Thomas Bradford

Thomas Bradford

Alastair Bradford (Brother; undead)

Kaysia Snowblossom (Wife; alive)

Lord Thomas Michael Arthur Bradford is a man with many titles and many ranks among both many militaries and many professions. Thomas grew up in a rough, rural ghetto before Kul Tiras prospered, having been taught to fight from a young age. Thomas is a very gifted blacksmith and leader, with many years of experience under his belt.

==Personality & Beliefs==

Thomas is naturally a charming man with nothing but the best intentions. He believes that everyone should live in the moment, and is under the belief that the original Silver Hand fell because of their ignorance to dark magics, and choosing not to study them in order to find new, creative ways to defeat its users.

==Description==

Thomas Bradford stands very tall and heavy at 6'6" (2.02 meters) and 275 lbs. (124 kgs). He is completely pure muscle. He also has graying ginger hair, a luscious beard, and plenty of scars all around his body.

==Biography==

Thomas was born in the Year 33 BDP, to Mara and Michael Bradford. Before his birth, he had an eldest brother, Alastair Bradford, but he was promptly exiled to an unknown land.

Thomas grew up in Kul Tiras with his father, who had been grief-stricken by the loss of his wife, Thomas' mother. Thomas generally was a good kid, and eventually signed up to become a tidesage in the Stormsong Monastery. However, because of restrictions and imbalances, Thomas never fully embraced the career of a tidesage.

Eventually, at the young age of 17, the First War erupted. Thomas was touring Stormwind during this time, but when the orcs came around, he was caught unprepared. Miraculously, he made it with the survivors that left Stormwind to head to Lordaeron. The First War was lost when the great kingdom of Stormwind burned.

Thomas found himself in the grand kingdom of Lordaeron with the other survivors of Stormwind, where he eventually signed up to the military at 17, the unsuspecting officers not realizing that he was a kid because of his adult-like features. During the antebellum period, he made his way to Stranglethorn Vale to conduct an investigation with his squadron.

The Stranglethorn investigation ended in sheer disaster, as the regiment leader had been butchered by the cruel Troll population. When the remaining soldiers were questioning among themselves who would be right to lead, Thomas stood up and led the soldiers on an outright suicide mission: To ride day and night to Lordaeron without any rest. Many good soldiers died, but ended up getting proper burials, and a remaining of four soldiers ended up returning alive. These soldiers would become Silver Hand knights later in the coming years.

For his brave leadership and willingness to do what needs to be done, Thomas was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Alliance of Lordaeron before the Second War at the age of eighteen, and led many battles with the Lordaeronian navy throughout the war, resulting in victory after victory. These brave actions would not go unnoticed, and Lord Uther the Lightbringer would task his young protege, a young man named Lan Mandragoran, to teach Thomas in the ways of a paladin.

Thomas was a very raucous young man, but he eventually gained the wisdom a paladin needed when he was properly disciplined. His connection to the Light was very powerful, almost rivaling that of Uther's himself, and he was highly regarded as one of the best to exist.

However, tragedy would strike for the fine men of the Silver Hand, as Arthas fell to darkness and slaughtered many paladins. Thomas' brother, Alastair, after returning from his exile, was slain by the soon-to-be Lich King, and was raised as a second generation death knight. To this day, Thomas remains one of the few Silver Hand knights still alive.

After the disaster of the Third War, Thomas Bradford would continue his military service, fighting at the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj, the Black Temple, the reaches of Icecrown, against Deathwing, against Garrosh, becoming a commander during the Draenor campaign, re-establishing his role with the Silver Hand during the Legion campaign, and fighting against the Horde and N'Zoth during the Fourth War.

==Titles==

===Lord-Knight of House Bradford-Organiss===

Thomas is the last remaining true heir of House Bradford-Organiss, a nobility house that operated and served in Lordaeron, and now Stormwind.

===Commander of the Alliance Army===

Throughout his fifty years, Thomas has become a Commander of the Alliance Army from hard work, skill, and morale.

==House==

Thomas Bradford is a leading member of House Bradford-Organiss, a house that operated in both the Lordaeron Military and Lordaeron's politics. It now operates in Stormwind, as both a political house and as military operators.

==Relationships==

After the fall of the Lich King, Thomas married a beautiful night elf woman, who came from humble origins, named Kodena Silverbreeze. They had three children, but unfortunately, she was murdered while she was stricken by illness. Thomas is currently a single man, after going through a breakup with his boyfriend.

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