Naiama

Naiama'zair and Daehathil

Naiama'zair Tahlas (Literally: Lightning Strider of the Wild Blade)

OOC Note: This character is retired until further notice.

• In-Game: Naiamazair
• Nickname: Nai

General

• Race: Night Elf
• Class: Archer, Tracker, (Hunter)
• Professions: Skinning, Leatherworking, Fletching
• Alignment: Neutral Good

• Affiliation: Darnassus, Temple of the Moon

• Sign: Cancer (July 22)

Appearance

• Age: 227 (Retconned because of BC)
• 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 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 (now dulled) stone set in gold on a golden chain. Received from Creel.
• Arianis' sentinel helm
• Vyrella's silver ring ?
• Archer's armor found within Shadowfang Keep.
• A glowing keris/kris
• A thick red scale with strange symbols carved into its surface

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.)

Companions

Daehathil, Wise White-Wing (owl)

Past

[All elvish]

1. Sharae, Sun Beast (lion)
2. Laria, Night Hunter (speckled nightsaber)
3. Kethinal, The Distant Wind (red windserpent)
4. Kethinal, The Distant Wind (blue windserpent)

["Trollish" Basque]

1. Odolehiztari, Blood Hunter (bat)

Personality

Is

Naiama has regained herself. Reserved and heavy-hearted by her previous deeds.

Was Made to Be

This Kaldorei could be condescending. She had a particular view of the world, and anyone else who thought otherwise ought to be transformed or disposed of.

Her opinion of religion was incredibly biased, on the spectrum of zealotry. Follow or you will never reap the rewards.

She had little care for other people's feelings, unless they were useful to her and her goals.

Was

The Wayward Steward by Earthsprite

Reserved, devoted, young, and open-minded to all but a few subjects. Coming from a non-traditional family, Naiama had her own set of goals, based on the honor of her family rather than her race. She was loyal to those close to her. Devotion was one of her main attributes.

Naiama rarely voiced her opinion on religion, yet had a love for the goddess Elune. Believing spirituality to be a private ordeal with the Goddess herself, she did not sympathize with any that tried to force their beliefs on others. However, she became more outgoing with her newfound independence.

She could be indecisive and hesitant, though at other times quite stubborn. When in trouble, she would often look to her close friends for help while struggling internally for answers.

Unfortunately, she often lacked direction in life. If the stars aligned, if the coils called, what would she do?

History

Please note: The timeline used is out of date. May fix in the future!

Born in Auberdine to a sentinel and an outrunner in approx. year 405. She was raised in Darkshore. Py'amus Tahlas, her 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.

Phases of Naiama

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 were many ordeals in the human capital of Stormwind, but Naiama especially remembered 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 occurrence, Naiama became locked in her dreams. It was up to Alkan (another associate of the House, soon to be Vizier), an odd human trained in shamanism and shadowweaving as well as priesthood, to save her from eternal unconsciousness. Alkan claimed she was having "The Calling", a supernatural event between hunter and beast. When she did wake up, she wandered into the forests of Feralas and found a red windserpent she named Kethinal, meaning "The Distant Wind" in elvish. The priest performed a ritual to bond Naiama and Kethinal's soul.

Months later, when hunting in Azshara, she had an unfortunate run-in with satyrs, who fatally wounded her and killed Kethinal. This broke and confused the soul link between her and the serpent. Even worse, it appeared the link was more complicated than first conceived. When Kethinal died, Naiama was pulled away from Azeroth. Her body did not die, however, and her mother's soul took her place. Naiama was prematurely forced into death, while her mother was unnaturally forced into life. Arianis, in Naiama's body, was found by Alkan. For a few weeks she remained, until enough was understood about the predicament. Another ritual was done after a serpent egg was found in Feralas, returning Naiama to life and Arianis to death. This strange mixture and bondage of souls left the newborn Kethinal with blue scales and Naiama with streaks of her mother's silver hair.

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

Fate

Naiama, by Caela

For a time, Naiama lived (for the most part) peacefully and independently. She became an employee at the archery and ammo shop of Stormwind, The Empty Quiver, working under Frederick Stover. She moved out of the city to live in Elwynn Forest with her lover, Creel. However, a certain soothsayer began to influence her ideas on time and fate.

Life gradually became more peculiar. Why did a star disappear? What was Kethinal? Where were all her memories? Why were her dreams violent?

After a terrifying visit with her ill father, a sickness of the spirit hit Naiama.

A hissing voice. A face in the dark.

Naiama was 'temporarily' dismissed from her job by suggestion of Lina Stover, no longer 'suited' for it - nor stable. There were several incidents of intruders in her home, the first of which ended the life of her father.

She went missing for several days, though soon returned - quite different.

The Peaceful Path

Naiama, now calling herself Naiama'zair because of the manner in which she was saved, has become 'herself' again. However, she's been charged to assist the druids in Kalimdor, banished from the capitals of the Alliance until she reaches the Kal'dorei age of adulthood. Her current residence is in Felwood. She doubts she will ever be able to forgive herself for that brief glimpse of time in which atrocities were committed.

Notes

• 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.
• 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 loss of his ancient wife. He is dead, though it is presumed Jin'do the Hexxer possesses a crystal relating to Py'amus. (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.)
• Kejano: The Hakkari Blooddrinker in charge of the party that captured Naiama in Nadir of Fate.

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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

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

Other

Lilith by John Collier

Wut teh fux guyz cmon srsly!