Shalis

Appearance
An average-sized Sin'dorei ranger. She is slender, obviously lacking a muscular structure, but her swiftness and agility make up for her lack of physical strength. Her hair is long enough to reach the midst of her spine, yellow, slightly curled, usually tied in a tail and always kept in a good condition. Like the rest of her race her eyes are emerald, slightly cat-like and narrowed, a curl can often be noticed between her long eyebrows, giving her a constantly angry expression. Her voice is very feminine and a bit rough, with a slightly strict tone in it and a clearly pronounced thalassian accent.



Attitude
One thing can be noticed easily about Shalis - her attitude! She has a short temper and is always impolite, angry, glaring at whoever happens to be in her way, even prone to shout and threaten people if they don't do what she wants. Shalis can be irritated by almost anything, whether it is a passing blood knight or an arcane guardian preaching about Lor'themar and the laws of Silvermoon across the streets.

Occupation
Ranger Captain - She earned the promotion after training a recruit sent to her - Sanarala Thanala. The younger elf was eager to join the ranks of the Farstriders, and Shalis' orders were to prepare her good. Despite her rank, she still serves as a spy and assassin in most missions rather than an actual officer, while her apprentice is oftenly taking on mercenary job in the lands to the west.

Family
She comes from the Brightmoon family - an old family with traditions in the ways of Arcane descending from the Hightborne. Her parents were noble wizards, revered with both Silvermoon and Dalaran at the time. Her sister Karinna was too following their path, training as a promising sorceress. Shalis' choice to join the rangers was met with disappointment from the others.

All of Shalis' relatives were slain during the Scourge assault on Quel'thalas, except for her sister Karinna, who, unbeknownst to Shalis, survived the fire which had supposedly killed her, and fled to the Alliance in the south, casting away all the magic she had mastered with the desire to evade the blood elves' addiction. Shalis would later find out that her sister lives, serving the Alliance as an agent to the Stormwind Intelligence. The only other Brightmoon who survived the war is Faelaren, Shalis' cousin whom she lost contact with as the Scourge first invaded their home. Shalis' only family now is the Blood Knight Queilin Emeraldgrace, whom she married and took the name from, and years later had a daughter from, who they named Yasilana.

Overview of her background
Past

Shalisinna Ethala'eran Brightmoon was born in the forests of Quel'thalas, about eighty years before the Orcish Horde first set foot on Azeroth, in the rich manor of the House Brightmoon, a family with traditions rooting from the times preceding the Highborne's banishment from Kalimdor. She joined the ranks of the rangers as soon as she came of age, by doing so going against her parents' wishes to follow their footsteps and study the arcane. Although too young to have taken part in the Troll Wars, Shalis learned to harbour burning hate for their race and never made distinction between a troll and a savage beast.

The first time that Shalis saw action was when the Orcs attacked the borders of her kingdom and king Anasterian made his decision to join his human allies against the orcish threat. Shalis was positioned at an outpost close to one of the elven gates, entrance to the woods of Quel'thalas. She survived a few battles, and even though they were minor and easily won, the orcs gave Shalis the impression that they are no better than the trolls, more beasts than civilized beings. Throughout the Second War Shalis aided the humans in several battles across the northern part of the continent. Once Grim Batol had fallen and the Horde lay defeated, Shalis returned to her forest, enjoying the following years of peace.

With the arrival of the Scourge and the suffering her people were to go experience, Shalis was was broken. She had lost her entire family to the undead, her lover, her comrades. Her father fell in Dalaran - slain by the felbeasts that heralded the Legion's return. Her mother was pierced by the blades of the elven warriors risen on the borders that had failed to stop Arthas' assault. Her sister went missing, presumed to have perished in the fire that engulfed the Brightmoon manor, the rest of her cousins and relatives followed similar fates. She had to presonally put an end to her lover's unlife when she saw him dragging himself to her, reanimated by the Scourge's necromancers.

She became blank and cold, no longer aware of time and uncaring for whatever events occured to the world. She was as good as dead from the inside. She left Quel'thalas and wandered, lending her abilities as a ranger to people seeking assassins and bounty hunters, expecting to die in action, and with that act end her own torment.

WoW period:

Shalis' state of blankness ended when she first met Claireriel, a blood knight whom she met in Ratchet about three years after Orgrimmar was founded. The blood knight's cheerful nature and closeness gave fruit to a friendship that helped Shalis forget her grief, even if temporarily. She was soon hired to retrieve a stolen item for a Forsaken citizen of Tarren Mill, and was taken captive by the local dwarven force of Dun Garok. During the time in their prison, the little sparks of hope were gone once again. She managed to break free after a couple of months, and returned to Silvermoon.

Queilin Emeraldgrace was the second person in her life whom would help her escape her sadness. He was a handsome, muscular, well-built, and not very bright member of the Blood Knight Order. Shalis hated blood knights, it was common for the Farstriders not to get along with their order at the time, so her first reaction was to mock him and his order. He returned with the same, although he seemed somewhat amused by the anger of the teased ranger. They argued and mocked one another for quite a long time, and even fought on several occasions. Although none of them admitted it, this entire conflict made them closer to each other. Eventually they became lovers, and months later - Queilin proposed to Shalis. They married in the woods of Eversong.

When Shalis next reunited with Claireriel, her own foolishly hostile attitude provoked an unwanted duel. They clashed blades outside Silvermoon's gates and in the end of the fight, under Queilin's watchful sight, Shalis slew her friend. This would have drowned her into another state of blankness and grief if it wasn't for Queilin to soothe her and keep her stable. With him at her side, it was easier for her to keep living without looking back at the past mistakes.

Unknown how it had happened, Claireriel rose from the dead as a death knight, seeking to return and avange her death - lost in her own madness, she craved to murder Queilin and bend Shalis' will to her own. First she appeared in Shalis' dreams, then sent her visions, she even minions to herald her return. One of those agents - a Forsaken of a strange nature called Aragar, who had his own confrontations with Shalis in the past, failed to complete Claireriel's bidding and joined Shalis' side, revealing the death knight's weaknesses and granting her weapons she was to use in that fight. There was also a chance to save Claireriel's soul, Aragar said, and to make her good again, despite her unliving appearance.

Current Status:

Retaining her active status as a Farstrider.

Notable Friends and Allies

 * Queilin Emeraldgrace - husband; Blood Knight champion.
 * Sanarala Thanala - Sister in arms, direct subordinate.
 * Claireriel - Best buddy
 * Aragar Von Hellghast
 * Tannaka Bloodrain, Farseer of The Beastmaw Clan - More of a rival than a friend.
 * Illayser Flamereaver - Blood Mage and old family rival.
 * Faelaren Brightmoon - Daughter of Shalis' father's brother, aka Cousin.
 * Syniela Duskspire - Old rival, friendly nowadays but still holding grudges

Influences
Sylvanas Windrunner (( [] ))

Vereesa Windrunner (( [] ))

Mandy, from "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" - She never smiles!