. Not willing to totally lose contacts in Stormwind though, she has taken into her private service the mage, Araberena to manage her affairs there and to keep an eye on interesting news. Moonwillow and Drahliana remain on uneasy terms with each other, the former in particular maintaining a hostile civility with the High Ranger.
Confrontations on Kalimdor
She personally executed one Kaldorei she found wielding arcane magic in the service of the Burning Blade and for a time weighed her options in the matter of a renegade Quel'dorei sponsor of various attacks on the Children of Cenaraius. She had recently been discovered taking refuge in Sun Rock Retreat, a Horde outpost. When Drahliana's demands that the Horde surrender her to Kaldorei justice was refused she ultimately led a group of Rangers to Sun Rock and personally executed the elf on the spot not knowing that she was the vanguard of the returning Sindorei. For the moment however these events seem to have been overshadowed by the re-opening of the Dark Portal and the subsequent events.
Outland Adventures
She still works to the eventual causes of a workable peace between the factions and the destruction of perceived threats to Azeroth, and now Kalimdor. Foremost in her priroties among them, are the Betrayer Illidan Stormrage and his Sindorei cohorts. She was unmasked recently by the former during her undercover activities amongst the Dragonmaw and is now considering her next moves after narrowly escaping that situation.
In the meantime she had responded to a request by the dwarf Throdin for assistance in locating two Gnomes believed to be lost in the Ghostlands. Thier search however led them to several confrontations with the native Sindorei and the two were ultimately forced to leave empty handed.
Scourge Invasion and the Summons to Northrend
After the fall of Illidan and Kael'thelas, Drahliana returned to Teldrassil for some quiet time with her parents, leaving operations in the hands of the Lords Ranger, Nyidi, Bronil, and Rainfalle. Her vacation was cut short by a Scourge assault on Darnassus which she soon found was mirrored all across Azeroth. Joining the rest of the recalled Rangers, she participated in several pitched battles with the flying citadels. Her most greivous task however, was the slaying of the ghoul which had once been the Ranger Lunaea Fleetfoot, who had been sent to investigate rumors circulating from Booty Bay, she had returned to Kalimdor unaware that she had become infected with a new Plague of Undeath which had claimed her living form by the time she had left Ratchet. When Lunaea had become severely overdue, Drahlina traced her path to an oasis in the Barrens where she had slaughtered a tribe of Centaur. Grimly she put the newly undead down, taking the remains to the Argent Dawn after ordinary means did not serve to effect a ressurrection. It was not until data was obtained form the Forsaken Apothecary under the leadership of Putress, that this became possible.
Highly encouraged by this result and the final defeat of the Scourge Incursion, Drahliana and the Rangers joined the Alliance Expeditions to Northrend, and engaged in various missions in the continent. In due process she met three of the Dragon Aspects and conducted several bequests on behalf of thier newly created Wyrmrest Accord. She left the Accord to join the Alliance Highlord Bolvar Fordragon, secure in the belief that with the help that she and others had rendered the Dragon Flights, and the new discoveries of the Forsaken, that Bolvar Fordragon would secure a decisive and perhaps final victory at the place known as the Wrathgate.
Pets
Unlike many of her path, Drahliana does not tend to keep a pet long term. She believes that the animals she tames as wild animals should not be kept longer than her instincts tell her. Frequently she'll release her pet back into the wild and tame another, so she's been seen with a wide variety of pets.
She tends to prefer both feline and flying pets, although she has hung onto Nightcaller, a Blackrock Worg who has never evinced a desire to leave. She encourages young Hunters to tame often, believing they should have a wide experience in animal handling rather than sticking to a couple of favored types.
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