Tharis Leywhisper

The proud Seeker

### Relatives

Thalmaris Leywhisper (father), Asyura Leywhisper (mother), Iolas Darkwhisper (half-brother)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Silver

**Tharis Leywhisper**, a Highborne Kaldorei male, is an accomplished Arcane Mage, Construct artisan and Seeker of The Lamplighters. Recruited into the organisation shortly before The Northrend Campaign, and has remained with the guild throughout its many adventures and adversaries.

Although he retained his ties to his Shen'dralar roots in Eldre'thalas, Tharis remained neutral alongside The Lamplighters in the outbreak of the Fourth War and fought against the machinations of the Sylvanas Loyalist Institute beside his companions.

## Description

Standing shorter than the average Kaldorei male, Tharis is precisely seven feet tall with a lean figure and a fair, unblemished face. Crowning it is a mane of luscious purple hair, meticulously groomed and well maintained. A great amount of attention is dedicated into his looks and attire.

Tharis favours fashionable robes with additions suited more to style than practicality. The Highborne carries a flair for other grandiose outfits built for varying occasions, and everything from his jewelery to his most minor of trinkets reflect this. He is rarely seen without at least one spell tome floating around his vicinity.

## Personality

Tharis holds the archetypal pride commonplace among the Highborne, and his manner can be arrogant and straightforward with little regard to how people interpret his opinions. Never shy from sharing his views, he does not hesitate in letting people know precisely what he thinks about a situation.

He has held a strong fascination with the Arcane from his earliest years, and often his attentions are drawn towards magical objects and items like a moth to a flame. In many adventures, his focus has been captured by such objects, for better and ill.

However, despite his pride, Tharis is a man of unwavering principles. He holds disdain for any unneccesary suffering, and always prefers to deal with such matters as quickly and, when called for, painlessly as possible.

## Public History

### Early Life

Born 124 years prior to the Sundering in the Kaldorei city of Eldre'thalas (More commonly refered as Dire Maul in contemporary history), Tharis grew up among his family, particular his parents, Thalmaris and Asyura Leywhisper. Though the Leywhispers were not considered the pinnacle of Highborne society, they were not a family to scoff at or underestimate lightly. He has only one sibling, a half brother named Iolas Darkwhisper on his father side, though the two would not meet in person until many years after his departure from Feralas.

His early life was considered typical for a prestigous child of a Highborne family, filled with Arcane studies, political lessons and a focus on etiquette and social rituals. As he grew older, he became embroiled in the politics of the day, conducting courtly intrigue and maneuvers along with his family, ensuring that his families interests would continue to be furthered. Upon maturation, Tharis was frequently courted potential partners in the upper echelons of the City in order to further his family and the future of his heirs.

The Sundering changed all of this. After survivng the calamity that split the continent, his family was seperated, with Tharis and his mother being the sole Leywhispers located in Eldre'thalas after the Well of Eternity collapsed. For milennia, Tharis believed that all others in his family had perished. His mother Asyura would pass away two centuries into their stay in Eldre'thalas, leaving Tharis to belive himself to the last of his line.

Tharis remained within the confines of the City for the next ten thousand years, with the Highborne Elves remaining isolated from the rest of the world. During this time, he spent the majority of his days furthering his studies in the Arcane arts. Among the many schools of Arcane he mastered, Tharis found himself drawn by the prospects of Arcane Constructs, and spent a great deal of his time working on his own bespoke designs. Though he managed to create several noteworthy creations over this period, the lack of raw materials for greater creations was a constant obstacle.

### Joining The Lamplighters

Tharis would remain within Eldre'thalas until the Shen'dralar rejoined Kaldorei society. He struck out with his kin to the Elven City of Darnassus and spent a brief period of time living within the World Tree. However he never felt as though Darnassus was a home to him, and it was not long before he decided to strike out on his own.

Shortly after his departure, Tharis first came into contact with the organisation known as The Lamplighters. Tharis recognized that he and The Lamplighters shared several common goals and thus decided to join them. His joining was timely indeed, for the guild was still reeling from the aftermath of Operation: Light's Out! conducted by The Curator. Tharis travelled with The Lamplighters to Northrend where he was integral in the fulfilment of The Northrend Campaign. He was one of the first outsiders to be welcomed onto The Vrykul Fleet, and took part in the assault on Warlord Izera and the Legion Fleet, resulting in its complete destruction.

Tharis attained the rank of Seeker during this time, and embarked on the arduous journey along with his companions to confront The Curator in their final confrontation. He was present during the aged warlock's defeat, and was pivotal in the reconstruction efforts after his downfall. A vote was cast on what to do with the remnants of Department Four, which Tharis was present for, and ended with the decision to close the Department down for good.

### Family Reunions

During the period following The Curator's demise, The Lamplighters were contacted by Iolas Darkwhisper, revealed upon their first meeting to be Tharis' half-brother. He was hunting their father who had been transformed, along with the rest of the still-living Leywhisper family, into Naga and followed the commands of Queen Azshara still. Tharis agreed to work alongside him and track down the rest of his family, yet his misgivings about what to do once they were reunited.

First meeting his paternal aunt and uncle, Aisaraz, Tharis was given the offer to rejoin his family by becoming a Naga himself. Though torn by the decision, he eventually refused and decided to remain among The Lamplighters, eventually killing his aunt when she attacked them. Following the clues left behind in the wake of his aunt's death, he was eventually able to discover the location of his father, Thalmaris.

The meeting between the two was tense but Thalmaris refused to attack his son, offering him explanations as to what had occurred during his absense. Thalmaris had believed his wife and son were dead and seeing no other recourse or path following his transformation, had followed his Queen from that point onward, though never really agreed with the brutality of her chosen path. On seeing his son alive once more, Thalmaris abandoned his Queen and Tharis chose to let his father live, to the utter fury of Iolas. Darkwhisper departed after attempting to kill them all, swearing his revenge on them all in his departing words.

### Lifting the Curse

Tharis resolved to lift the curse of the Naga from his father and sought mystical and ancient magics that would be powerful enough to reverse the change. An ancient idol recovered from a Troll temple seemed to be the key, and performing the ritual in the fullness of the moonlight, Tharis managed to get his wish. Unfortunately, the idol reversed Thalmaris' condition, changing him back into the arrogant Highborne supremecist he was during the War of the Ancients.

Tracking him once again to Suramar, Tharis was able to connect with his father and make him see sense, but an attack from his wayward apprentices left Tharis terminally poisoned. Thalmaris used his immense magical resources to pull the magical poison from Tharis into himself, condemning himself to a painful death. Unwilling to give up on his father, Tharis froze Thalmaris in magical ice, suspending him from death until he was able to seek out a cure for his malady.

His search took him many months of preparation and careful Arcane spellcraft, but eventually he was able to discover the cure he sought. Thalmaris was revived, albeit weakened from his experience, and was offered a place among The Lamplighters staff which he accepted gratefully. Though all knew it would take a great deal of time for the Highborne to readjust to life in the modern world away from the machinations of the Naga Queen and the acceptance of the Highborne's new place in the world, Tharis remained steadfast that his father would pull through for the better, with him by his side.

## Gallery

Tharis with his faithful mountLeywhisper in profile