Kanatar

Explosion after explosion pierces the air, mingling with the screams of his people. Frantically turning around, he could not believe that the majestic, snowy glades that he had come to love and worship would just turn its anger on him and his beloved people. His whole life came crashing down upon him, and he remembered everything: meditation with the cold, biting wind through his mane; smoking the ceremonial pipe on the freezing mesas; cultivating the wild herbs and berries that layered the grounds of his home; all of it was gone, wiped away with a single, freak accident. From that day, he then knew that he would never, ever be the same. He let the avalanche overcome him.
Name: Kanatar Tempestwalker
Class: Druid/Techslayer/Barbarian
Faction: Loosely affiliated with the Horde.
Age: 83 years
Height: 9'3"
Weight: 624 lbs.
Appearance at a glance: Extremely muscular, almost past the point of sensible. This Tauren seems to have built up massive amounts of arm and leg strength. His fur is a dark, rich grey, and is extremely thick and woolly. He is pierced through his nose with a thick, golden ring, inscribed on which are intricate runes. A short, rugged goatee hangs on his face. He seems to look solemn and grim.
== Nomadic Beginnings ==
Born into a small tribal group of nature-worshiping and peace-loving nomads, Kanatar enjoyed quiet family life and loving affection from his whole tribe. Prized as a prodigy in hunting and fishing, the young Kanatar always has something on his mind and dreamed big. He loved his father, Tuaur, and his mother, Adhao, and thought life could not get any better. The times he shared with his kin were the best moments of his life; his tribe lived in perfect harmony with nature and always respected its teachings. 
At a young age, the young Tauren was initiated into the art of druidism. Believing that nature governed over the lives of all, Kanatar seemed to be a budding young Tauren with great days ahead of him. Many trials he had been put through, but alas, he succeeded in all of them and became stronger from each one. He practiced in the arts of the hunt, as well, but he turned towards the teachings of the Earth Mother more willingly and began to grow.
== The Last of the Tempestwalkers ==
Sadly, Kanatar's life would take a grisly turn for the worse. When camped in the cold heights of Winterspring, tragedy struck when a mining explosive blew down an avalanche straight onto the camp of the Tauren. Rampaging down the mountain, Kanatar's beliefs were challenged: why would the Earth Mother harm us, her children, in such a way? What did we ever do? But these questions were about to be answered. Standing in disbelief, Kanatar looked at the oncoming storm, but heard frantic screeching and the low rumble of explosives that sounded out of place. Looking bewildered at the approaching danger and refusing to move, out of the corner of his eye, he found a sinister looking troupe of goblins, dwarves, and other rag-tag looking ruffians hauling off ore, explosives, lumber, and sharp, bladed, menacing items of engineering frantically running away from the avalanche in a cart labeled: "VENTURE COMPANY". Letting the avalanche take him, he woke up later dazed and confused. I had a vague impression of rolling around in the snow, but otherwise remembered nothing of the fall itself. He regained consciousness lying at the foot of the slide, and made a tentative effort to stand up. Kanatar recognized none of the obvious landmarks he had just passed a few minutes previously. Being knocked off his feet and slid the 500 or so feet to the bottom of the snow slope, he had no idea where he currently was. Kanatar felt slightly nauseous at the effort of standing up, and realized he probably had a concussion. This urged him into action, since the altitude and bad weather, in conjunction with the injury, could easily have lead to his death. He began to trudge up the snow slope in front of him. After a couple of steps, he heard a loud yell, "There!" and he saw others; a group of rough-looking travelers. They came down to where Kanatar was and he noticed that his saviors were members of this mysterious "VENTURE COMPANY", so displayed by their attire. One ugly looking troll from the party pointed out a large gash in his chin, fortunately frozen so it wasn't bleeding too badly. They spent the rest of the day hiking back to the goblin town of Everlook, and that day, he knew that he would wreak righteous vengeance on those that killed his tribe. He had become the last of the Tempestwalkers.
== Radical Beliefs ==
Now in league with a radical section of the Cenarion Expedition known as "D.E.H.T.A", Kanatar fervently worships nature and brings justice to those who defile the Earth Mother's sacred land and her people. He is known to fight in different forms, but always wields a scored, blood-stained blunt weapon of some sort. Kanatar himself disdains any use of technology, snuffing out its evil and tainted spawn wherever it hides and lives as a hermit in the Barrens. 
== Kanatar the "Techslayer" ==
(( More work to be done very soon, pictures included. ))
Category:Tauren
Category:Druid
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