Saramora Misel

Lily Misel-Lancaster (Daughter)

Lady Saramora Misel was born in Duskwood, and went to study under the Kirin Tor at a young age upon showing magical affinity. After devoting herself fervently to her studies for over two decades, she returned to Stormwind to seek a potential destiny. This brought her to being employed by a trade company established in the city. She operates the lands of Lily's Valley & Sable's Rest. Though it is naturally not openly known, she also actively serves with SI:7.

She continues to practice the study of magic, even if she has had to make adjustments to her level of devotion due to her lessened amount of free time. Not only does she actively work for The Vesalius Company full time but she also makes it a point to wisely invest in business that provide steady coin to extend her wealth a little further.

## Personality & Beliefs

The woman's immediate impression for those who meet her is one of guardedness.  She is quick with a smile to a stranger -- yet always just beyond arm's reach.  Her manner is more internal than not, given over to a default of introversion and introspection while making a keen analysis of her surroundings.  Regardless of whether she engages herself in conversation or not, one detail that is always true for the magister's habit of caution is the fact she will always be positioned where she could easily escape.

Those who get to know her for more than a passing conversation will discover that the woman possesses a broad intellect in subjects of magic, history and philosophy.  Buried beneath the reserved composure she conducts herself with is a passionate heart.  One with its own set of personal convictions she holds true to even when there must be the occasional grey line of blurring her morals for the sake of survival.  With it comes a nature that is fiercely loyal, protective of what she values, and there is nothing that she wouldn't do for those who have earned her respect and caring.

Having always been a bookish type for as long as she could read, Sara can be absent-minded at times whenever she is distracted by research or thoughts.  The bookworm has not entirely relented the training of her Kirin Tor days and is therefore often mentally occupied by several thoughts layered all together which can often leave her half a world away even when in the midst of conversation.

There is an undertone of her demeanor that is consistently melancholy.  Her history has left her marked by issues that she keeps always internal -- except for those moments when her composure slips, and the rage below the surface cannot be contained.  Expressing sincere emotions is a struggle for her that she is slowly learning to work through as she learns more and more how to be a functioning member of society.

## Description

Often does the magister clad herself in full coverage of garments, perhaps taking solace in the anonymity and freedom provided to her for observing the world from within the shadows of a hood.  Only on those days when her guard is down does the woman allow herself to be truly analyzed by those she encounters.

Her figure is one blessed (or cursed) with feminine curves.  An hourglass shape trimmed by months of consistent physical training and exercise.  She is no muscled powerhouse by any means; built instead for speed, to be light upon her feet, allowing her to move with a grace that would often border on predatory prowling at those times when she was in a foul or alert frame of mind.

Her dark skin isn't a common sight; indicating that Sara's ancestry hails from other shores.  The woman's face is unblemished.  High cheekbones, full lips and a beauty absent of the need for touches of paint or polish.  Silver hued hair falls in thick, heavy locks that fall just beyond her shoulders in its length.  She is, however, more keen to wind it up into a bun to maintain a near immaculate styling at all times.

She carries herself with the straight-backed, fastidious nature of a mage still even within this new embrace of leather.  Garments are well maintained, lacking the weather of neglect yet also the wear of considerable experience.  While she has devoted herself daily to consistent training to sharpen her new skills, Sara has not seen much in the way of utilizing them in dangerous combat.

On those exceptionally rare occasions where flesh is revealed beyond the limitations of head and hands, it would be easy to glimpse the presence of scars littering her skin, a litany of them marring her in a map of old pain.  Each one of them recounting stories that she would rather left unshared.

## Biography

Saramora Misel was born just outside of Darkshire.  Her father, Cavilton, had a field of herbs that he tended and sold at market, while her mother, Josephine, was a seamstress that often took work repairing or crafting cloth armor for the Night's Watch.  Occasionally she took commissions from members of the Violet Eye that passed on through to monitor the activities at Karazhan.  Their life was fairly uneventful until an incident at the age of four left Sara too negatively impacted to remain there.  When she showed magical ability at five years, her mother contacted one of her regular clients and the girl was ushered away from Duskwood to Dalaran to become inducted into the Kirin Tor.

There she was given a regiment of regular studies in magical arts, along with the basic education of reading, writing and maths.  Sara proved herself exceptionally bright, with an eidetic memory that helped her pick up magical skills with a savant's speed.  It was decided that her tutelage would be expanded to include cultural studies and linguistics.  This was helped by the fact that the girl struggled to connect with her peers, devoting the majority of her time being sequestered away in libraries.  The lack of social experience left her ability to interact with others stunted, and the issue has lingered on with her well into adulthood.

It was discovered that she had an affinity for Frost magics, as well as a unique ability that allowed her to detect and identify the magical signatures of people and objects -- similar to that of reading auras.  In order to hone this skill into a better resource, Sara was sent to Coldarra as a young teen to receive training with studying the ley lines of power that were attached to the Nexus.  While out on the field there was a Battle-Mage named Corlaiys that took a liking to the silent girl who would stare at him whenever he tried to talk to her.  He would share stories with her about the battles he'd experienced.  The tales fascinated the girl until she eventually warmed up to him, and he became her first real friend.

Corlaiys began instructing her on how to fight as a Battle-Mage, teaching her how to use a sword and how to fight in more physical combat, along with how to move in heavier armour.  The first time he'd outfitted her she'd fallen over, still being a scrap of a girl.  After that initial awkwardness, Sara discovered that she liked the thrill of that style of combat.  So she practiced regularly between her academic lessons.  These lessons continued until Corlaiys was sent off with a Kirin Tor unit to investigate reports of strange Scourge activity in Icecrown.  No members of the regiment would return to Dalaran alive.

Years later, at the age of sixteen, her superiors decided that the girl's education was advanced enough for her to leave the Floating City to be tested on the field.  An opportunity arose for her to be sent to the Plaguelands to investigate bizarre fluctuations in ley line activities in the region.  Sara exhibited a lack of fear about the undead which proved an asset for the post.  Often she would travel the roads between Chillwind Camp in the West and Light's Hope Chapel in the East, with their base of operations at Crown's Guard Tower.  She spent twelve years in the region, sending regular reports of her research to be recorded in the Kirin Tor's annals.  Her contributions earned her considerable promotion within the ranks.

Once she had been given her promotion, Sara took a leave of absence from Dalaran to spend time traveling the rest of the world.  She ended up eventually coming to Stormwind to observe the melting pot of cultures within the capitol, wandering through the streets of the city of spending her nights reading in taverns.  One evening a Ren'dorei approached her out of the blue, speaking of subjugation and dark magics and adventure.  Intrigued, she followed him into the depths of the Slaughtered Lamb to demonstrate his abilities.  The encounter left her mind fixated on the potential of alternate magics.  Sara began seeing him on a nightly basis to learn more about his perspectives of what magic could be, what he could teach her, and also due to a powerful attraction for him despite her better judgement that would prove costly.

Sara reached a crossroads where she strongly contemplated whether there might be a different path than the Kirin Tor.  When the day came that she was expected to report back for duty in Dalaran for a new assignment, she failed to show up.

As one chapter closes, another begins.

Once having intended to embrace the inevitable future of working towards becoming an Archmage of the Kirin Tor, the woman's path became a series of unexpected twists in circumstance.  Her time under the subjugation of a warlock had hardened the mage in ways she lacked the means to process; left with a sense that her magic and soul were tainted to the point where she did not recognize herself, she struggled to process a rage built up in the aftermath of unpleasant experiences.  Falling off the course to the life she'd once anticipated for herself became the inevitable conclusion.

Her daily life became a devotion of training under the tutelage of a Master Assassin.  Learning the art of lethal physical combat, how to adeptly wield dagger and sword.  How to use her body as a weapon against any opponent that might seek to do her harm.  An exercise regiment along with strict dieting shaped her figure into the proper tool for becoming a potentially deadly dame.

It became a natural process to combine her magical talents with this new found skill set.  Sara found what she could adapt easily over, becoming what she considers an 'Arcane Trickster'.  Time and practice have allowed her to weave those two schools of combat successfully together to produce a threat that is enigmatic and therefore unpredictable.

So it came to pass that she put aside the mantle of Mage and became 'The Magister'. She utilizes these skills in her normal career but also in her secretive service for the Crown. It is a point of pride for Sara being one to actively gather intelligence by keeping her ears open and her mouth shut.

## Titles

### Baroness of Lily's Valley & Sable's Rest

Sara Misel is the Lady of the Baronies of Lily's Valley & Sable's Rest, a slowly expanding territory nestled within Duskwood and a mostly destroyed territory in Westfall. The Westfall territory came to her through inheritance.

### Stormwind Intelligence

Unknown to many, she currently serves as a Junior Agent in SI:7.

## House

Saramora Misel is the Matriarch of House Misel. This began as a small community of farmers but has since expanded to a solid territory. It provides herbal and ore resources. She has no other family aside from her daughter, Lily Misel-Lancaster, who shares legacies with Lord Alexander Lancaster.

## Relationships

Her current relationship stands as an engagement with Lord Alexander Lancaster of Chiaa's Landing in the Burning Steppes. They intend to work together to expand their resources for the benefit of Crown and King, while providing a life of increased stability for their daughter.

Sara's connections are mostly directed towards her coworkers and employers through The Vesalius Company Ltd. as these are individuals she maintains the most active contact with in her daily life.