Tiegan Hawkwing

Tiegan Hawkwing is a sin'dorei Blood Knight Initiate.
Biographic Information
*Full Name: Tiegan Hawkwing
*Gender: Male
*Race: Sin'dorei
*Age: 48 (a young adult, by appearance).
*Place of Birth: Quel'Thalas
*Occupation: Blood Knight Initiate
Appearance
His golden hair falls untended and somewhat lusterluss to his navel, held in place by a scrap of leather cord; it is clearly not a fature of vanity but of lack of time to get it cut. His skin is pale and creamy, but ever so slightly sun-kissed from a summer spent outdoors. He is rather bear-like in comparison with the average blood elf male, but by no means a muscle-bound behemoth. He is strong without his physique being well-defined or gargauntuan; his strength is clearly derived from enduring years of hard labor, rather than training to build muscle just for the sake of it. While his bright azure eyes twinkle with kindness, honesty, and good-nature, there is also a wariness there as if he has faced ill-consequences for possessing these characteristics before.
====Summary====
*Height: About average, 6'0" (1.85m).
*Build: Muscular. 175 lb (80 kg).
*Carriage: Humble, calm, gentle, purposeful.
*Hair Colour: Dull blond.
*Length of Hair: To the small of his back.
*Eye Colour: Azure glow.
*Skin Tone: Naturally pale.
*Birthmarks, Scars: No apparent birthmarks. There is a smattering of small scars on his knuckles and forearms, marking him as a smithy.
*Tattoos/Body Modifications: None apparent.
*Voice: A rich, cheerful baritone.
*Smell: Citrus and sweat, like summer time.
*Detectable alignment: Lawful good.
Personality
Tiegan is a young adult, but his personality has already been well-shaped by a harrowing and exhaustive adolescence. He is deeply commited, loyal, and honorable. He appears to be the picture of serenity and contentedness, and always willing to drop his own tasks to help another. He is very difficult to provoke and takes responsibility very seriously. He is fiercly modest and unfailingly amiable.
====Hobbies and Pastimes====
*Fishing: A habit he picked up from his time spent in human lands. He never mounts or eats the fish, but releases them upon a successful capture. He, himself, cannot pinpoint where the appeal lies in this activity, yet he finds himself with fishing rod and bait in hand whenever he needs time to think or relax.
*Blacksmithing: As part of his efforts to aid in the rebuilding of Quel'Thalas, Tiegan took up blacksmithing. Having only spent a few years learning the practice, his skill level is adequate but not noteworth. Though he is no natural, he finds it a strangely soothing activity and jumps at any opportunity to learn more about it.
====Likes and Dislikes====
*Likes:
**Stories: Sung, spoken, or written, Tiegan loves a good tale.Stories appeal to his love of history; you won't find a more staunch believer in the philosophy of 'history repeats itself', and Tiegan is determined only to make new mistakes in his life. Written stories, after all, are what drove him to knighthood and his current position in life, music reminds him of his childhood and his mother's singing, and spoken stories of family gatherings. This passion drives hm to sometimes incessantly question his companions about their history, though he is slowly learning that sometimes it is best not to pry.
**Shields: One of the few items, aside from belt buckles, that Tiegan finds himself absolutely incapable of smithing. This frustrates him more than the buckles, however, since he sees his role as a knight as acting as a shield for the common folk. As such, he has developed something of an obsession for well-made or unique shields. This passion drives him to save his money and practice his 'smithing so that he might some day buy or create 'the perfect shield'. His failure to do so yet suggests that no shield may ever be 'the one', in his eyes. Still, he insists on using a battered and ugly that once belonged to his brother until he finds 'the one'... or this one breaks.
**Pie: A throwback to his childhood days. Nothing reminds him of the comfort of home and the joy of family celebrations than a fresh, warm slice of pie. Though he prides himself on being able to resist most earthy temptations, baked sweets are definitely his Achilles' heel.
*Dislikes:
**Drinking: Tiegan feels that drinking led to his brother's downfall and ultimate betrayal. As such, he dislikes any substance that causes someone to lose control over their actions. Alcohol, especially. Strangely, he does not harrass others when they drink; perhaps he believes that people should have to learn some lessons the hard way. He is always the first to see a drunken friend safely home, however, or stop intoxicated companions from fighting or making other foolish decisions he beleives they wouldn't make if sober.
**Hypocrisy/Injustice: This trancends mere dislike into hate, in Tiegan's case. There is little he won't do to try and make right a clear and severe misjustice that crosses his path. He also hates hypocrits, especially those who feel justified in using underhand tactics against those they percieve they are better than. The ends never justify the means, in Tiegan's opinion. If you cannot find some way of dealing with evil other than to stoop to evil, as well, then you are also evil. There are no special cases where dirty deeds are acceptable for the greater good, to Tiegan, where you can still claim to be good, yourself.
**Scourge: This results entirely from his time spent helping the plague victims in Lordaeron, his subsequent flight from the Scourge and Arthas's purge, and his experiencing the destruction of Quel'Thalas. Tiegan is not generally a creature of hate, and his dislike in this case is a product instead of fear. This also drove him to enter the ranks of the Blood Knights, as soon as he was able. His training there-in was devoted entirely to learning healing- and how to protect from, and cause damage to, the Scourge.
Family
Tiegan was born into a middle-class but loving family in 'rural' Quel'Thalas. Punch-drunk on a childhood of bedtime stories about armored heroes, Tiegan yearned to study the art of combat. However, his family could only afford to send one son and so his elder brother recieved that honor. After completing his childhood studies in general academia, Tiegan convinced his parents to allow him to apprentice to the local doctors and surgeons, hoping that this might be his path to the battlefield. He was content enough to mend the wounded if he could not be one of those dealing out the injuries. In the years before the first war, however, Tiegan's older brother, Dolcarve, returned home in disgrace. He had struck one of his superiors, having succumbed to drinking to cope with leaving home and studying a subject he had no love for. Dolcarve had always had a temper and contempt for authority, and had been ultimately unable to tame it. Dolcarve managed to escape with only a demotion, hefty fines, years of military mandatory service, and no chance at further promotion. Tiegan took the opportunity to abandon his medical studies and began studying under the elven knights, himself. The brothers served together in Lordaeron during the second war, though Dolcarve deserted at a critical moment that saw Tiegan and others severly wounded and his first love killed. To tame his own temper, Tiegan saught out the teachings of the clergy. His parents were killed during the razing of Silvermoon and destruction of Quel'Thalas.
====Partner====
*Marital Status: Single, never married. Not currently in a relationship.
====Children====
*Number of children: None.
====Parents====
*Mother: Gwynath Hawkwing (deceased).
*Father: Tereniel Hawkwing (deceased).
====Siblings====
*Brother: Dolcarve Hawkwing (missing, presumed dead).
Personal History
While little of this is common knowledge or anything Tiegan discusses freely, it would take very little digging to reveal this information. Most of it is part of public record.
====Timeline====
*-18: Born.
*-3 – -1: Studied general academia.
*0: First war.
*2 – 8: Studied general academia.
*10: Second war. The horde eventually reaches as far as Eversong Woods. Tiegan is sent with the Elven Destroyers to Lordaeron to help push the horde invasion back to the shores of the Hillsbrad foothills. Accompanied Lord Uther Lightbringer and his Knights of the Silver Hand to lend aid to the victims of war in northern Lordaeron.
*11 - 15: Studies theology and medicine under the clergy in Northshire.
*16 - 20: Studies the art of combat in heavy armor as a knight's squire.
*21: Third war. Attempts to aid the human victims of the plague in Lordaeron. Escapes the rise of the Scrouge in Lordaeron and flees to Quel'Thalas. Traumatized by what he aw in Lordaeron, he does not make it back to Silvermoon before it is razed.
*22-29: Aids in the rebuilding of Quel'Thalas by studying and practicing black smithing. Eventually joins the ranks of the Blood Knights.
*30: Present day.
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