Aldrannath

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Name
Aldrannath. He has been called "Dreamwalker", "Bearfury", and other names besides, but has never used these names himself.

Physical Traits
Very old, grizzled. Much declined from his former self; stiffer than before, but still powerfully built and tough as oak.

Race and Class
Night Elf Druid.

Guild
The Cenarion Guardians.

Occupation
work in progress

Family
Kaldorei relatives are probably all dead. He had relationships with both female and male Kaldorei long, long ago, but these are now mostly forgotten. He has never fathered Kaldorei children - perhaps his female partners found him too unreliable to make a suitable father.

Background

 * Lived in the forest now known as Feralas, before and after the Sundering.
 * Started out as a warrior and berserker, joining the Guardians in his youth before the Sundering, and before he became a Druid.
 * Was among the first Kaldorei to follow Malfurion along the path of Druidism; a student of Cenarius and Malfurion.
 * One of the first Druids among the Guardians, he argued strongly for the order's decision to declare allegiance to Malfurion and the Cenarion Circle.
 * One of the first Druids of the Wild, practiced shapeshifting into multiple forms when this was still rare.
 * Became respected as a mighty Druid, but was always considered too eccentric and unpredictable to be granted any authority over others.
 * Served with great distinction among the Guardians in the many centuries between the Sundering and the start of the Long Vigil.
 * Spent centuries wandering the Emerald Dream, and gained a close affinity for that realm and its laws.
 * Before the Long Vigil, a few daring or eccentric younger Druids sought him out as Shan'do. It is possible that some of these students are still alive.
 * Entered the Long Vigil with the other Druids. He may have awoken on a few occasions, but he does not appear to have done anything of note at these times, and has no clear memory of them.
 * Awoke to fight with great distinction in the War of the Shifting Sands - not as an officer, but as a champion in the front line alongside his fellow Guardians, among whom he was revered as a hero out of ancient times. He was struck down in battle by the dark magic of the Qiraji, and barely survived. He was taken to Moonglade, where he took root and slept for many more centuries.
 * He slept through the Third War and did not fight at Mt. Hyjal. He has been fighting the Nightmare since its appearance, and has had some contact with Cenarius since the latter's death.
 * Recently awoke, more or less recovered at last, but greatly declined from his former powers.

Personal Notes
An old, old Druid, once mighty but now merely powerful, somewhat revered for his antiquity but never quite trusted due to being more than half mad. By turns charmingly eccentric and alarmingly brutal. Druid of the Wild, often fights as a bear but equally comfortable as a healer or cat.

Rumours and Reputation

 * Was never well-known in wider Kaldorei society, but Druids old enough to remember the time before the Long Vigil may well know of him by reputation, as may some of those who fought in the War of the Shifting Sands. Guardians from these times will have known him personally, as the order was never large.
 * Best known among Guardians of his times as a powerful bear-warrior; they gave him the name "Bearfury".
 * Was known among Druids before the Long Vigil as "Dreamwalker." Cenarius is said to have remarked: "That one has his mind in the Dream."
 * Has always been generally regarded as mad and unpredictable; he has on occasion been used to frighten local children.
 * Numbered among the many fallen heroes of the Guardians.
 * Some old rumours state that he is an ancestor of the Ironfur bears of Feralas. Aldrannath is aware of this rumour, and has no idea whether it is true.

Inspiration
Kestrel suggested "Malfurion Stormrage without the ambition," and Aldrannath was born. Aldrannath also heavily emphasises the savagery and violence of the Kaldorei; I think of him as an extreme example of how the most savage Kaldorei warriors behaved before Tyrande came and taught them to be nice. Partly inspired by Yoda, and by Mr. Miyagi, but the madness is all mine.

Current Status
Not yet active. Probably just awakening from his deep slumber in Moonglade.