Gildrath

Name
Gildrath Thundereye, generally abbreviated as Gil or Rath. Her brother gets away with the supremely annoying Gilly, because two hundred years of punching hasn't made him quit ... yet.

Race and Class
Blood Elf Paladin

Physical Traits
Skinny to the point of bony, with little but sinew and small, tight muscles under her weathered skin. 500, or thereabouts, and obviously a battle veteran of several centuries, no matter how new she is to Light magic. She tends to wear a brazen, challenging grin, the kind that suggests she's thinking of something fun -- like the best way to personally beat up a particularly annoying target. When she forgets to watch her hands, one of them will usually curl up a bit, so that her fingertips start beating a quick, steady rythym on her palm.

She favours functional leathers and practical armour, wears no jewellery except for a Blood Knight Insignia and a very old ornamental hair clip featuring the Thundereye sigil. The last is almost always out of place, about to come loose or slipping on her thin hair -- that she hasn't lost it yet is a minor miracle.

Guild
None.

Occupation
Blood Knight Adept, volunteer from the army proper. She has a working knowledge of herbs and stimulants, field surgery and survival tactics -- since a soldier who can't supply and treat herself is one logistics failure away from not being supplied or treated at all.

Family
Younger brother Valdreas, demonologist and professional smug git. The two fight like cats and dogs.

Older brother Ventris, a magister gone hunter, the black sheep who actually thinks the Horde and losing the Sunwell is good for his species.

Parents deceased, father with Sunbolt's expedition and mother while fighting the Scourge.

Grandfather Keventrel, an shrewd and moderately influential Magister, the grand patriarch of the family.

Background
In better days, Gildrath was half a warrior, half a party girl of legendary hedonism and ungirlish daring. She enlisted as a soldier for Silvermoon as soon as she was old enough to wield blade or spear, but is less accomplished carreerwise than she could have been without her tendency to get distracted by lovers and luxury. Somehow she managed to balance the two, all business on the field and everything but off it. She practically made a game of fighting the Amani trolls and other enemies of Silvermoon with excessive flair and finesse. In those days, she was beautiful.

In addition to a host of casual affairs, she had a stormy two-century on-again, off-again relationship with a childhood friend, one Farstrider Elendrel Brightwind, a long range scout with an affinity to raptors. It's been said she was trying to impress or outdo him when she decided to train as a warrior, but more likely she was simply out to be as different from her brothers as she could. He taught her about survival, she showed him high society, and though they screamed at each other a lot, frequently in public, in between spats they still somehow always managed to make up and end up together, even look content that way. His death in the last war, coming shortly after her mother's, is probably what finally managed to leave a lasting dent in Gildrath's devil-may-care lifestyle.

Loss, the treachery of the Alliance, and the arcane addictions of her species have left Gildrath a tense, hardened and permanently furious wreck of herself. The one good thing about this is that when dealing with the rest of the Horde, she tends to just assume everyone is equally incompetent until shown otherwise: species is mostly a non-issue. She shares the disgust many have for how Blood Knights gain their power, but also has a near-indecent fascination with Light magic, and frequently risks trivial injury as an excuse to use it more.

When she isn't being a battlemad banshee, or exploring her infatuation with Light, Gildrath tends to end up drinking, fighting, or committing old-fashioned indecency on pretty men whose names she's generally forgotten by morning (if she remebered to ask at all). This, however, is mostly a distraction from her true priority -- the survival of Silvermoon and the Sin'dorei nation. To hear Gildrath talk, one could think she had a fixation on personally avenging the fate of the Sin'dorei on any and every target available. In most cases, one would be absolutely right.

Family Background
The Thundereye bloodline is old but mildly controversial. Its members are characterised most by their pursuit of excellence in whatever field they've chosen. While a lot of them have been magisters or soldiers, they've also been quick to step off the beaten path when circumstances have changed, and risk has come with the prospect of great rewards. They have a reputation for formidable but carefully controlled tempers, for holding grudges, and for being excessively competitive, especially with each other - as long as it doesn't damage the interests of the family.

Keventrel Thundereye was heavily involved in The Society of Secrets and Antiquities in Sunbolt's day. Since a warwound left him limping with a staff, he was been forced to swear off adventuring, and has instead turned to politics in Silvermoon and domineering his family.

Criminal Record
None

Current Status
With Silvermoon's defence more or less stable, on loan to various Horde commanders, and surprisingly hating it less than she thought.

Personal Notes
The profile is rumour, and rumours are unreliable.