Raél Lightdawn

"Let it be known to all - I am one of you, I am a Sin'dorei - by blood and right! Unlike you younglings, I've heard, seen and felt it all! I've seen wars in its most abominable form! It is I who will train you to become as good as I am - an efficient killer! It is also I who will see you succeed - or fail utterly! So I urge you to remember this: "Succeed or die!" Keep it always in mind, for it will help you to live - a little longer!" 
-Lord Rael Lightdawn, training the next generation of soldiers.
==Background==
==Early life==
Rael Lightdawn was the first born from Aelian Lightdawn and Mekara Ser'kala. The parents was poisoned by a corrupt politician named Sunvale. Without Rael's knowledge he just thought that his parents died of natural causes. In his grief he spent most of his time with small-time criminal gangs, to survive. In his teenager years he mated with a woman, due to his stupidity as young, which resulted a child - without himself knowing due to the fact that the woman left him without any word. Two years later he joined the Silvermoon Army.
==Military life==
During his military career he was trained ruthlessly and hard to become an efficient killer. The training gave him a new personality, which he accustomed to easily. He became unpredictable, calculated and - ruthless. The thought of the end justified the means was imprinted on his mind. Succeed or die, was his way. After his graduation in the army he was given position with the Silvermoon Guardians and achieved the rank of Lieutenant.
==During the Second Great War==
At the battle of Silvermoon against its first encounter with the Orcs, he was assigned to the reserve regiment as the second-in-command under Commander Porvan Sha'lein. The reserve regiment had fought the Orcs and it was the time when Rael laid his first sight upon Turalyon, the person that inspired him greatly. After a long, weary battle, the Commander fell and Rael took command. In result, they managed to help the Alliance to push the Orcs back.
==Third Great War, Fall of Quel'thalas==
Stationed at the wall that protected Silvermoon and its denizens, he held the line with his men - which utterly failed. The regiment was shattered and eradicated, left Rael as the only survivor of the unit. He knew that Silvermoon wouldn't last so he had to use whatever dark alleys in Silvermoon to find survivors and bring them to safety. He succeeded. Days past, the Sunwell was lost, and it was this period where Kael'thas Sunstrider came back. This rekindled Rael's hope for his people and ever since that time he followed his sovereign.
==War in Outland==
After many years in Outland, Rael began to see the error in his ways. He saw quite early that his anger clouded his vision, his senses. After he heard that Silvermoon has been rebuilt, he sought the way of returning home. Few months after his return, he joined the Blood Knight Order. And it was also somewhere in this time period he became one of the Sunfire Vanguard.
==Battle for Quel'Danas==
Since the treachery that he and the Order has witnessed, he helped the Blood Knight Order to punish the traitors of the Sun Throne. He wasn't there when his people took down the self-claimed Sun King, he was on the shore and fought the fel-addicted, the treacherous scum that he fought along side with one time. He choose the right side.
==The War in the Cold North==
A couple of months after the Battle for Quel'Danas, Rael was among many others that volunteered to join the army to fight the Scourge. But since he joined the Sunfire Vanguard earlier he had to do 'clean-up' operations, and this disappointed him greatly since he wanted to be on the frontline. After he was asked to do a favour for the Argent Crusade, Rael was framed for treachery by the Sunfire Vanguard. On trial he confessed that he was approached by one high-ranking officer in the Argent Crusade, who told him that they needed him to do something of grave importance to their success in Northrend. Eventually, Rael's frame for treachery proved false. Few weeks later after the frame, Rael left the Sunfire Vanguard and stated that he didn't 'fit' in. The Sunfire Vanguard didn't take it well and for the following months, close to the Lich King's fall, he helped to conduct covert ops for the Argent Crusade.
==Post-war period==
After the fall of the Lich King, approximately two months after Rael's return to Silvermoon, he was awarded the title of Blood Knight Champion. And it was somewhere in this time period where Rael Lightdawn joined the Convocation of Elrendar, which he served with honour, dignity, and unquestionable loyalty.
==The Cataclysm==
The arrived news of Deathwing's return to Azeroth shook its denizens, including the High Kingdom. As he made himself ready for another war, he was captured and tortured by the Twilight Hammer. It was here he got his ears cut half its size and lost his right eye. After two weeks of torture, a small group from the Convocation of Elrendar saved him from utter oblivion. It should also be noted in this time period that somewhere near the end of the war with the Twilight Cultists, he was rewarded the title of noble for his service and dedication to Silvermoon - and his extensive, yet vast war-time experience. He was also promoted within the Convocation as their first military man that became a Praetorian, the defender of the Convocation.
==Aftermath==
After have received word that Deathwing the Destroyer has fallen, he dedicated his time with dealing in the political intrigues in the world of nobles. It was also the time when he found out that Sunvale, who was a magister, was the real killer who murdered his parents. Vowed for revenge, he made a plot - which became unsuccessful due to that magister Sunvale had secret dealings with the Alliance, therefore he was charged with high treason. No trial was made and he was killed by Champion Anerian, shortly after his assassination attempt on Lord Lightdawn.
==Relationships==
Despite his reputation as a ruthless, calculating soldier. He has plenty of friends he serve with both within and outside of the Convocation.
Rael has it quite easy of gaining new social contacts whenever he feels it.
==Battle experience==
Since he has seen the most of it when it comes to wars, he has been trained to kill. He's learned to master the two-handed blade forms, yet he relies too much on his rage during battle. When it comes to handling with the Light in battle, he seldom uses it until he deems it necessary. Despite the temper in battle, he can also be reasonable when he see's that his forces are facing near impossible odds. But the lust for battle is there inside him, lurking and waiting to come out and play.
==Political Influence==
Due to his achievement for becoming a noble, the real nobles already looked down at him for not being a nobleborn. Despite his own views regarding politics and other noble intrigues, his reputation is somewhat up and down. But when it comes to the commoners, his position with them is very high. At this Lightdawn clearly states that "It's the commoners who are the true voice of his people."
The nobles both admire and fear him. Some of the nobles wish to see Rael fall down from grace, yet few nobles wish to see Rael going upward. The reason to this fear is because they think he might aim to be the next King. But Rael heard this rumour and stated "It's not in my interest to become a King, it's too much of a burden to bear! Let our dear Regent Lord do as he see fit!".
In result, Rael Lightdawn is one of the many nobles who has a major powerplay. He do also possess, according to rumours and unreliable sources, three regiments of his own.
==Status in the Blood Knight Order==
Rumoured to be one of the 'different' Blood Knights, Lightdawn is said to be the one who's more 'soft' than the others. Instead of inspiring fear he does quite the opposite. Showing compassion and understanding, he became 'a man of the people'. The Blood Knight Order tried to 'correct' him and told him that his behaviour was 'unacceptable' and 'inefficient'. But in truth, it was efficient.
Rael accepted whatever punishment, but if it wasn't for Champion Anerian's interference, Rael would've suffered a fate which he wouldn't soon forget. Among the Blood Knight Champions, he's one of the revered and most gifted -yet different- Blood Knight Champion in their history. According to a scholar, Lightdawn will one day be recorded in the Blood Knight's history book and it's an open discussion to what kind of title will he receive.
==Alignment==
Between Lawful Good and Lawful Neutral.
==Trivia==
The name "Rael" comes from Mass Effect 2 by a character named Rael Vas Neema, father to Tali Vas Neema.
The creator of Rael's character in WoW, officially, declared that Rael is his 'second' personality.
==See also==
* http://theshatareu.wikia.com/wiki/Convocation_of_Elrendar
==External links==
* http://www.dahren.com/convocation/news.php
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