Whitelaw

== Ambassador Jennifer Whitelaw ==
=== Physical Trait===
A quizzical human female whose snow-white hair is pulled up around her head into a bun. She has a dry sense of humour, and has matured into confidence after being quite beligerant as a child.
=== Race and Class ===
Human Priest
=== Guild ===
Lords of the Ding
=== Occupation ===
Alchemist and Enchanter, heavily reliant on fostering relations with others in order to gain the materials she needs to ply her trade.
=== Family ===
Many assume she has some sort of tie to the Paladin, Silverlaw; the similarities are striking however Jennifer has never talked openly about any family tie.
Although she nevers speaks of it, she is suspected to be the daughter of either Joseph or Carlin Redpath. She has conducted work for the Argent Dawn, even reporting into Carlin directly, without ever revealing what truth there may be in this past.
=== Background ===
Jennifer Whitelaw was born Jennifer Redpath, but changed her names due to several incidents as part of her upbringing.
A rebellious child born into a military family, Jennifer moved to Stormwind at the age of 15 to escape constant pressure from her father and uncle to join the ranks of the highly prestigious Order of the Silver Hand who had been recruiting in her home village of Darrowshire for some time. She was tall, and atheltic with a shock of auburn hair. Men from many races would try to win her favour, but she seemed to have a disdain for anyone whom she did not herself pick to be a friend.
Life in Stormwind was vastly different from rural Lordaeron, and Jennifer's rebellious nature was slowly overcome by compassion when as she spent more time learning of the losses families had suffered during the razing of Stormwind, just 10 years earlier. Her childish defiance, became a hardened resolve as she befriended many young people left orphaned by the First and Second Wars - and she uncomfortably turned a blind eye to the fact that many of these friends had turned to lives of crime.
Although remaining quite a brusque and stand-offish character, she would often walk the short journey from her lodgings in the Old Town to Northshire Abbey to pray - yet Jennifer would be staunchly defensive if asked what she was up to. On one occasion, she was discovered reading a book on the Light in the Abbey, and when asked if she needed any help by one of the Brothers, she angrily replied "I thought that was the whole point of praying to the Light?", before rushing out - flustured and embarrassed. The only person who Jennifer ever spoke to of her religious interests was a young boy called Malev, Malev often spoke of wishing to travel north - to get away from the painful memories of his lost family - and Jennifer openly chided him for having an interest in moving to such a 'dull, lifeless outcropping of sleepy hamlets and arrogant militia-men'.
On the eve of Jennifer's 21st birthday, she was goaded by Malev and some friends to visit a seedy bar known as the Slaughtered Lamb. Jennifer was uncomfortable by just how unruly the clientelle were - on several occasions she was pushed aside by briggands eager to get served at the bar. Halfway through the evening, Jennifer received a blow to the head from a tankard thrown by a heavily inebriated dwarf called Larkin Thunderbrew. She took her cue to leave her friends inside whilst she went to sit on the decking outside. This - she recalls - is the first time that she missed the order and discipline of life in a Military family; something about the lawlessness of Stormwind's undercity made Jennifer sick to the stomach. Behind her, Jennifer could hear voices raised in anger and the painfully familiar sound of the drunken dwarf swearing at someone for causing him to spill his drink. Jennifer closed her eyes and vowed a few words of patience to herself before stepping back into the bar to see what was happening. At first, she was mildly annoyed to see Malev was pinned to the wall - he was always getting himself into foolish scrapes such as this. Her annoyance was quickly replaced by fear as the drunken Larkin threw Malev to the floor and pulled his dagger on the now-terrified boy. Jennifer tried to push through the crowds, who now seemed to be enjoying the show - she jostled and pushed but could not make it through the throng of drunken louts all of whom had started chanting 'Cut him, cut him!' and laughing derisively over the sound of Jennifers protests. Foolishly, Malev opted to fight Larkin - who had been merely threatening the boy until this point. Jennifer could only watch as Malev flicked his pocket knife from his boot and took a swing at the Dwarf. Startled, Larkin stepped backwards, Malev's blade merely cutting a few of the hairs from Larkin's beer-drizzled beard. "You'll pay for that one laddie" came a roaring retort from Larkin who charged at Malev, forcing the air from his lungs with an elbow to the chest followed by a headbutt when Malev bent-over in pain.
In the far corner of the bar a human warlock named Sandahl was smiling to himself, although Jennifer herself was focusing on the fight, she couldn't help but notice him staring at her with amusement. She looked at him with a mixture of pleading and searching, but he simply gestured towards her hands - they were glowing with a dark energy, a rich purple swirl seemed to course through her arm and she could feel dark energy channelling through her body. Alarmed, and terrified, Jennifer let out a huge yell of fear. The scream was so guttural, so intense and so other-worldly that nearby patrons began to flee in terror. Stunned, and vaguely aware of the warlock laughing at the other side of the room, she was able to regain enough composure to realise that she could now run to Malev's aid. Or so she thought. As she took a step forward another figured joined the fray, a cloaked gnome with a wicked glint in his eye. The Gnome, who was known only as Lefty, stepped out and shived Malev in the kidneys before throwing a smoke bomb onto the floor. Jennifer shielded her eyes and automatically began coughing - desperately worried for the safety of her friend - whom she had just seen take a serious wound. As the haze lifted, Larkin sat dazed looking at the spluttering body of Malev. Jennifer pleased with him to get help but he merely shook his head and ordered another tankard of ale from the barkeep. Jennifer looked around for support, but Sandahl had gone and Lefty had clearly ran off after playing his part in the fight. Amidst a torrent of emotions, Jennifer tried to remember some of the incantations of healing she had secretly read at the Abbey, but could remember only simple incantations. She stood back and attempted to cauterize his wound with a spell, but she merely summoned a temporary fizzle of light. With each incantation she tried, Jennifer became more and more desperate as she watched Malev grow paler.
Malev was buried on the hillside where Elwynn Forest meets Dun Morogh - Jennifer asked that his grave be inscribed with the words "For a young soul who dreamed of travelling North". The ceremony was conducted by the Brother who had once asked Jennifer if she needed help in the Abbey, Brother Paxton. He went on to be her mentor as she trained to be a Priest.
The decision to change her name to Jennifer Whitelaw came shortly afterwards. She was a gifted healer and adept at disciplining herself to constantly refine her skills. Brother Paxton often commented that the Light glowed a brilliant white in Jennifer, even turning her hair colour a brilliant shock of pure white.
Category:Characters
Category:Human
Category:Alliance
Category:Priest
Category:Female