Marcia Tate

=Marcia Tate=

History
Marcia Tate grew up entirely in Gilneas. She was very young when the second war began and barely remembers it, kept sheltered from the worst of the events by her mother, who worked as a cook in one of the taverns. Her father, sent out to war, was killed. She does not remember the specifics of how, when and why. As she reached adolescence, she became increasingly disillusioned with her way of life. She was a firm believer in the goodness of people and saw the grand alliance as a step towards peace, and was disappointed that Genn Greymane would not agree to it. All she knew was isolation, and she yearned for more.

Escape from Gilneas
Marcia knew of a few likeminded people who would frequently gather and discuss ways to escape their existence and aid the outside world with their ongoing battles against the scourge and the horde. When news arrived of a group of plague survivors, led by Jaina Proudmoore, who would be passing by on boat, the Gilneas Brigade seized the opportunity and joined her journey to Kalimdor.

Theramore
Many of the rebel group who escape Gilneas were born fighters who ran straight into the battle, but all Marcia knew was basic first aid and the ability to conjure food and water. She agreed to stay at the outpost where they had docked to help treat and feed the wounded returning from battle, which she excelled at in her own little way. Many of the people she once knew did not return, and she still remembers the devastating emotional punch in her stomach that she felt with every new name added to the list of the dead. When Jaina and her army returned from Mount Hyjal, she stayed for many months, helping their outpost, which had turned into a primitive village of sorts, grow into and thrive as the town of Theramore.

Return to Eastern Kingdoms
She spent many more months, exploring the great marsh that surrounded Theramore and even venturing through horde territory to visit the night elves in Ashenvale and Darnassus, who she was fascinated by. When she felt she had explored enough and wanted to settle somewhere to concentrate on her magical studies, she returned by boat to Stormwind to study in the Mage Quarter, where she is most likely found to this day.