Ashunera

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Name
Ashunera Moonsong

Physical Traits
Ashunera, like a typical elf, is tall and fair. A certain feyness can be traced about her, whether it be the wild glint in her eyes or the proud, unbending curve of her back. Though slightly short for a female Night Elf, Ashunera nevertheless cuts an imposing figure, her silvery skin and hair contrasting with the earthier colours of her garb.

An athletic figure defines her body, lean but not under-nourished, and her skin is suffused with the healthy glow of one who eats well and exercises plenty. A pale mark, roughly circular and ever so slightly more silver than her skin, is present in the curve of her back but usually hidden under clothing.

Her face is roughly oval in shape, broken by the sharp vertices of her cheek bones and chin. Jagged violet tattoos frame her face, cutting across the soft luminescence of her eyes. A sharp nose and full, deeply coloured lips lend her a certain regal appearance. Ashunera's long white hair is strung in places with beads, both wooden and glass, and falls freely but neatly down her back, framing her torso as much as her head.

With a preference for trailing robes from her days among the Priesthood, Ashunera will most often be seen around Darnassus in soft cloth. However, when travelling she will change to sensible leathers.

Race and Class
Night Elf Druid

Guild
The Way of Malorne

Occupation
Ashunera primarily spends her time travelling the forests of Ashenvale, fighting corruption where it appears, however she still cultivates herbs and spices for the making of unique teas.

Family
((WIP))

Background
Approximately 2500 years ago, Ashunera was born into a small settlement in the forests at the base of Moutn Hyjal, in the area that is known today as the Felwood. Her birth brought much joy to her parents, who had been unsuccessful in gaining a child for some few hundred years, and like so many of her brethren, her birth was celebrated by the entire community. Her nascent years were spent with her small family, but eventually she became integrated into the community, being raised as much by the hunters, foragers and artisans as by her parents.

In the middle of a particularly cool autumn, a travelling couple and their young son passed through the village at a time coinciding with the worst illness Ashunera has experienced, a dreadful fever that had persisted since the previous autumn. With them came foreign remedies, herbs from the regions of Ashenvale much further south, and even beyond that; with these remedies the fever was lifted. Concerned that their son was not recieving the education he should in their travels through Kalimdor, they began to look for a way for him to stay in the settlement and be raised by the community. In gratitiude, Ashunera's parents offered their hospitality to the young boy, and so Ashunera found herself with a foster brother, and the greatest friend of her life.

As she grew, she developed a deep fascination with the way the moonbeams fell through the forest canopy, illumintaing the foliage in an ethereal glow. This led her to aspire to join the Sisterhood of Elune, and she pestered every priestess that passed through the settlement to teach her more of Elune. Eventually, one priestess, young in her own right, recognised the devotion hidden behind childish fervour, and offered to take Ashunera to see the temples of Ashenvale, and even one day to visit the Holy Mountain of Hyjal. Ashunera's journey out of the village was later succeeded by her foster brother, who had taken up the craft of building, and who wished to learn more of their architecture.



After a couple of hundred years of study, Ashunera returned to the settlement to gain a training she could only encounter in the midst of her people. Welcomed back with open arms, she set up a small shrine to Elune of her own, and offered prayers for the wellbeing of her people. Although her foster brother no longer lived in the village, his presence was still seen in the variety of changes and additions he had made to the homes of the village. Later, she would once again leave, to go on a pilgrimagethrough the forests of Ashenvale, this time as a fully fledged priestess, offering her aid to the various settlements.

Later, approximately 1500 years before the First War, Ashunera found herself at a lonely neglected Moonwell up a trail leading onto Mount Hyjal, there she settled, drawn to the forlorn waters. Over the course of a year, she tended to the well and the surrounding area. Eventually, another pilgrim travelled up the trail to the Moonwell, and there found Ashunera; chatting over a cup of tea, Ashunera was inspired to make the area into a place of rest. With this, she began to construct an aromatic garden for travellers to rest in and she cultivated herbs for enlivening blends of tea.

One day, who should turn up, but her foster brother from years ago, now an experienced architect. With his aid, she constructed several guest rooms and the small, lonely Moonwell became a waypoint for travellers through Ashenvale, providing food, rest and a warm bed. For a time, this feeling of completion and piece would last, for a time, she had found her destiny. However, peace doesn't long stay with the children of the stars, and the War of the Shifting Sands marked a period of unrest.

Working in the rear of the army as a healer, Ashunera tended to those sent back from the front lines that thye might return to the fray or travel safely home. Witness to the violence in the world that had been so long shrouded from her eyes tore away the well-being she had gained at the Moonwell, and restlessness began to dominate.

Feeling that she was not serving Elune as best she could, Ashunera closed up the waypoint at the Moonwell, and embarked in meditation to find her goal. One day, the feelings of disatsifaction coalesced into a surreal dream. In the dream, Ashunera prayed before a statue of Haideine in an unknown temple (a temple that did not yet exist, being the Temple of the Moon in Darnassus). As she prayed, a column of radiance, pure as the moonlight appeared before her, filling her with a feeling of contentment. Upon awaking, Ashunera believed that she had recieved an omen from Elune, and is filled with a strong curiosity towards the druidic ways. Following this omen, she left the waypoint once more to seek training in the druidic arts.

Ashunera continued in training for many years, up until the Third War. When Tichondrius corrupted Felwood, she was studying in the Moonglade, and became awar too late of the fate of her forest home. Upon seeking out her herb gardens and the waypoint at the Moonwell, she found that it too had been destroyed by the corruption. Turning her fury to the Burning Legion, she joined the Battle of Mount Hyjal, using a curious amalgamation of Divine magics from both Elune and nature to heal allies and snare foes.

Shattered by the destructive events, Ashunera fled to Feralas for a few years to rest and recuperate, later returning to what had become the Felwood to try and salavage her home. For over a year she fought hard, destroying demons and fighting back the corruption, but at last she was forced to admit defeat and left the Moonwell for the last time.

Family Background
((WIP))

Personal Notes
((WIP))

Current Status
With the small victories in Felwood, Ashunera has salvaged a few herbs and spices from the wreckage of her home, and now works to recreate her blends while travelling Ashenvale. She seeks to enjoy every moment she can with her people, while continuing her studies in druidism.