Kinley MacFarlane

Name
Kinley MacFarlane

Known Alias'
Jacob Green Tobias Thornhill The Black Cat

Physical Traits
Kinley stands at a shade over 6ft tall, his build perhaps slightly slimmer than it should be. Toned, slender and defined rather than a hulking mass, Kinley uses his slight frame to his advantage - slipping in and out of the shadows and walking amongst crowds of people almost unnoticed.

While only appearing to be in his early thirties, Kinley has large streak of grey hair running along his right hand side creating a stark contrast against his natural brown. His rugged face is accentuated by a dusting of stubble which leads into a trimmed goatee beard which also sports the occasional grey hair.

He can often be seen with a fashioned metal leg brace supporting his left leg which runs from under his boot up to his thigh. Without the brace, Kinley walks with a slight limp. Aside from this handicap Kinley is relatively healthy although he smokes from his pipe probably more than what he'd like to. On occasion Kinley may also sport a magnified eye-glass, while his vision is perfectly fine he uses the glass to gauge the carat of any gems he may have had 'acquired'.

With a rough, common voice many would expect Kinley to be another uneducated street rat, but he speaks his words carefully and chooses them wisely.

Personality
LIKES: Challenges, Creativity, The thrill of stealing unnoticed.

DISLIKES: Restriction, Authority, People he considers expendable

Guild
Listed as having various known associates, Kinley has never been a man to declare an allegiance - it's far too restricting. Playing his cards close to his chest and walking a thin line Kinley speaks to and knows a variety of people, some in positions of power - some not. Each of them knowing whatever side of Kinley he chooses to display.

Occupation
Currently running an antiques and clock shop out of the Mage Quarter with the quirky name of 'The Second Hand'. Despite having a natural penchant for all things mechanical and the silver-tongued ability to sell an empty paper bag, the shop largely serves as a cover to mask his not so commendable business ventures. Neighbours have reported the comings and goings of various shadowy figures late in to the night.

Family
Born out of a short lived relationship between Jarek MacFarlane, a hardworking and renown stone mason and his mother, an unknown bar wench from Southshore; Kinley's family life was already off to a rocky start. With his mother living her life constantly off the rails despite Jarek's best efforts to turn her around, Jarek took it upon himself to raise the boy as a single parent and returned to Westfall - Kinley in tow.

Over the coming years Jarek sought perfect his masonary skills and as such the small and rather unique family spent much of their time travelling from town to town, of course, when this wasn't plausible Kinley spent time with his Grandmother back in Westfall.

Lacking a stable family background Kinley found it hard to fit in with others of his age and would often spend a great deal of time alone or running errands for the local Westfall guardsmen.

As time progressed there was tell of a new Alliance stronghold being formed in Kalimdor, a city that was meant to build upon the ideas set by the once great nation of Lordaeron. Viewing this as the perfect job oppourtunity Jarek MacFarlane took his son westward and the pair came to settle, for a time at least, on the craggy island which became Theramore. Taking a deep pride and heavy interest in his work and with a city to fortify, Jarek barely had the time to spend with Kinley and the pair grew drastically apart with Kinley once more finding himself spending many of his days alone while his father drank heavily. A trait Kinley blamed largely upon his fathers many Dwarven co-workers, but a trait Kinley would also find himself following later in life.

Lacking any real interest in his father's profession, his despite of his constant drinking and without the love of a mother figure Kinley developed a deep and lasting resent for Jarek. A resentment which became mutual after Kinley took up a job as a dockworker - a job Jarek felt Kinley was far better than.

Unfortunately, and at probably the most distant point in their relationship Jarek's life was tragically taken from him in a blazing house fire. Kinley survived the blaze but he felt a piece of himself die, for now he was truely alone. Without even so much as a name to go on, any searches for his mother have ended in vain and he has resigned to the fact that a reunion is as likely as impossible not to happen.

Background
Shortly before the death of his father, Kinley had almost become him. Spending his nights at the bottom of numerous bottles in any of the number of Theramorian taverns Kinley often found himself at the centre of many a fight and argument. His willingness, and some would say, eagerness, to resort to a blade garnered him quite a reputation in Theramore's not so desirable areas. He had also perked the interest of a few local gangs of thugs whom he fell deeply involved with.

As a dockworker tasked with the loading and unloading of Theramorian supplies Kinley had found the perfect opportunity to skim a little off the top and make himself a decent bonus. It was far from legal and a crime the guards would have taken very seriously if he was caught, but this deterrant barely swayed him and for a year or so he continued to steal from his people and sell the goods at a cut rate for profit.

Kinley's extra-curricular activities would have gone unnoticed if it wasn't for an attempted robbery on a local jewellery store where a gang member brandished a sword made for the Theramorian guard. It was this event that set Kinley's life on the path it's on now as the Theramore watch turned their attention to the dockworkers who had ready access to all manner of goods being shipped in, out, and around the city. In the coming weeks the guard had recieved an anonymous tip-off notifying them of Kinley's deeds and he was taken for questioning and although at the time there was no proof he had done anything wrong, he was released from his job merely for the accusation.

With the investigation on-going, and without a job to speak of Kinley took to drinking. After an alcohol fuelled fight in which he came out the worse he returned home in the early morning, bitter, angry and full of rage.

He didn't quite know why he did it, or what he was thinking at the time but the one memory he awoke with the next morning was the distinct smell of smoldering pine, a fragrance which raised high into the lower quarter of Theramore. Dragging himself up and out of the barrel he had slept in, he turned a stiff neck to the building that was once his and his fathers home. Dozens upon dozens of people surrounding the smoldering ruins, the guard hastily questioned each of them and in the distance a stretcher was carrying off a body draped in a sheet. Looking down at his soot covered hands the drunken pieces of the puzzle slow fell into place and he sobbed what were perhaps his final tears.

In the meantime the guard had looked over the shipping orders during the time of Kinley's employment and the evidence was slowly mounting up. Rifles, swords, food, spices, armour - numerous items were unnaccountable for and a handful of eye-witness had come forth with statements regarding the blaze. Kinley's time was all but up. Commanded to serve ten years of imprisonment in the subterranean Iron Clad prison, Kinley was but a bad memory for many Theramorians and life went on much as it always did.

A decade later and Kinley emerged a free man, aged, wisened and more than slightly hardened from the experience he was immediately enlisted to the Theramore marines as part of a 're-introduction' program set to keep ex-convicts falling into their old habits. Serving as a marine for the Theramore Task Force, Kinley was nothing but the model soldier - he followed orders to the letter, did as he was told and kept his nose out of trouble... at least that's how it appeared to many looking in. During Kinley's incarceration many groups of 'undesireables' had formed and banded together and not before too long Kinley had heard tell of a potent substance simply known as 'Blood Mist' in which one of the group, The Dark Embrace, readily made available.

Ever the thrill-seeker Kinley came into contact with a member of the group and set himself up for yet another downfall. The potency of the liquid was something even Kinley himself hadn't prepared for and he soon craved it with a heart-felt passion to the extent that he would stop at no lengths to get his hands on it. It was this unbridled passion for mist and the way he behaved when he hadn't had any that caused him, at least momentarily, to lose grip of his sanity. Acting completely out of character Kinley had believed a fellow marine to be plotting against him and decided the best form of punishment to inflict on someone who continues to watch you, is to remove their vision. In a cold blooded and unprovoked attack Kinley took the eye of Ragnar Bearclaw by means of a throwing knife aimed with deathly precision. Banishing himself from Theramore, Kinley sought safety in the arms of the The Dark Embrace...

Although still in favour with The Dark Embrace whilst not being directly alligned with them, it is commonly believed that Kinley was behind the death of Colte Delano, a ranking member of the cult. The motives behind the murder are largely unknown although it's speculated to have been out of revenge. Delano had once placed an unclaimed bounty on Kinley's head for believing him to be an informant of the guard.

Leading up to the present day and Kinley now runs a small antiques and clock shop out of the Mage Quarter with the quirky name of 'The Second Hand'. Despite having a natural penchant for all things mechanical and the silver-tongued ability to sell an empty paper bag, the shop largely serves as a cover to mask his not so commendable business ventures. Neighbours have reported the comings and goings of various shadowy figures late in to the night.

Criminal Record
Although wanted and guilty for many crimes including, theft, assault, burglary, robbery and murder Kinley has only ever been prosecuted for two;

Grand theft Manslaughter by way of arson