Belgarde

Name
Matthew Belgarde

Belgarde Vardus

Physical Traits
Despite his fire red hair, his sharp blue eyes are an eye catcher due to the contrast. Underneath his left eye is a deep and badly healed scar of long past. He seems to tend to his looks, but generally smells of smoke and various strange odors. He will never wear a dress in any form.

Often found playing with a deck of cards, putting up some tricks combined with his magic.

Race and Class
Human Elementalist

Guild
Stormwind Academy.

Occupation
Mercenary, currently mostly employed by the Academy to offer his services. Also has many unlisted services to offer if one should ask.

Family
Jacks and Irene Belgarde, his real parents, are still alive and well. Jacks is a bronze and iron weaponsmith and they live above their shop 'Honest Blades' in Old Town.

Baron Eugene Vardus, noble of Strahnbrad in the Alterac Mountains and leader of the Syndicate has been his foster father from age 4 to 18.

Nelinde Belgarde is his sister, who's now trying to keep him on the right track.

Background
I grew up in the Alterac Mountains. A rough childhood as son of an important man. My father, Baron Emille Vardus, told me my mother had died at my birth. She was supposed to be the one I got my red hair and blue eyes from. He was a bitter man and didn't show his face much in person, but usually had other people to take care of me. When he was around, he always treated me distantly and more often as not was told how I didn't meet his standards.

My education was.. broad to say the least. A good few years I've spent in Dalaran, learning about magic, diplomacy, etiquette, politics and all kinds of other matters a noble son of a baron should know. Back home most of the people working for my father the baron feared me, just for carrying his title. However, his closest henchmen dragged me to whitness things they did to get used to it, eventually even participate in it. I've learned how to steal, deceive, bribe, interrogate.. even torture. Yes, the show my father was running wasn't very noble at all. Baron Vardus is the leader of the Syndicate, the worst rebels and criminals of the north.

During a 'diplomatic' task away from home in Menethil, I was approached by a woman in black, introducing herself as Ciara and inviting me to drink. Suddenly out of the blue she hits me with the strangest of stories and after hearing it a third time in disbelief, it finally struck me as true. I have a sister and I'm not born a criminal, nor a noble. I'm not a real Vardus, he took me to replace his own son when I was about 4. It really didn't surprise me he would've done such a thing.

It was a way out of Alterac, out of the Syndicate. But the family and city I was introduced to seemed only oddly familiar, yet not home. Ciara was a mercenary, and I figured that was the best way for me to start anew as well: Selling my talents. It's what I do still. By now I've settled a bit in Stormwind, having a few friends and drinkin buddies often found at the Pig'n Whistle.

Criminal Record
Suspect of various cases of theft, torture, black mail and murder in the Southshore records, but never convicted.

Personal Notes
Confident in a cocky way, he'll make you believe he can do more as he actually can. He's a Kameleon because of his very two-sided youth. Kidnapped to be a son of a baron running a crime syndicate, he's highly educated, diplomatic and charming from one side, but tainted and scarred from all the crime and torturing he saw and learned as well. He's a mage, with the mentality of a rogue. It allows him to be two-faced, putting up a personality that would get him where he wants to be.

He has a dark side many have yet to uncover since it only lingers and isn't an active persuement. However, he could be put to do pretty much anything at all if the motivation is right.

He's also an avid poker and chess player. (( Using wowChess and wowPoker addons to actually play those games ingame, which can be found on ui.worldofwar.net ))

Current Status
Unbound and growing. Outlands is a good new income and a way to gain power and prestige.