Gorkruul

"It is a great burden, to be reviled and rejected by your kin, by loved ones. But the greatest burden of all is to despise yourself more than any other being could possibly understand. These... 'gifts' forever haunt me, yet it is the shadows of the innocent dead who haunt my darkest nightmares. There is no place for me here. I am cursed..." - Gorkruul

Gorkruul Witherscorn was an orcish warlock during the strife-filled days of the Cataclysm. A promising shaman of the Shadowmoon Clan during the rise of the Horde, Gorkruul took his first steps into the warlock's calling when Gul'dan offered great power to the clans to defend themselves against the scheming draenei. Gorkruul participated eagerly in the massacres of the draenei race and both wars against the humans of Azeroth. However after Gul'dan's betrayal of the Horde, Gorkruul questioned his abilities and mourned the deeds he had committed. Unable to surrender himself to death, rejected by the spirits and cursed with his warlockry, Gorkruul morosely followed the Horde to Kalimdor. He now wanders the villages of Durotar, seeking the acceptance he will forever be denied until a cause presents itself, or death takes him.

Appearance
Gorkruul fufills the common imagery of an orcish warlock - A smaller frame than others of his race, bright green skin and dull red eyes. Mottled tusks jut out from his jaw to give an almost comical depressed grimace when matched with his piggish nose. From his chin drops two identical braids of black hair, which are mirrored by braids on either side of his neck from the unkempt ruffle of hair that has begun to recede from the top of his head. Gork's skin is withered and coarse, barely tightened over his bones, as a result of great exposure to the magicks he commands.

Class/Skills/Attributes
As a warlock, Gorkruul maintains a potent arsenal of spells and abilities to inflict curses and disorientate his foes. In earlier years, Gork would have been a considerable force to be reckoned with; no boundaries from which to restrain himself. However, in his mourning, he refuses to wield all but the simplest of spells for fear of being consumed by the insatiable hunger of the Burning Legion. Gorkruul maintains limited dominion over the weak imp-creature, Nalyal, which accompanies his nomadic journeys through the lands of Durotar. He is careful to dismiss Nalyal when approaching villages, hoping to attract little-to-no more attention to himself than his ragged warlock garments normally would.

He is a capable alchemist, a result of his former shamanic and warlock trainings. Instead of potent poisons and other dangerous mixtures, Gorkruul employs his knowledge to mimic his distant past by creating potions and healing salves to aid the warriors of the Horde.