Shirju

Name
Shirju Thulsem

Physical Traits
Black hair, red eyes and very pale skin. She's rather on the skinny side, but doesn't lack muscles at all. She might be rather old, but looks surprisingly young.

Race and Class
Human Priest

Guild
No Guild

Occupation
Hobby: Drinking. Occupation: Stealing.

Family
None, but considers Shabel the only family she has.

Background
As young, Shirju was psycologically abused by her father, who'd wanted a son, and therefore discriminated his daughter by constantly telling her how women were good for nothing, worthless creatures that only belonged in kitchen and bed. Shirju's mother didn't help her either, as she was completely dominated by her husband, not even allowed out of the house. Secretly, at the age of ten, Shirju started training, teaching herself how to fight, steal and kill.

Eventually, the physical results of the training started showing, and her father acted more and more hostile, locking Shirju up in her room. Feeling useless already, the 17 year old decided to take her life in her own hands, and kill her father. Her mother wouldn't have any of that, though, and set the house on fire. Shirju's parents died that night, while the young woman herself got out just in time, after having witnessed the only woman she'd ever respected burn to death. Even today, her biggest fear is fire.

In the following years, Shirju seeked out families with young children, killing the parents before they could hurt the children by becoming what her own parents became. At first, she took the time to hide the bodies and use her motherly looks to comfort the children and make them swear they'd never tell about what happened, but as time passed, she didn't care, and the police became aware of the serial killer that was Shirju, and chased her around. They were never able to get any witnesses, though, as they kept the case away from the public.

At her 20th birthday, Shirju had targeted another family, but unlike all other families, this one had no parents, as she found them already murdered, a young girl left inside. The house caught on fire, and before she could think properly, she ran away, a crying Shabel in her hands.

After having calmed down the girl, he learned her story of how her brother had slaughtered her family, and therefore couldn't manage to send her away. Instead, she taught her how to fight and kill, learning that Shabel posessed magical powers Shirju herself didn't understand. Although the kid had to teach herself that subject on her own, her teacher passed on all her knowledge of weapons, finding that the girl could very well surpass her, if Shabel was given enough time. Later, Shirju sent her student away to learn magic.

After eight long years of training, bonding and killing, the police finally caught up with Shirju. At the age of 24, she was sentenced to death by posion. Shabel, who'd also developed great skills with alchemy, injected an antidote in her teacher, but Shirju didn't wake up from her cold, unmoving state, and was left in the thieves' and murderers' gravechamber.

After a few years, the antidote worked, and today, Shirju is alive, yet again. She decided to become a priest to make ammends for the orphans she left, although she hasn't stopped killing. Shabel, though, she just can't face, and keeps away from her, visiting people she knows to learn how she is doing.

Criminal Record
From the age of seventeen until her "death," Shirju was a killer unknown to the public, well known to the police. She was arrested many times for stealing minor things, although never for murder, before getting her death scentence.

Personal Notes
Although she's not usually much of a people-person and rather mysterious to people who know her, Shirju will often talk to anyone who sits down at her table, and spill her heart to anyone who buys her a drink, friend or foe. Seeing as she has changed a lot (dyed and grown out her hair, paled) since the police caught her and many guards have died in action, very few people recognizes her, and she doesn't hide from guards at all.

Current Status
Shirju usually stays in either Goldshire or Stormwind (the former, most of the time) around inns, her favourites being Golden Lion and The Blue Recluse.