Bestila Regrave

Name
Real Name: Bestila Aleesan Crester

Adoptive Name: Bestila Aleesan Regrave

Physical Appearance
Bestila is a delicate looking human paladin with full lips and high cheekbones. Due to Bestila's multiple trainers, she's well-built and curved. She has a very light face with gentle features that betray a sense of delicacy. Bestila has bright green eyes and blonde hair that she recently changed. Before embarking on a shopping trip with Alexabella, Navras and Ragnar, Bestila wore her hair in a hairband to avoid unnecessary distractions when fighting. She removed the hairband and had her hair styled in a similar fashion to Bhava'Kar in her memory after she was killed by Aodhan Burnell. Her back is scarred by multiple lash wounds upon returning to Theramore for punishment.

Occupation
Bestila used to be a Theramore marine but due to a lack of confidence in herself and personal views on the descisions made, she left the marines by losing her temper with Lt. Colonel Vaylor Kaijan which resulted in later reprecussions. Currently, Bestila is assisting the marines wherever possible and attempting to capture the Scourge Necromancer Aodhan Burnell.

Family
Nanista Crester: Deceased

Slindon Crester: Deceased

Zeiko Regrave: Alive, presumed deceased.

Background
Bestila was born and raised in Stormwind until the age of 18. Her father, Slindon Crester, was a mercenary that never truly cared for her well-being and only took the time to see Bestila three times throughout his life. Her mother, Nanista Crester, took care of her and was heavily supported both financially and personally by Zeiko Regrave, Slindon's childhood friend. Nanista was originally believed to be a waitress at a local bar in Stormwind until she was exposed as an acolyte of the Cult of the Damned.

Bestila, left unprotected at their home was taken by Nanista to Duskwood after she was exposed. Her mother heavily injured Zeiko after fleeing Stormwind. This attack was partially responsible for Bestila's intense fear of snakes (The method of attacking Zeiko). Bestila was chained to the tomb in North-East Duskwood by Nanista who continually sent snakes over her to terrify her to the point of paralysis. Zeiko Regrave arrived minutes before the sacrafice was able to take place. After a short plea from Zeiko, Nanista was struck directly in the face by a fireball from him. The fireball killed Nanista and sent her blood all over Bestila who saw the dsigusting effects of the attack from behind. So far, Bestila classifies the day of her mothers death as 'the worst day of her life'.

Her studies in the Light were supervised by various paladins and her adopted father, Zeiko, who taught her various skills in how to control her own magic the way a mage would. In a furious attempt to make something of herself, Bestila aided the night elven general Salabadon Starfire in a short mission regarding a war against his soldiers. Zeiko then directed her to Elwynn Forest where she spent a short time with the soldiers there. After engaging in a relationship with Lenn Blackarrow, she agreed to marry him upon learning that Zeiko was forced into a coma by an Orc ambush.

Bestila, feeling far more confident in herself now, left Elwynn to enrol in the Theramore Task Force. As Zeiko successfully recovered, Bestila's life was feeling more and more complete. Former magus Bhava'Kar reappeared to be the mother figure in her life and supported her in advance for a loss that was to come. Lenn was brutally killed in Northrend, days after Bestila saw him last. Even Bhava'Kar's pre-emptive counselling failed to prevent Bestila from falling into severe depression. Her emotions were constantly clashing and caused her to deviate from her needed tasks with the Force. Random moments of anger and feigned happiness caused Bestila to fall even deeper into confusion. Zeiko Regrave was then exposed as a cultist, much like her mother, which caused Bestila to suffer severe emotional damage. Bestila 'reverted' to her original timid self that lacked confidence and began to lose her skills with the Light. Upon experiencing a shadow seal that prevented her from using her arms, Bestila relied heavily on Navras Benediction and began to develop an attraction to him. Bhava'Kar took advantage of this attraction and quietly encouraged her to pursue it despite her emotionally fragile state.

Bestila began to fall in love with Navras; which was restricted by the regulations of the task force. After finding happiness in Navras, Bestila forced herself to leave the marines. After becoming close to legally leaving the task force, the circumstances surrounding the death of a civilian on Theramorian soil caused her to verbally assault the Lt. Colonel Kaijan. This resulted in her being exiled from Theramore and removed from the task force. Bestila then went on to help her father in fighting the Necromancer Aodhan in a partner style fashion.

After spending a short time with Zeiko and coming to terms with her own abilities and past, Bestila managed to drag herself out of her hidden depression. She referred to herself, at the point, as the 'New Bestila' and everything previous to her departure from the marines the 'Old Bestila'. Her newfound attitude led Bestila to return to Theramore willingly so she could face up to the mistakes her 'Old' self made. She was imprisoned for an eventful week that involved a mental attack on her mind and an attempted kidnap by Aodhan's servants. Finally, her punishment was decided and she recieved twelve lashes for her crimes. The punishment was the final step in Bestila's metamorphasis and resulted in her rediscovering her faith and powers with the Light. To her, the 'Old Bestila' was now gone and the 'New Bestila' was going to prevent the mistakes she had made in the past.

Bestila has pledged herself to protecting Navras and helping the task force in any way she can. Her first challenge came in Zeiko's mysterious dark attitude towards everything that involved Bestila's life. She managed to overcome this by using methods similar to Bhava'Kar and was successful in returning Zeiko to his original state. Unknown to Bestila, Zeiko killed Slindon when he tried to see her in the task force base of Caer Darrow.

Influences
Zeiko Regrave: Bestila bases her magical ability on her adoptive father Zeiko and sees him as her rival to surpass.

Bhava'Kar: Bestila saw Bhava'Kar as her mother figure throughout her life and was deeply connected with her due to the large amount of time they spent discussing personal matters that Bestila would never trust anyone else with. Her death whilst tragically upsetting Bestila also hardened her resolve and gave her the strength to continue the fight against Aodhan in her memory.

Navras Benediction: Bestila attributes much of her new life to Navras whom she is deeply in love with. He is her source of inspiration and she constantly struggles to prove herself worthy of his mutual affection. She uses Navras as her source of strength and relies on him, not only as an incredibly powerful paladin, but also as her support whenever something negative occurs such as the death of Bhava'Kar.

Combat Skills
Bestila has extensive training in the Light and is capable of mentally controlling it throughout training similar to that as a magus. She's recieved a lot of hand-to-hand training and is better when fighting unarmed than with a weapon. Due to her slim shape and being generally light in weight, she relies on her speed in a fight and can perform acrobatics taught to her by the night elven assassin Illyadria. Despite having this training, Bestila is not efficient in a fight because of her typical lack of confidence and tendency to second guess herself, normally resulting in her using one method of attack and not being able to avoid enemy retaliation due to mental indescision.

Current Status
Bestila is currently alive and in the process of helping the task force.

Personal Life
Bestila is currently engaged in a relationship with Navras Benediction.