Nouala

Name
Nouala Irendue Ravenwind

Nicknames: "Nou", "Long-ears"

Physical Traits
At 2.23m Nouala is tall, even for a Kaldorei. Her emerald green hair hang losely down her back. Her glowing white eyes contain a hint of friendliness.

Race and Class
Night Elf, Hunter

Talents & Flaws
Limited Precognition: Nouala can sometimes (involuntarily) predict events in the near future. This can be compared to looking through a keyhole into an unknown room: You can see a bit of the room, but not "the full picture", in fact, you do not even know what part of the room you are viewing.

Instinctive Combat: Nouala will sometimes enter a state where she fights purely on instinct. This means, that she reacts faster and more accurately in combat. In this state, Nouala is not consciously controlling her actions, she remembers what happens only as a state of complete confidence where "the world is white". The onset of this state is heralded by an unusual gleam of golden light in her otherwise white eyes. ''Once in this state, Nouala will continue fighting until all her foes are rendered harmless or dead. When in this state her actions are controlled by the part of her subconscience that makes ethical and moral choices. It can sometimes be ended if someone she trusts manages to reach her on a conscious level. This state also gives her some resistance against most types of mind-compelling attacks. Anyone trying to scare her will find themselves attacked as her instinctive reaction to fear in this state would be to remove the threat.''

Guild
Redemptor of Redemptio Coronae

Occupation
Nouala is a trained Leatherworker and skinner, specializing in Dragonscale Leather. She has recieved extensive medical training and has an advanced knowledge of both First Aid and Medical Practice. Has been known to cook up a fair meal occasionally.

Motto
Moritori Nulumus Mori (We who are about to die don't want to)

Background
Birthplace: Auberdine, Darkshore

Home: Darnassus (over the city gates)

Before the death of her brother Norfimbor, Nouala was the second child of house Ravenwind. With the demise of her elder brother, she is now the heiress of the house. She has some trouble adjusting to her family's elevated expectations of her and is having some (a lot) of trouble acting appropriately courteous and dignified.

Before the death of Norbrimbor, Nouala reveled in the freedom accorded a second child. Before she ventured into the world to see as much of Azeroth as possible and experience high adventure, she was trained in arms by the house guards. She was an attentive student, especially in the Combat Quips (cool things to say in the heat of battle) class.

She has also recieved extensive training in the medical arts under Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen in Theramore and is a capable doctor.

Family Background
The youngest child and only daughter born to House Ravenwind 62 years ago.

Her parents sought to raise her as a model house heir, polite, courteous and skilled in courtly matters. In this they miserably failed. Nouala never wanted to rise to lead her house, and fully expected this role to be taken by her elder brother Norbrimbor.

Nouala has never felt close to eighter of her parents. The only one of her family she felt close to was her brother whom she loved dearly.

A few months ago disaster struck in Nouala's life: Her beloved brother Norbrimbor was found assassinated in his room (with the door locked from the inside), her mother went insane with grief over the loss of her son and Nouala had to assume the mantle of leadership of her house.

Personal Notes
Nouala is quite young (for an elf) and tends to be a bit shy around people she doesn't know. Once she befriends someone she is quite friendy though. She is fiercely protective of those she calls friends.

She is inordinately proud of her rear end, seemingly ascribing it mythical powers of persuation.

Nouala has recently been elevated to lead House Ravenwind in face of her mothers apparent insanity following the assassination of Norbrimbor. This is not a role she feels comfortable with. She still tries to do the best she can as leader of her noble house, genuinely caring for the wellbeing of even the basest house scion.

As a huntress, she has spent most of her life in the wilds, and does not feel comfortable in human cities (all the stone).

Nouala is body and soul dedicated to Elune. She tries her best to exibit the same love and tolerance towards all goodly folk that Elune does and tries her best to fight evil and corruption whenever she encounters it. In this she might be said to exibit some "Paladin-ish" qualities. She is well aware, that not all share her dedication and does not try to force her beliefs on anyone. Even so, she is always ready to discuss or debate the teachings and virtues of Mother Moon.

Current Status
Recently Nouala has been strengthened through her friendship with Elizabetha Istro and has gained confidence in her role as head of House Ravenwind. As a result, her confidence is steadily increasing, but she still has moments of doubt about her abilities.

After a visit to The Exodar, and a chance encounter with the Naruu O'ros Nouala knew where to look for her friend Elizabetha. She left The Exodar in some haste and has been at her friends side since then, trying to bring her some comfort. She has recently accompanied Elizabetha to the seat of the Naruu in The Exodar.

Nouala has been attending to Elizabetha at a nondisclosed location, doing whatever she could to help her friend recover from both her injuries, and her melancholy. The fact that Elizabetha has regained her faith in herself is of immense joy to her. She is still most likely to be found in the company of her dear friend.


 * Archived Notes

Alignment
Lawful Good

Influences
Several real and ficional characters have influenced aspects of Noualas character.


 * Loyal friend: Samwise Gamgee Tolkien himself has named Sam as the "chief hero" of the Lord of the Rings. Sams loyalty to his friend Frodo is what ultimately makes it possible to destroy the one ring and defeat Sauron of Mordor. Like Sam, Noualas main motivations are simple: She wants to be happy, and would like her friends to feel the same way.


 * Combat Junkie: Battle Angel : Alita Alita has an addiction for combat, yearning for the state when: "It all goes white" (she is acting purely on instinct). In this state, she will not stop fighting while an enemy still stands. Unlike Alita, Nouala does not actively seek this state, but revels in it when it does occur.


 * Other influences: Nouala is to some extent inspired by The Dirty Pair as portrayed in the english version by cartoonist Adam Warren. She has s little bit of Kei's outrageously confident behaviour in combat and tends to sprout creative "Combat Quips" when fighting, mercilessly taunting her opponents. This is moderated with quite a bit of Yuri's quiet side when not in combat. Like Yuri, she is generally well-tempered, but can become violent when crossed.

/Vanalondion 12:01, 6 November 2006 (GMT)