Malaar

Name
Malaar Earthbinder, in honour of his tribe, the Darkthorn tribe.

Also known as Mal or 'The Earth Binder'

Physical Traits
At a glance, Malaar is what most would call an average Tauren. His lightly coloured body is both large and muscular, and his long braided hair is well kept. His horns, though not quite as large as others, are always kept in good condition. A closer inspection, however, reveals certain unique qualities about him. He always walks with purpose, and his grey eyes show wisdom beyond his years.

His afinity as a druid also shows itself quite clearly. His body is covered in tribal markings, sybolic to the path of the druid. Also, insects such as butterflies tend to land on him. Malaar doesn't seem to mind them. In fact, he seems to be able to have wordless conversations with them, as he sometimes sends them off to observe both places and people.

Race and Class
Tauren Druid

Guild
Malaar has always felt a sort of outcast, never being able to relate to those around him. As such, he hs yet to find a group that he feels comfortable with.

Occupation
He is quite skilled at herbalism, as are most other Tauren. He has also shown the potential to become a great scribe.

Family
His original family, as well as the rest of his tribe, were brutally slaughtered by Centaur bandits. His adopted mother still live in Thunder Bluf, currently running the inn there.

Background
Once, during the time when the Tauren were still a purely nomadic people, there was a tribe known as Darkthorn. A peaceful people, they forever wandered the plains, doing all they could to avoid the local centaur. Their good luck at keeping out of their enemies’ way had held up remarkably well, but one night it finally ran out. They were ambushed by a centaur war band. The centaurs were ruthless, and soon the entire Darkthorn tribe was decimated. By a lucky coincidence, another tribe was in the area. They had heard the battle and had come to aid their brethren. Although there were unable to save the Darkthorn from extinction, they were able to defeat the centaurs. While burying the dead, one tribeswoman found a small baby, wrapped in cloth and hidden away inside a hollow tree. Realising that the boy’s family were the ones being buried, she took him in as her own. That boy was named Malaar Darkthorn.

As Malaar grew up, he found himself apart from the other Tauren. While they would go out and play amongst themselves, he was often found sitting alone under a tree. Every attempt made to help him make friends ended up with Malaar leaving the other children to sit by one of the nearby trees. Deciding that he was just beinbg antisocial, the tribesmen and often found simple tasks for him to do. After a while, they began to notice that, unless someone wa there to supovise him, he would often stop what he was doing to sit by a tree once more. They scolded him many times for being lazy, but no matter how hard the punishment, he would always return to his trees. Eventually the tribe’s elder decided to find out the cause for this. So one day, he sat down beside Malaar and asked him why he did what he did. He was surprised to hear that Malaar claimed that just being near the trees comforted him. He even said he could sometimes hear the trees whisper to him. After hearing this, the elder decided to begin instructing Malaar in the ways of the druid. The rest of the tribe was quite surprised to hear this, and even more so when they saw how quickly young Malaar changed from a seemingly lazy boy to a determined man. Many years later, his basic training was complete, and the last of the Darkthorn stepped out into the world.

Personal Notes
Like all druids, Malaar deeply cares for the land, as well as all living creatures. In fact he can get quite angly at those who are willing to destroy them for the sake of profit of ego. It is for that reason that he avoids having to work with the selfish goblins above all others. He also hates the cantaur's with a vengance, manily due to what happened to his tribe.

Another group he has misgivings about is the Forsaken. While he does not hate them, nor does he hold any grudges against them, he finds them unnatural in the worst way. The power of druids comes from nature, which is created through the perfect balance of primal forces, such as order and chaos. Two of the most important of these powers are life and death. While the Forsaken are living creatures, they are also technically dead at the same time, a feat with the laws of nature states should be impossible.

Current Status
Malaar is currently taking action against the Venture Co logging camp in the Stonetalon Mountains, as well as trying to bring balance back to the spirits of the region