Shalis

Appearance
An average-sized Sin'dorei ranger. She is slender, obviously lacking the warrior's muscilar structure, and despite her energetic looks she can often be overwhelmed by carrying heavy items, armour, or simply fighting someone bigger than her. In spite of that, her swiftness and agility make up for her lack of physical strenght. Her hair is long enough to reach the mids of her spine, yellow, slightly curled and always kept in a good shape. It's kept tied in a tail, as her own preference. Like the rest of her race her eyes are emerald, slightly cat-like and narrowed, a curl can oftenly be noticed between her long eyebrows, giving her an always-angry expression.

Attitude
One thing can be noticed at a first meet with Shalis, and that thing is her attitude! She is impolite, always angry, casting her glare on them who would happen to be in her way, even shout and threaten them if they don't do what she wills. Such is the attitude of drunken brawlers, except that she needs no drink to start a fight. Shalis can be irritated by almost anything, be it a passing blood knight or an arcane guardian, preaching about Lor'themar and the laws of Silvermoon across the streets.

Occupation
Ranger Captain - She earned the promotion from a mere scout and assassin after her successful task with a new recruit, sent to her for training - Sanarala. The younger elf was eager to join the ranks of the Farstriders, and Shalis' orders were to prepare her good. And so she did. They are currently working together, as sisters in arms.

Affiliations
-The Farstriders

-The Scryers

Family
She comes from the Brightmoon family - an old family with traditions in the ways of Arcane, descending from the Hightborne. Her parents were noble wizards, revered with both Silvermoon and Dalaran at the time. Her sister was, too, following their path, training as a promising sorceress. Shalis' choice to join the rangers was met with disappointment from the others.

Right now her only family is her husband, Queilin. The rest were all slain during the Scourge assault on Quel'thalas.

Pets and Companions
- Two hawkstrider mounts given to her by the Farstriders, used while on duty or on a mission.

- A talbuk she bought from the Mag'har orcs, a beast which she prefers riding whenever she is on her own. She finds it much more comfortable in some situations, as it is the closest type of mount she could find to a thalassian charger - a mount she used to have during the Second War.

-A few dragonhawk hatchlings - those creatures are the only ones who would atually see love from her.

-A riding dragonhawk - a gift from her husband after he noticed how much she cherished those beasts.

Overview of her background
Shalis Brightmoon was a young promising girl with dreams and hopes, eager to be a ranger and to defend her beloved Quel'thalas. Although too young to have fought in the Troll Wars, she harboured enough hate to the Amani who still dwelled in her land.

She was firstly put in use in the Second War - She fought the orcs when they succeeded in burning the borders of Quel'thalas and proved to the elven king that they are a threat which is to be taken seriously, therefore the high elves joined the Alliance. From then on, she fought on various places together with the humans, untill the Orcish Horde was no longer a problem. She was stationed in an outpost on the borders of her homeland by the time Grim Batol fell and the war was finally over.

Shalis was cheerful back then - the orcs lay defeated, she had a family to rely on and a lover to spend her time with. She had everything!

It wasn't long untill she would lose everything. During the Third war the worst happened, and not only to her. Her whole race suffered and many left the realm of the living, only to be turned into the walking death. Her father fell in Dalaran - slain by the felbeasts that heralded the Legion's return. Her mother was pierced by the blades of the elven warriors slain on the borders while trying to stop Arthas' assault. Her sister followed the same fate, and so did her cousins and relatives. She had to presonally put an end to her lover's unlife when she saw him dragging himself to her with a blade prepared to strike her down. These events put an eternal mark in her mind. She would cease to smile or laugh, there would be only the taint of her memories and her nightmares that would draw her thoughts.

After the war, she continued to grief. Her friendliness had vanished as well as her need of allies. She made a living by lending her daggers to whomever needed an assassin for hire. And that was untill she met Claireriel.

The Blood Knight was the first one to ignore Shalis' rudeness and actually be friendly to her. She opened her eyes and finally made her realise there is still a chance to begin her life from the scratch. For a first time in many seasons, Shalis would call someone a friend.

That was before what happened in Hillsbrad. On her way to retrieve an item for a Forsaken citizen of Tarren Mill, Shalis was caught by the dwarves of Dun Garok and kept captive. In the darkness of their fortress, she lost hope once more. Months had to pass untill she found a way to make her way out and escape her captivity and realise Claireriel was gone. Shalis was alone, once again.



One dull day in Silvermoon, a new character was to meet Shalis. Queilin Emeraldgrace - a handsome, muscular, well-built, and not very smart Blood Knight. Shalis hated blood knights, it was common for the Farstriders not to get along with their order at the time, so her first reaction was to mock him and those like him. He returned the same, although he seemed somewhat amused by the anger of the teased ranger. So they argued, and they fought. Although none of them admitted it, this whole arguing made them grew friendlier and they begun to see each other almost daily.

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The very climax in the relationship between the two happened during a very comic event. Shalis was in her grumpy mood and Queilin was as cheery as ever when he found her sitting on a bench in the middle of Silvermoon, passing the time. He offered her a drink in order to cheer her up, and as demanding as she is, she ordered the best wine he could come across. Whatever he found... was not wine. It had the same effect on them as an ordinary strong alcohol, but it not only dazed them, but made them act too friendly.. It doesn't end with that. After their night together, they had a very shocking experience on the next morning when they saw each other together. After a failed test with defective arcane crystals, Shalis feared she was pregnant with Queilin's child, thus she was forced to be with him. And he felt the same way. Eventually the problem was resolved when they realised she was actually -not- pregnant and things were fine.. but her forceful connection to Queilin changed into a cherished one and the need to be with him.

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The bond between the two grew and hope returned to Shalis. She felt as if the Sunwell was restored when she realised she was in love with Queilin. She did not show that, though, she remained ignorant, wanted him to show the same, to make her see he felt the same for her as she did for him. And her hopes came to be true - first they became lovers and eventually they married.



Shortly after Shalis' return from Hillsbrad, she reunited with Claireriel. Alas, their friendship turned into something else when Shalis' anger provoked an unwanted duel. They clashed blades in the woods of Eversong and in the end of the fight, under Queilin's watchful sight, Shalis slew her friend. This would have drowned her into another state of blankness and grief if it wasn't for Queilin to soothe her and keep her stable. With him at her side, it was easier for her to keep living without looking back at the past mistakes.

Except that this one mistake would return.

Unknown how it had happened, Claireriel rose from the dead as a death knight, seeking to return and avange her death - lost in her own madness, she craved to murder Queilin and bend Shalis' will to her own. First she appeared in Shalis' dreams, then sent her visions, then even agents to herald her return. One of those agents - a Forsaken of a strange nature called [Aragar], who had his own confrontations with Shalis in the past - failed to complete Claireriel's bidding and joined Shalis' side, revealing the death knight's weaknessess and granting her weapons she was to use in that fight. There was also a chance to save Claireriel's soul, Aragar said, and to make her good again, despite her unliving appearance.

Months later, the inevitable fight happened, and with Shalis' lust to strike down Claireriel the crazed and redeem her, she managed to do so with the help of Queilin and the trinket given to her by Aragar. Claireriel was back - dead, rotting - but she was the same friendly Claireriel Shalis met that one day in Ratchet.

With the war raging on Quel'Danas, Shalis aided the Shattered Sun Offensive on behalf of the Scyers and the Farstriders. After the Sunwell was restored she resumed to her daily routine, untill an expedition to Northrend called for her.

Friends and allies

 * Queilin Emeraldgrace - husband; Blood Knight champion.
 * Sanarala Thanala - Sister in arms, direct subordinate.
 * Claireriel
 * Aragar Von Hellghast
 * Tannaka Bloodrain - Farseer of The Earthfury Clan

Current Status
Alive. Fighting the Scourge in Northrend on behalf of the Farstriders

Influences
Sylvanas Windrunner (( [])) Vereesa Windrunner (( [] ))

Mandy, from "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" - She never smiles!