Naiama

Naiama and Kethinal

Naiama Tahlas (Literally: Oaken Strider of the Wild Blade)

• In-Game: Naiamazair
• Nickname: Nai

General

• Race: Night Elf
• Class: Archer, Tracker, (Hunter)
• Professions: Skinning, Leatherworking, Fletching, Salesmanship
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Affiliation: The Free Corps

• Sign: Cancer (July 22)

Appearance

• Age: 216
• Gender: Female
• Hair: Long. Her hair is a mixture of sapphire and silver strands. It may look lightning blue. (This is abnormal for Kaldorei, and as such she was not born with it. Will be explained below.)
• Eyes: Glowing white
• Weight: Around 200lb due to height and light muscle?
• Height: 6'5"?
• Other: Kaldorei facial markings akin to the cut of a blade.

Noteworthy Artifacts

• A large, golden medallion on a chain. Origins unknown; found on the ship that became Fox of the North.
• Strange polished, blue translucent stone set in gold on a golden chain. Received from Creel.
• Arianis' sentinel helm
• Archer's armor found within Shadowfang Keep. (No, Arugal was not killed.)

Ability

Naiama has the ability to sense 'presences,' or the individual essence of a nearby being. She has not released how she does this, nor who taught her.

Strengths: If she knows the person previously, she will be able to tell who it is. For example, she is upstairs in a house and hears someone come inside. She knows it is her ally not only by the sound of his steps or the smell on his clothes, but because his presence is one she can feel and recognize.

Weaknesses: This power fails against any magic hiding a person's presence, invisibility, or enhanced stealth. Also, Naiama can be distracted; she must concentrate to feel who or what is around her.

(The actual process is literally taken from the minimap, rather than the idea of tracking by way of picking through footprints. Humanoids, beasts, demons, undead, etc. are all viewable to her. However, if it's not on the minimap for the player, Naiama won't feel it.)

Personality

Reserved, devoted, young, and open-minded to all but a few subjects. Coming from a non-traditional family, Naiama has her own set of goals, based on the honor of her family rather than her race. She is loyal to those close to her. Devotion is one of her main attributes. Naiama rarely voices her opinion on religion, yet has a secret love for the goddess Elune. Believing spirituality to be a private ordeal with the Goddess herself, she does not sympathize with any that try to force their beliefs on others. Currently she has become more outgoing with her newfound independence.

The Wayward Steward by Earthsprite

History

Born in Auberdine to a sentinel and an outrunner in approx. year 405. She was raised in Darkshore. Py'amus Tahlas, the father, was a laid back man who did various jobs, but he was always loyal to loved ones. Arianis, her mother, was slightly more conservative, and the authoritative figure of the house. Neither were of any noble status nor caste. Naiama was a loner as a child and often watched the sky and ocean or wandered the forests. She was an only-child, but the small family was extremely close and loving, even though both parents were frequently gone or traveling for their occupations.

Guardian

Her father began secret associations with a human noble and explorer, Karnitol Nightstone (circa 575, before Kaldorei were discovered). In 613, during the Third War, Naiama's mother held the defensive with a few other sentinels while her father mostly stealthed the forests to follow enemy activity. After the war, her mother transfered to the new island as a Darnassus sentinel.

In 619, Naiama left Darnassus to find Sirithil Nightstone in the Eastern Kingdoms to continue business relations, aid the younger races, as well as learn the ways of shadows and daggers. After a chance meeting, she joined with the House Nightstone. Vyrella, a warden in Sirithil's employ as a body guard, recognized Naiama for her skills and recruited her as a warden. Later, a disgruntled Vyrella left her position to the much younger Kaldorei. Naiama created a new order of body guards called the "Stewards," who based themselves on devotion and obedience. She instated herself as High Steward and guarded while continuing combat training. Soon after, she fell in love with Sirithil, and they began a relationship that was largely based on her service to the noblewoman. Eventually she shifted her training, specialized in tracking. In her case, finding enemies was prioritized over hiding from them.

There have been many ordeals in the human capital of Stormwind, but Naiama especially remembers Sirithil's mysterious adopted daughter, Naio, who seemed to have in turn adopted Naiama as a second (if not third) mother. Near the end of 619, Naiama disappeared from the Eastern Kingdoms when her mother fell ill from an unknown disease. A month or so later she returned in disguise, distraught. Her mother had died a horrible death before her time, left disfigured.

Later, Naiama became aware of Sirithil's habit to womanize. She reluctantly agreed that they 'may see others', but never argued against it, perhaps because of her grieving, along with her love for a fellow employee, Creel.

Oroborus

In a strange occurance, Naiama becomes locked in her dreams. It is up to Alkan (another associate of the House, soon to be Vizier), an odd human trained in shamanism and shadoweaving as well as priesthood, to save her from eternal unconsciousness. Alkan claims she is having "The Calling", a supernatural event between hunter and beast. When she does wake up, she wanders into the forests of Feralas and finds a red windserpent she names Kethinal, meaning "The Distant Wind" in elvish. The priest performs a ritual to bond Naiama and Kethinal's soul.

Months later, when she is hunting in Azshara, she has an unfortunate run-in with satyrs, who fatally wound her and kill Kethinal. This breaks and confuses the soul link between her and the serpent. Even worse, it appears the link is more complicated than first conceived. When Kethinal dies, Naiama is pulled away from Azeroth. Her body does not die, however, and her mother's soul takes her place. Naiama is prematurely forced into death, while her mother is unnaturally forced into life. Arianis, in Naiama's body, is found by Alkan. For a few weeks she remains, until enough is understood about the predicament. Another ritual is done after a serpent egg is found in Feralas, returning Naiama to life and Arianis to death. This strange mixture and bondage of souls leaves the newborn Kethinal with blue scales and Naiama with streaks of her mother's silver hair.

During her stage of 'death', the young elf has revelations about her previous life. Upon her return to Stormwind, she ends her relationship with Sirithil as well as her old position.

Recent Coils

• She was also an employee at the archery and ammo shop of Stormwind, The Empty Quiver, under Frederick Stover. (Currently on leave.)
• Lives in Elwynn with her lover, Creel.
• Signed Daemri's petition for the The Free Corps
• Wacky stuff.

Notes

• I KNOW. Believe me, I know. Kaldorei were unknown to the humans before the Third War. During roleplay with HNS, I had to twist lore to get any backstory. It was a wretched thing to do.
• The use of the ingame "Naiamazair" is a future development. It has not taken place. Her name is Naiama.
• Elvish names are using D&D Faerunian elvish prefixes and suffixes (to capture an elven mood).
• In the game, Kaldorei have last names such as "Feathermoon" and "Whisperwind." If Naiama's surname were to be translated to Common, she would be called Naiama Wildblade, but the ring to it isn't the same.

NPCs

• Py'amus Tahlas (Sapphire Companion): [Rogue] Naiama's father, delirious with grief over the lost of his ancient wife. (Played.)
• Arianis Mith'orn Tahlas (Silverdawn Greytree): [Warrior/Sentinel] Naiama's mother, who has a mysterious link with her daughter and daughter's pet. She is, as far as we know, in the realm of death. (Played.)
• "Sprigg": [Warlock] A gnome that now lives with the elf, who was saved from dehydration, starvation, etc, by Naiama in Theramore. Her true name is unknown. (Played mostly through text; alt.)
• Frederick Stover: Owner of The Empty Quiver. (Blizzard NPC.)
• Lina Stover: Employee of The Empty Quiver and daughter to Frederick. (Blizzard NPC.)

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Links

• IC Journal
• Art, Stories
• Old Stories of Naiama
• Player's DA account where RP art can be found

Art

Created by Earthsprite

• "Naiama's Vision"
• "The Calling of the Distant Wind"
• "The Wayward Steward"
• "Soul Trinity"
• "Blood Moon Dream" (relating to journal)

Other

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Lilith by John Collier