Larayna Firewhisper

Larayna Firewhisper is a young Sin'Dorei Mage. After the destruction of the Sunwell she found that her addiction allowed her to tap into arcane talents. It was something she had dreamed of, to be able to weave spells and summon the powers of the arcane at will. But due to her family's lack of money, was never able to enroll before the tragedy. With the rebuilding of Silvermoon, Larayna's Father managed to earn a better living and thus was able to fund his daughter's teachings. For the past three years, Larayna has been learning from her studies Silvermoon under the guidance of her tutors but has now struck out into the world in an attempt to learn more.
Larayna has steadily become reliant on her magical abilities and although she openly denies that fact, the truth is that she has. Ever since she was able to call upon the arcane, fire and most predominantly, frost, Lara had practiced magic without any guidance at all. Her initial skills were wild and unpredictable. But during a rather daring raid, she managed to steal a couple of tomes about magical basics from the Silvermoon Library. She still has these books. From them, she learnt how to refine her skills so that she started the academy with a leg up on the rest of her classmates.
Larayna's magical talents and her reliance on them have formed what she is today. Larayna has the utmost confidence her abilities and is always seeking the push her limits and gain more power. But at the same time, she understands the discipline and focus needed to use such abilities. Rather than dull the playful edge she possesses, Larayna finds she controls her powers better when she is enjoying them and acting more instinctually. In this way, it has served to make her more playful, so much so that she can often be seen causing a flame to dance in the air or icy winds to swirl around her hands.
==Biographic Information==
Full Name: Larayna Kyatria
Gender: Female
Race: Sin'dorei
Age: 92
Profession: Frost Mage
Family:
*Casyth Kyatria - Father
*Saewin Kyatria - Mother
*Ilean Kyatria - Brother
==Appearance==
Larayna is, for all intents and purposes, an average Sin'dorei. There is simply nothing remarkable about her appearance that sets her out from others. But it is relatively easy to tell that she studies the arcane. She is not as athletic as others of her race. That isn't to say she is weak and unable to defend herself but in a fight against a trained combatant, she will almost always lose. Larayna moves with plenty of freedom in her stride. There are few things in this world able to dampen her spirits. She believes that anything stopping her is simply an obstacle to be overcome, by magic or other means.
Like most magic-users, she wears simple cloth robes for her everyday attire and battlewear. Larayna prefers to wear clothes that tend to hug her form more than long flowing outfits. Larayna enjoys her freedom and being buried several layers of clothing is something she detests. So long as she has the freedom to move around, she is happy and having that restrained in an annoyance for her. This goes hand in hand with her hair. Although combed and kept as well as she can, she lets it hang loose around her shoulders but most of all she enjoys having the wind play with her hair.
==Personality==
One thing stands out more than anything else when you first meet Larayna and that is her care free nature and smile. Larayna loves to have a good time, no matter the circumstances, she will always find some sliver of silver lining. She has a firm belief that anything that stands in the way of happiness is an obstacle that has to be overcome. One of those who has the mentality that it is not the destination but how you get there that is important.
Larayna's addiction to her magic plays some part in this. Seldom is she seen not playing with some form and fire or ice. She hates being told not to do such things. Most of all, when she is playing with magic, it usually means she focused on what is happening. It may make her seem scatter brained at times but her mentality and magic are so tightly entwined that it is often hard to separate the two.
The mage's mentality is a double-edged sword. While it takes a lot to dull her spirits, she is also almost fearful of anger. This is not to say that she is not determined, far from it. Her pursuit of more magical knowledge and experience is a strong driving force that directs her life. But she fears what blind fury could do to her powers and her allies. She fears the lack of control that comes with anger and tries to avoid it all cost.
==Background==
Larayna was born to effectively a peasent family in Elven terms. Larayna's family tended to the lands around Quel'Thalas. While it wasn't a lot, it was something that helped keep them and the rest of the realm fed. Her Father, Casyth, was quite a talented farmer. He had an odd ability to just know how crops would turn out and when to plant them. It made him an excellent farmer and his crops prospered well, just as his Father’s before him had done.
Ilean, Larayna’s older brother, did not seem to inherit his Father’s innate skills as a farmer. Although he helped on the farmlands, he was a large man more suited to the frontline combat that he enrolled for. Older than Larayna by half a century, he experienced many battles fighting alongside the military forces of Lordaeron with his unit.
Ilean was Larayna’s best friend growing up. They spent many hours tending the family fields together, laughing and joking. Despite what he did for a living, he was always happy to see her and spend time with his family. Ilean was an inspiration to his sister and she vowed like him to try and always have a smile on her face. Ilean taught her to enjoy everything she was given in life and his influence was what drove Larayna to become the person she has done.
Larayna possessed no magical abilities when she younger. She had no great aspirations at this time in her life. She loved her family and enjoyed spending all the time with them she could. Larayna's Mother, Saewin, was a skilled weaver and enchanter. As Larayna got older, she found less pleasure in working on the farmland and moved towards helping her Mother with weaving and enchanting. Larayna found that she didn't have the same dexterity in her hands that her Mother possessed. Her first piece of clothing was shabby at best.
It was through weaving that Larayna found her drive to succeed at what she tried her hand at. The farm work required little skill to the harvest the crops but weaving needed a steady and calm hand. Larayna pushed herself in to a routine where she would practice her hand movements every night. It eventually reached the point where she would begin practising her movements while people were around. It drew some odd stares but the results began to show. The attire she crafted became better and better.She wasn't and still isn't an artisan tailor but she is good at what she makes.
Larayna lived a simple life, one of happiness. As Azeroth slipped into war with the Horde, she saw her Brother less and less but the times that she did were happy and wondrous occasions. They would celebrate his safe return with a meal. He would return with something he had found on his journeys for Larayna. She treasured everything gift she ever received from him. They were placed in a small chest at the foot of her bed. Through everything that happened since then, Larayna has still kept these trinkets safe.
Larayna's world was shattered a few short years ago. Her time this then has been far more fast paced. Ilean had returned home once more, called away from the front line to defend their great nation. This time, he brought with him a blue sash to give to Larayna. There were golden leaf patterns at the ends of the sash. It was of far greater quality than anything she had seen before. Larayna has treasured the sash ever since as a reminder of her Brother. Later that day, Prince Arthas Menethil tore his way through the Elven Lands.
Larayna's family fled with many of the refugees. They suffered with their people as they were persecuted by the Humans and the absence of their Sunwell. As they become the Sin'Dorei, Larayna began to feel the pain of loss from the Sunwell quite keenly. She grew progressively weaker as the days passed. In an effort to try and save his Sister from becoming a wretched one, Ilean spoke with some of the Master Alchemists. Gathering what remained of his unit, they ventured into their former lands to retrieve several vital herbs to help stave off the pain. Ilean's group returned fewer in number but successful. A potion was formed and distributed between the worst sufferers. It was a success. Larayna recovered at a remarkable rate as the Sin'Dorei began to return to their lands. Things changed drastically for Larayna from then on.
With her Father's expertise, he and several other of the great farmers were called upon to help provide crops to feed the recovering nation. This expertise helped to propel her family to higher on the social ladder than they had previously been. On top of that, Larayna's recovery brought with it something even greater. She found she could call upon arcane talents and took to them quite quickly. Ilean had seen a few mages in his military service in the south. he passed on what little knowledge he had to her but it was not great.
In the end, Larayna decided that she needed to get her hands on a few tomes about basic magic to help her learn. After a brief conversation with her brother, he agreed to help her steal some tomes from the Mage's Library. In the dead of night they slipped in to the great halls and Larayna picked up a few books to help her learn. Much like how she was with her tailoring, Larayna began to practice religiously and still does to this very day. It is why you can see her creating shapes out of fire and ice when she has little else to do. She sees it all as her continued training.
Proud his daughter had found a path in life, Casyth gathered together what funds he could to enroll Larayna in to the Academy at Silvermoon City. Larayna took to the teachings quickly. She found she could use Frost spells with far more proficiency than any other school and focused on that. But to this day, Larayna still uses any spell she has to best her opponents. After three years of training in the Academy, it was decided she should venture out into the world and seek more magical knowledge on her own.
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