Naiyu

Name Origin
Prefix: Zufli (Female witch doctor)
Name: Naiyu (Birth name)
Suffix: Fon (Loner, traveller, outside the Tribe)
==Background==
Like many of the trolls that joined Thrall in the exodus to Kalimdor, Naiyu has a deep hatred of murlocs and nagas, and will go out of her way to slay them whenever possible, in revenge for the loss of Sen'jin. These kills are dedicated to his memory, ritually separated from their flippers, and left above the high tide mark to deprive them of a sea burial. Her loyalty to Thrall lasts as long as it benefits her people and helps them reclaim a homeland for themselves. After all, the trolls came before the elves, before humans, before orcs, and they can outlast them too.
Since a young age, she had been fascinated in the duality of the world - that all life must end for more to begin. Naiyu believes strongly in reincarnation - that the world has a set, stable amount of souls at any one time, and all these are constantly recycled through life and death and the other Planes. Life is nurtured while it is fresh, and gently set to sleep when it is over to allow it to begin anew.
For this reason she is a little unnerved about the Orcs and the Draenei - souls from another world may upset the balance, damaging the land, Blasted Lands, for example. However, she also understands that the Orcs had little choice in the matter - they were sent in by ones with more power than them, and those in the world at present were not (usually) involved in the initial swarming of Azeroth and ripping of the Dark Portal. The Draenei, however, did it by choice in her opinion. And the damage their crystals has caused to their lands is unforgivable.
This dislike of Draenei and (to a lesser extent) Orcs is nothing compared to her hatred of demons and the undead. Such things disrupt the flow of life, destroying souls or living beyond that which is dictated by the Loas. And so she follows Lokou, the Loa goddess of healing and respite, and Samedi, the Loa god of the restful sleep of the dead.
==Involvement==
Naiyu is involved in nothing dramatic, server wide, or world affecting. She does, however, collect pets, cooking recipies, and likes to doodle.
==Strategy==
As a Priestess of both Lokou and Samedi, Naiyu has access to powerful healing or 'death inducing' spells. However, she cannot simply switch from one to the other on a whim - she requires time to pray to the Loa, offer a sacrifice and meditate before she is granted the magic she requests from them. At this point she is at her most vulnerable, meditating and not paying attention to the real world, as well as relatively powerless in terms of magic available to her. If her ritual is broken, she must start again from the beginning with another sacrifice.
Lokou's Gifts
When Naiyu is attuned to Lokou, she is granted the power to heal and calm those around her, easing pain and curing wounds - so long as Lokou approves, and Naiyu does not go against her wishes. If Naiyu wishes to bring back an ally from the brink of death, or even past it (resurrection), Naiyu must pray to both Samedi and Lokou, and hope that they grant her the magic needed. Of course, they may not, if they believe that said dead person's time has come. Or they're busy elsewhere.
Samedi's Gifts
Samedi is the Loa of peaceful and restful death, and as such Naiyu's abilities are not purposefully designed to cause great hurt while channelling the magic he grants. Her magic is mostly in the mind of her targets, attempting to directly suppress their will to live and trick their mind into sleeping - so much so that the breathing can stop, then the heart, followed by a peaceful death. When the enemy is dead, Naiyu cuts the victim's throat as an offering to Samedi as thanks for the borrowed magic.
Of course, like almost all other priests, Naiyu wears very light armour and is therefore very stab-able.
==Quotes==
"Sleep now, mon. Maybe yuu be back as one of us latah."
"'E not be comin' back. It be 'iz time t' be born again, soon."
==Trivia==
Naiyu was originally going to be Atal'Hakkar, but it was then decided that farming Zul'Gurub continuously for snake-y gear was probably a bad idea.
She was also going to be called Nayu, but that was taken.
It then turned out that Nayi was also taken, but didn't show up on Armory, so she was called Naiyu.
==See also==
==External links==
Category:Horde
Category:Characters
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Category:Priest
Category:Troll
Category:Loa
Category:Voodoo