Araatris Valryss
Below I have provided a codex that was originally created by Tharion Greyseer at Netherbane.com. The codex provides a basic overview and history of the character as well as their abilities.
Human Rogue
The Scarred One
Name (in-game, if different from above)
Araatris
Race (in-game, if different from above)
Human
Physical Description
She is a young red-haired beauty of a woman with an ethereal grace. She does not smile, but seems wary. A simple red scar passes over her left eye from brow to mid-cheek. She is of average height with a very lithe, but muscular build.
Player’s Overview
Araatris was born in Dalaran to two very successful mages, Archmage Kirie Valryss and Warmage Xyus Valryss. It was hoped that she would be another mage when she became old enough. Until then, she helped as a scout as she was small and quieter than the other children. Her parents thought it would be good to have her help with scouting and hunting as it would promote a sense of responsibility.
It was a few months before her 16th birthday that everything changed. A few months before Araatris would have began training as a mage. Unfortunately, things rarely happen as we plan and those plans fell to the side when the attack happened. Araatris had left early that morning to check the furthest snares and traps, and it was that luck that kept her alive. The ground began shaking and she looked up to see a terrifying shape in the distance. She can never picture it fully in her mind… like her mind was trying to protect itself from its power.
The terror it created as she watched it destroy Dalaran in the distance has stayed with her throughout time. Araatris was lost and confused afterwards as if that thing had somehow affected her mind. It wasn’t until she crossed the path of something that felt… similar that she snapped. It was sudden and unexpected even to her. One moment she was staring at this hoofed creature somewhat larger than a man and the next she was throwing herself at it with only a dagger.
It was a brief struggle that she came out the victor of, but only out of sheer madness. Araatris stabbed at the creature over and over even as its claws slashed towards her face. She managed a final thrust that seemed to kill the creature even as she screamed in agony. Her eye had been caught in the swipe. It was that cry that brought others to help her and a bit of clarity back to her mind.
As Araatris recovered, she decided to continue scouting, but somehow deep in her mind she knew she wanted something more. She wanted to avenge her parents’ deaths, to make them proud, and find peace. However, the answer to all of this eluded her. Until the day five years later that a whisper of a strange group of night elves reached her ears… ‘The Netherbane’.
Abilities or Powers
** Only basic abilities at this time
Scouting
Stealth
Hunting
Two weapon fighting with daggers (basic, self-learned)
Survival (living off the land)
Tracking (land-based only)
