Glazlo Quickbit

"We've got guests! Now be courteous hosts and fix bayonets!"

Glazlo Quickbit is an officer in the Gnomeregan military, and a veteran of numerous conflicts, such as the fall of Gnomeregan, the invasion of Outland and the Northrend War.

## Description

Glazlo is a gnome with a very focused colour scheme, being primarily purple across his hair, beard and outfit. There is a stark contrast between the former two as he sports a swirl atop his head, and a jagged three-way beard with straightened-out moustache. His choice of armour is accompanied by a Chopper, a sword operating on a piston for the purpose of breaking guards, armour and deadlocks. His shield operates on a rotating gear, designed to deflect heavy objects.

## Personality

As an officer of Gnomeregan, Glazlo is a hard loyalist to the faction. His interests lie with Gnomeregan's developments, with a focus on its leadership and people. He has a distaste towards his kin that have joined other factions, although will view them above others by way of racial bias alone. Despite his focused behaviour, he possesses valorous traits, willing to risk life and limb in dangerous situations for the sake of the weak and innocent, and maintains a stoic demeanour befitting his station. After the fall of Gnomeregan, Glazlo developed survivor guilt, as well as the need to thrust himself into danger in the name of those he failed to protect.

## Background

### Childhood

Among the Quickbit family, Glazlo was raised with grandiose propaganda supporting Gnomeregan's way of life, believing the intelligent should be the ones to lead. As such, Glazlo dedicated his life to both the sciences and martial tactics in order to best serve the interests of his people.

### Slow Start

Upon reaching 23, Glazlo joined the Gnomeregan Guard, aiding as both a soldier and in helping with engineering work for piloting crews. However, due to the conflict with the troggs below, he was primarily a foot soldier. His zealous nature made it so he never surpassed the status of corporal, as his superiors believed his behaviour to be erratic and irresponsible. For the most part, this was true, as his beliefs often led to him nearly sacrificing himself on numerous occasions when rescuing civilians or taking unnecessary blows for his kin. It was later learned that this was partly in due to his physical training allowing him to take such brutal damage. By the year 21, he was dispatched to Hyjal to aid in the Human Expedition and to set about defeating the Legion. Here, he utilised his skills in piloting to lay low swathes of demons to provide support for his fellow troops, and managed to coordinate with various other races in a time of crisis, allowing for his promotion to Sergeant.

### Fall of Gnomeregan

As Gnomeregan fell, Glazlo was among the front line holding back the irradiated horde to try and evacuate civilians. He was present alongside High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque and witnessed the initially supposed death of Mekgineer Thermaplugg. Upon fleeing Gnomeregan with as many civilians as he could, he immediately fell to his knees, broke into tears and smashed his fist bloody into the paved road. The sight of his fallen kin had scarred the gnomish officer, which only furthered his zeal towards the surviving gnomish population. Unbeknownst to him, the High Tinker would have developed a device two years later that showed his perspective of the events that took place, allowing Pirris Starshifter to witness events perfectly from his view.

### Toshley's Station

The following year, after the incursion into Outland, Glazlo was dispatched to the Blade's Edge Mountains, where he worked along Toshley and Razak's Roughriders. By the time this occurred, Glazlo had earned the rank of Sergeant Major for his efforts in holding back the spread of the Leper Gnomes. His experiences with Toshley and his subordinates were described as "confusing but exciting", as they engaged in strange experiments while cracking racist jokes at the expense of the night elves of Sylvanaar. While he saw his time in Outland as an oddly relaxing break from Dun Morogh, he still had to engage in combat with the local enraged wildlife, such as flayers and ravagers, in order to defend the Station.

### Song of Bone and Steel

Following the conclusion of the Outland conflict, Glazlo returned to Dun Morogh in order to receive some much-needed rest, and received a further promotion to that of Field Officer for his ability to sustain in a chaotic field with unpredictable opponents. The chaos at Blade's Edge Mountains showed a decent level of progression for his mental state and that of a leader in comparison to his state of despair at Gnomeregan two years prior. This peace would not last as before he would be sent off to deal with the Leper Gnome threat once more, the area was beset upon by the undead. Once those he greeted fondly on the road now turned against him as vile ghouls. Holdouts occurred between Kharanos and Ironforge in an attempt to quell the panic, until finally silence. Still, this was not a sign that all was finished, as he was sent off to the Borean Tundra to set a standing for the Alliance. With his previous experience as a pilot, and with other gnomes, he was sent to Fizzcrank Airstrip with a collective of men to protect the crew from the mechagnomes and to provide emergency mechanical aid. This lasted for a good measure of time until the end of the Northrend War, where once more, he was sent back home. The collective of various conflicts both instilled Glazlo with the knowledge of chaos, but also the mental tiredness of seeing his kin fall. For once, he just wanted a light at the end of the tunnel, to experience tranquility for gnomish kind, and reverted back to his state of survivor's guilt. *"Why after everything should I be continuing a fight where I could have given my life so that many more could have fought in my stead? Why is it always me still standing after my own younger subordinates lay bloody and lifeless at my feet? WHY..."* His internal questioning ran for hours until he dragged himself back into the fray. With news of assaults on the tram, his dark revisitation of Gnomeregan resurged, and a mix of dread and hope filled his heart.

*"Will this be a repeat of last time? Who can say, but if I live or die, please make it the last time I have to look at my failures."*

## Abilities

###### Military Officer

Glazlo is a proficient military leader with years of experience in crisis and frontline situations. He is known to be a gnome with very little desire for command from the rear, and is known to inspire with presence alone.

###### Shieldmaster

Glazlo's primary choice of gear is that of the shield, specifically a gyro-shield, which allows him to deflect attacks with the edge to follow up with swift strikes from his bonechopper.

###### Durability

Despite his small stature, Glazlo has an obscenely high tolerance for pain, and has had sufficient training to sustain blows that would kill men much larger than him with lesser effect on his own body.

## Quotes

*"Cogspeed, gentlemen..."* - When falling back behind reinforcements upon the escape from Gnomeregan.

## Notes and Trivia

* Glazlo debuted as a flashback character, and became official after surviving the ordeal.