Oriba Boleyn

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Lord **Oriba Boleyn** is a former Gilnean and Stormwind nobleman who rules over the Barony of Ebonhill.

## Personality & Beliefs

Despite his outward appearance, is a gentle and friendly guy. While a bit shy, he’s always up for a drink and is intensely loyal, to his own fault. No man could break his word, and he stays loyal even to those he shouldn’t be. A soldier at heart, he is hard to put down mentally just as much as he is physically. Underneath the gruff appearance and friendly personality is a lingering feeling of inferiority towards others, as he’s spent his life as a soldier following orders and hardly made his own life.

## Description

Oriba is a roughly 5’10 well built man, born April 14th (x year), now 33. Every inch of his body tells you he’s been through a lot. Scars tell stories of of cuts, stabs and falls. Underneath the scars could be a handsome man, with jet black hair and a chiseled face, however it’s hard to make out his more attractive features under the roughness.

## Biography

He comes from a large but poor farming family from the headlands in Gilneas, north of the Greymane manor. They made potatoes and sometimes grew vegetables in the garden when weather would permit. Their land was arid and hilly, and they didn’t have much money for any equipment, however they made up for this by having lots of kids and selling directly to the manor. Oriba and his many siblings, specifically his older brother and sister, would work on the fields and his parents would go on long journeys to sell their goods to the Greymane family.

From youth, Oriba became intensely loyal to the Gilnean monarchy because of how they made a living. With his older sister by his side, at 14 he enlisted in the Gilnean army and fought through the worst of the struggles the kingdom faced before it fell. Before 18, he had seen insurrection, the scourge, and eventually the worgen curse. He survived with his strong back and his sister’s guidance, who was clearly a much better soldier and was promoted, a military genius herself. Eventually the worgen curse, cataclysm, and undead invasion led the city to fall and Oriba was left with only his sister. During the fall of the city, Oriba was bitten and turned to a worgen. However, before he was killed by the soldiers, his sister managed to put in a word for him to receive the new treatment to calm him, and eventually he underwent the Druid ceremony to regain his full sanity. His family was either dead or scattered, and so all they knew to do was to stay with their now falling apart military until the end. Both him and his sister fought in the battle to retake Gilneas, but only Oriba made it out of the city. Fueled by an intense hatred for the forsaken and with no other place to turn to, he continued as part of the army of the alliance and by the 4th war became a Captain, narrowly surviving as many around him died. He had enough of the war and eventually retired, but without military structure he had a hard time functioning. Not long after he decided to join the duchy of the Deadlands private army. A trained and experienced military leader, he quickly rose the ranks and now stands as the General. He’s close friends with Lord Garlan and although his blood is peasant borne, he was given the opportunity for lordship by Lord Garlan and stands today as Baron of Rooks Hollow.

## Titles

### Baron of Ebonhill

Oriba Boleyn is the Lord of the Barony of Ebonhill, a settlement within the Deadlands of Duskwood that is home to several new potato farms.

### Lord General of the Deadlands

Oriba Boleyn is Lord General of the Deadlands. He currently leads Garlan's army.

## House

Oriba is a member of House Boleyn. It is known for providing soldiers to Gilneas (past) and potatoes (present).

## Relationships

Oriba is friendly with Garlan Varganous Sr.