Chloe Nightdragon

Chloe Nightdragon is a Forsaken Apothecary , affiliated as the High Overseer with The Spine. She used to reside at the Sludge Fields, where most of her work took place, but due to the recent "uprising" of The Spine she was forced to move out of the place. Following the events of the Uprising she was killed by the Horde forces.
== Race and Class ==
Forsaken Shadow Priest / Apothecary
== General Information ==
" Do no harm to your kind, but be merciless to your foe."
Chloe Nightdragon is her born name and she keeps it unchanged. Perhaps, the fact, that her surname comes from a rare flower, somewhat influenced the interest in Alchemy. Some may say, it was a fate.
Her physical age is probably around late thirties, she herself will never give out her actual age upon death and beyond it.
She might appear quite friendly, when it comes to dealing with living races of the Horde, but not many know, how long it took her to learn and hide her real feelings towards the living. She does it well, nonetheless. Behind the mask of friendly woman hides a mastermind, that have already planned at least five different ways of killing the person she is conversing with. Of course, there are exceptions, and some living pass the line of being potential lamb for slaugther - but these are quite rare.
Her aligment is Lawful Evil and the rule for her is no harm to your own kind - she does everything to benefit the Forsaken.
Abilities/Expertise: 
*Alchemy - defensive and offensive;
*Surgery - basic surgery, research specialization;
*Inscription - glyph mastery;
*Shadow magic - defensive, offensive and mending on basic levels, specialization in Mind control;
*Holy magic - offensive, limited to Shackles, heavy penalty;
*Discipline - mental agility and high magical sensitivity;
*Guns - skilled with light pistols and Needle gun;
*Engineering - basic level;
Personality Strengths: 
*Resilient to stress and crisis situations;
*Easily adaptive;
*Able to make swift decisions;
*Highly defensive over the organisation and Forsaken society;
*Hard working;
*Loyal;
*Patient;
*Social chameleon - smooth talk and bluff are her best friends;
*Remorseless;
Personality Weaknesses: 
*Restless - there're too many things on her hands at the same time; 
*Low physical defense - worthless in melee fight ;
*Order dependant - when someone breaks the rules, her patience explodes into rage.
== Physical traits ==
Woman before you is short, about five feet in her full height - always standing with a straight back and keeping proud posture.
She has tiny body - narrow shoulders, thin waist, narrow hips, frail arms and neck, the back of it and her spine exposed.
Her dusty-blonde hair is cut short, just enough to reach down slightly below her lower jaw.
Her left cheek is completely burned off, exposing jaw from mask's line to the center of her lips. 
The remaining, right corner of her lips is arched down lightly, most of the time twitching a little in annoyed expression.
She takes a good care of herself - clothes are always neat and her long, sharp glass-like nails are always clean.
Obsidium mask is covering her face - the metal is radiating with magical power, captured within the many glyphs on the surface and eyesockets are replaced with Cardinal Rubies, the gently pulsing with red glow gems. Her right arm is replaced with a black obsidium prototype, engraved with runes and glyphs similar to her mask. In addition to this, arm has slots for vials in it and sharpened claws. Her spine is supported with metal rings and platings, serving as a good enough defense against heavy impacts on it.
She speaks in a hoarse voice with noticeable wheeze, that doesn't influence anyone anyhow - her speech is somewhat neutral, with a slight hint to sly tone.
One of the habit-gestures, that is the most obvious among many, is folding arms on the back of her waist - in this pose she oversees the work, watches the people around her and leads the conversations.
== Biography ==
Her parents met in Lordaeron – father being refugee from the Stormwind and mother just a simple cleric, practising her healing skills. After the First war they moved to the Stratholme on the edge of Darrowmere lake, since Chloe's mother decided to join the newly forming Silver Hand. There they settled and gave a birth to two children – Eithne and Chloe. 
Both girls were to become priestesses, that's what all their life was about – prayers, chants, history. Eithne was paying more attention during the lessons and had more dedication to priesthood, whilest Chloe seemed distracted most of the time.
During the Second war, due to destruction of Stratholme, family was forced to move, along with other residents, and spent rest of the war in capital city of Lordaeron.
The day, when Stratholme was destroyed, both sisters have shown their 'true' nature – Eithne helped wounded, protected retreat with weak, but shields, whilest Chloe enjoyed standing atop the wagons and sending rocks across the air towards the Horde forces. She found really strong urge for destruction in her soul and it never went away.
With each month passing after the Second war the difference between sisters was more and more obvious. Chloe lost touch with the Light and spent most of her time collecting herbs and mixing them in potions. Eithne tried to help her sister to gain touch with the Light again, but it ended with a fight, that grew into silent hatred. From Chloe's side, ofcourse.
Family helped in rebuild of Stratholme, now in northern Lordaeron, and settled there for the remaining days of their union. Which, obviously, ended with the Culling of Stratholme later. But by this time both sisters grew older and in their twenties were still ignoring each other. Afterall, both had different interests and daily routine – Eithne spent time in the Chapel, Chloe in Fras Siabi's shop, asking a lot of questions about sorts of tobacco. Eithne was engaged, Chloe was outsider, not willing to make friends with anyone. She somehow saw herself being different from everyone else and couldn't find a single person to be of her kind.
Upon the rumours of the unknown plague, parents sent their children off to Stormwind city, as many others did. Eithne was not happy about it, but the change seemed to interest Chloe. By the time sisters were in Stormwind, the Stratholme citizens were being slaugthered by Prince Arthas Menethil – both parents died in this massacre. 
The news of their loss united sisters a little, they were holding to each other in the new city. Chloe started small alchemy shop and Eithne was studying in Northsire Abbey. Life became calm for quite some time, it made the urge, Chloe had, to be silent.
During the Northrend campaing Eithne joined the ranks of Argent Crusade and took sister with her. It was there, in Icecrown, where Chloe met her peace – cold winds, dark sky. Crusaders were watching her closely, but one day she just disappeared. Noone knew where did she go or whatever happened to her. Eithne mourned the loss – hardly anyone can survive alone in Icecrown.
Eventually, she revealed the truth behind her death - being captured by a Forsaken Apothecary not far off the Crudader's Pinnacle and being tested on within the walls of Venomspite, and being accidentally killed by one of the potions. Herself, Chloe speculates, that the Apothecary was the one, who brought her body to the Val'kyr, when the mass resurrections started.
The rebirth she took as blessing – there were creatures of her own kind, she found people, who are like her. She spent months aiding Undertakers in Deathknell and starting studies in Shadow magic. After a while, she joined the Spine and flew across the ranks' stairs quite quickly. She managed to be just a chemist and Royal Professor, have her ups and downs with work, and currently she is managing the paperwork for the organisation and relations between it and the High Command, along of being High Overseer of the Sludge Fields. In any war campaign it is stated on documents, that she is the Chemical Warfare advisor, however she does not hesitate to act out of those borders.
== Big Projects ==
Within the last year, Professor Nightdragon perfected new concoctions, that are being in use by the Forsaken warmachine, and brought Sludge Fields back into work, under a strict control - it's a field for new Apothecaries to practice, new Deathguard to train and new subjects to be closed in the cages.
The Coldhearth Manor is also one of her work projects and for the past year it's been surrounded with a high wall, covered with a faint magical dome (alike the Eco-domes in Netherstorm) and guarded by trained living hounds. The dome holds a 'garden' of sorts - many rare and common herbs are being cultivated there for a swift access to the Apothecaries.
Together with High Professor Teorius Darkcast she created a guard force for the Sludge Fields, which was named Dark Command . Dark Command is an elite unit of specially trained soldiers, that have passed a course of various experiments: chemical infusion, engineering enhancement and magical empowerment. Dark Command is the most elite force, but keeping in mind the amount of time and resources required for making at least one, it is understandable, why the unit is considerably small.
== Gear and Steeds ==
She is usually seen in the gear of silver and turquoise silk, lined with elementium thread - attire seems to be radiating magic. Half of her gear is mostly hidden underneath the cloak of knee lenght, made out of silver and turquoise silk, clasped to plated silver mantle and covered with a living veil of Shadows.
Equipment:
Pouch belt
A belt, braided out of leather straps, is holding many different pouches. Those pouches keep vials (empty and not), herbs, scroll case with parchments and writing accessories. The pouches are visibly heavy and always full.
Royal Apothecary Blade
On her left hip is a black scabbard with silver ornament on it, containing a slim dagger of dark metal and peculiar form of the handle - it looks like many small bone hands, twisted and twirled around each other, are holding the blade. Dagger is usually coated in a poison and has a blackmisth's mark on the pummel, stating "R.A.S.".
Was looted by Kren Demonbane at the end of the Uprising.
Flintlock Pistol
Next to the scabbard with the dagger is a small holster, made of deer skin, with a flintlock pistol in it. Pistol seems to be of gilnean work, smooth wooden case and barrel scratched with time. It only has one charge, but is loaded most of the time, being a weapon for emergency situation.
Was looted by Sorlain Amaran at the end of the Uprising.
"Black Sting", Needle gun
On the opposite side of the deer skin holster, Professor's right hip, is another holster of rough black leather, that holds the Needle gun - initially goblin work, that Professor perfected herself, this gun is capable of firing about 6 inch long needles, coated in concoction of choice - a special slot for the vials is built within the gun.
Was looted by Teorius Darkcast at the end of the Uprising.
The Scourgebane
Next to the Black Sting on her belt is the Scourgebane - skillfully crafted whip that was used by Scourge slavemasters in Icecrown and which has capabilities of hurting even the undead. The handle of it is made of polished shining white dragon bone and encrusted with dull blue sapphires forming certain runes. How and when she obtained this weapon, Nightdragon never tells anyone, but Scourgebane changed his owner once - when Chloe gifted it to High Executor Sinquija Cidé. After High Executor's demise, she took it back into her own posession.
It's hilt (rest was destroyed in the purple flames of the liquid fire) was looted by Edanna Kal'es at the end of the Uprising.
Professor posesses three different steeds.
Her main choice is the Forsaken charger, called Spite - silver pale mare, with glowing green mist in the eyesockets, and braided into three thick braids black mane, kept together with silver rings, that have engraved lordaeric runes. Steed is clad in typical charger's armour and has horse-covers of Undercity banner.
Spite sacrificed herself somewhere during the Uprising to buy the Spine time for escape.
Secondly, she is in posession of a scorpion, which once belonged to Bloodsail Admiral Quincy Lyon. She calls it Lyon and prefers to mock the poor beast for nothing.
Whereabouts and fate of this creature is unknown.
And her third mount is rotting and decaying, unliving hippogryph, which she revived herself, after the steed was lost to battle in Firelands. Hippogryph's name is Nelyth.
Nelyth was seen circling around the Thunder Bluff after Nightdragon's death and was shot down by the guards.
== Involvement in World Campaigns and Events ==
War campaigns attended (cross-guild):
*The Desolace: The Thunder Axe War
*The Ghostlands Defense
*Arathi Advance
*The Stormwind Attack
*Kalimdor Campaign : Southern Barrens, Ashenvale
War campaigns attended (in-guild):
*Battle: Andorhal
*Battle: Northrend, Dragonblight
Peaceful events attended and/or involved:
*The Solstice Festival
*Hallowed Ball
Current events:
*The Spine Insurrection. Personal mission: The Shadows of Orgrimmar
== Recent Information ==
* With the Spine gone rogue, she have lost most of her equipment and seems to suffer greatly because of it.
* Made a pact with Red General Albrecht Snakebite in which the man is bound to her with word of Shadows not to betray the Spine.
*After the encounter against Sinquija Cidé and Galliard Mortime Crokford she suffered heavy injuries from liquid fire and got quite a lot of broken bones. Due to that she covered her face fully with a mask and wears dyed into deep crimson color wig, which presumably is someone's sliced off scalp. Her recuperation did not go well and she has difficulties speaking, resounding with deep wheezing noise on each word.
*After burning Sinquija Cidé's corpse to grant his spirit freedom into the world beyond-death, she took High Executor's Defiler amulet, which she keeps now along with a few other items, that seem to have some importance to her. The famous whip, Scourgebane, also returned into her possession.
*After capturing Kren Demonbane and Relcha Kim'belore, Nightdragon took Kren's wolf-mask cowl and now wears it over her normal cowl, in obvious mockery to the orc.
== The Spine Uprising Information ==
When asked, Galen Trollbane blames Nathan Black and her the most for the traitorous actions that The Spine took. Nightdragon attacked the fallen prince and was the one to teleport people out from under the noses of his army under Black's command.
She was the one to plan and bring the Shadows of Orgrimmar into action, during the first public attack of the Spine on the Thunder Bluff.
The exchange of prisoners, where Montague Rude was swapped for Sorlain Amaran was offered by her and Nightdragon herself attended the trade, one on one with Thelnarion Shari'fal. Exchange took place in Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh, under close watch of the goblin bruisers.
Kren Demonbane, one of the captured during failed Tanarisi exchange Horde leaders, was mind controlled by Nightdragon and left in the cave in Dustwallow to keep the Horde forces from following the fleeing Spine after the exchange in Mudsprocket. During this event Emma Ravenshade, ex-Deathstalker Commander, shot Edanna Kal'es and gave Kren (who was pretending to be chained with shadow shackles) order to attack the group. Kren Demonbane eventually was overpowered, but his rage essence gave start to another Nightmare Fiend, which was the last thing for the Horde to defeat in the cave.
She and Teorius Darkcast combined the The Festerjaw bodies into the giant Fleshgolem Darsy, which was used to attack the Tauren capital city. Josephus Darkwood, assisted with Joseph Nitely and Leopold Verrici, created the Clavicle which was placed on the golem's shoulder and had various weaponry installed in it. Some of the weapons were sabotaged by Leopold and the installation itself served as the tomb for the Stalker Darkwood in the end.
During the last attack on the Thunder Bluff Nightdragon and Nathan Black took over the Pool of Visions, killing apothecaries and warlocks within it. They were confronted with the group of Horde forces and fought until Black fell first and set himself aflame after giving a short speech. His and many others demise enraged Nightdragon and she spilled out the most of her power that was not used until this moment. While the Horde forces were fighting off the darkness and swarms of lesser shadowfiends, she herself took an image of the Shadow Serpent and was battling Archon Sorlain Amaran. Eventually the Knight managed to overpower her and knock out of the avatar form. Kneeling over Black's corpse and holding on her maimed by Amaran's blade jaw, she met her demise by the orcish dagger in the back of her skull. However, this was not the end of the encounter in the Pool of Visions - when her ichor and undeath essence mixed with "Flames of Chaos " came in contact with the blade and air, it caused a reaction to appear and the liquid purple flames rapidly fill the room, forcing the living to leave the caverns. They say, from the other side of the Bluff it seemed as if the entrance to the Pools was roaring out a bright purple flame like maw of a dragon.
When the flames died out some of the heroes returned to seek out any remaining items. List of those looted from Nightdragon:
*The Black Obsidium Mask - enchanted obsidium with many runes and glyphs covering the surface, this mask has two Cardinal Rubies in it's eyesockets and seems to be a powerful casting tool. Perhaps this is the secret behind Nighdragon's most big and tiresome for a simple caster spells. Looted by Relcha Kim'belore.
*The Defiler talisman - once belonged to High Executor Sinquija Cidé and was carried by Nightdragon in respectful remembrance. Looted by Relcha Kim'belore.
*Royal Apothecary Blade - given to her as a symbol of becoming the high ranked Apothecary, this blade holds no power or any other value. Looted by Kren Demonbane.
*Flintlock Pistol - crafted by one of the best blackmisths in the Undercity as a sign of gratitude for deed unknown, this pistol was held dear by the Fiend. Looted by Sorlain Amaran.
*"Black Sting", the Needle-gun - manifestation of brilliant goblin work and not any less brilliant Forsaken modifications, this gun is potent and crafted skillfully. Looted by Teorius Darkcast.
*The Black Obsidium Arm - similar to the mask, the Fiend's right arm was crafted by Nathan Black and she herself applied the glyphs and runes on it's surface. Looted by Teorius Darkcast.
*The Scourgebane Hilt - once a deadly weapon, The Scourgebane Whip, one of the few in the possession of the Forsaken, now this is nothing but a pretty dragonbone hilt with darkened sapphires. It holds no former power, destroyed by the "Flames of Chaos". Looted by Edanna Kal'es.
== Notable People ==
Nathan Black - her mentor, colleague, a man she always respected as a brilliant mind and talented person. People quite often seen them having fights and disagreements, but in the end they always found their way out of those with a great boom against their enemies.
Teorius Darkcast - valuable colleague, person she hated for a while until his mind opened up to her through the co-spell called "Shadow Fuse", that gave these two a strange faint bond, some understanding of each other and perhaps transferred some of Darkcast's madness to her.
Anthraxius - High Executor at times when Chloe joined the Spine, this man always was respected by her and she always found him as most perfect example of a loyal soldier and, most importantly, friend.
Sinquija Cidé - one of the most ambitious and successful colleagues she had since she joined the Spine. He proved to be a great warrior and good soldier, and most importantly a good friend. His demise seemed to have a great crushing effect on her, even though Nightdragon tried to hide it.
Donovan J. LaFleur - despite the fact, that she didn't know this man too well, there was always something about him she admired. Be it ability to flow into the situation without much fuss or be it a witty comment on someone's failure. One could safely say, that this man managed to make her smile.
Montague M. Rude - the brother in undeath, she called him, and that he was to her, keeping her back safe and allowing her to keep his. The feeling of impending end of the Uprising became even more obvious to her, when Montague had to leave the Spine and she knew that was the last time they stood shoulder by shoulder.
Josephus Darkwood - even though a coward, he always had a point in anything he said, thinking fast and logically - whichever decision or solution it was most of the time she agreed with him.
Admiral Quincy Lyon - man who she hated with all her being. Though his ambitions were of same matters as her own, the execution of these went against her principles. After Admiral repished in the Maw of Madness in Twilight Highlands, however, she felt empty. Not that she ever admit it to anyone.
Galliard M. Crokford - a good fighter, as she thought of him, but too cocky for her liking. Until the last moment she regret that she let Defiler Rathen to take care of finishing him off. If Nightdragon went herself, Rathen would not have betrayed them and Crokford would've been dead, solving a lot of future problems.
Project T-24, "Tormentor" - one of her creations, the semi-construct that somehow managed to grow into worshipping her on the goddess-like level. Herself Nightdragon saw him as her creation, a child of sorts, and requested Montague Rude to disable the Tormentor's memory core with most of her files to spare him misery.
Viatrix Verranos - now deceased High Delegate Verranos was a woman Chloe respected greatly, almost to the fear factor. Big, powerful, commanding, Viatrix had a steel fist on the organisation and it worked perfectly well, which Nightdragon appreciated.
Llorian Cromwell - one of her best students who brought a lot of disagreements between Nightdragon and Black and who have aided a lot of researches with her very special mindset.
 Sorlain Amaran - "the one and only man, who I couldn't crack" she spoke about this man. His tenacity and unbreakable will fascinated her and served as the only reason for her somewhat good spirits towards the Archon during his imprisonment with the Spine.
Krenneth Demonbane - the only orc she feels a small bit of respect to, since Kren managed to show her not only power in his rage, but allowed her to see and use all the weaknesses of the living emotions and feelings. Perhaps only for this reason she returned him the wolfmask cowl and not because she promised to take good care of it.
== Quotes ==
*« The Rebirth is a Blessing, that the Shadow have granted us for our suffering in life. Embrace it, enjoy it, praise it.»
*« I am patient, maybe patient too much, but I am unforgiving - I will wait, until you make another mistake and then I will make you regret you have ever existed.»
*« The great intelligence of the Forsaken is a gift, that worthless maggots can not understand.»
*« Pain and Suffering, Death and Decay - the most beautiful combination of words you'll ever hear.»
*« Tempt my patience any further and I shall ensure your end will be slow and painful: your undeath or living essence will be drained out drop by drop, you will squirm and squeal in agony, while I stand above and enjoy the sight.»
*«In the end, we are just wandering spirits in the world of Shadows. Eventually, we will meet there again.»
*"Swell", "Brilliant" and "Superb" are the most used words for her, regarding a satisfying situation.
== Trivia ==
* She has a weakness for feline companions. Not many know, but she keeps about ten cats in her private chambers.
* High Executor Sinquija Cidé called her a banshee for the fearless personality.
* She tells a story of an orc slaughtering her, instead of original facts of her demise, just to annoy the orcs and living.
* When almost facing true death by Sinquija Cidé's hand, she lost her fearless attitude, after feeling overwhelming terror upon sight of rage in the warrior's eyes.
* Her notes tome seems to be missing.
== Notes ==
Pictures for the character belong to player Telina . Link to the artist's page : [http://isaelle.deviantart.com/
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Category:Forsaken
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