Cartia Willowgrave

Mina Williams (Sister, deceased)

Joshua Williams (Brother, deceased)

Grand Alliance (Formerly)

Dalaran Mages (Formerly)

Cartia Willowgrave, formerly Cartia Williams, is a Forsaken mage who was once the daughter of a farmer and an apprentice in Dalaran, living a life of faith and trust in the kingdom she believed in.

## History

Cartia Williams was born on a farm in the outskirts of Brill, Tirisfal Glades. Her father and mother were both farmers and well-known followers of the light, fiercely dedicated to the human customs of the region. Dispite her family all being farmers and priests, Cartia dreamed of being a mage instead of inheriting her family's farm.

Cartia was a quick learner and earned her place as an apprentice when she was a teenager, solidifying her resolve in her dream. Excelling in the use of frost magic, Cartia would return home every day to tell her proud parents about her growing achievements in the academy on behalf of the small family. The support from her parents meant everything to her, and it served to increase her dedication to the light and her studies.

A few years later, Cartia's younger siblings, Mina and Joshua, were born. Unfortunately, however, her mother passed away in childbirth. Nearly on her own, she raised her twin siblings while juggling her duties as a budding mage. While their father provided, he was almost always tending to the wheat fields and the animals, too busy and steeped in grief to spend time with his children.

While Cartia cared immensely for her younger siblings, life slowly began to go downhill. Rumours spread in the years after she reached adulthood that Prince Arthas had gone mad and a plague was slowly beginning to consume the human regions of the Northern Eastern Kingdoms. She urged her father to be careful when harvesting the grain that would feed so many of Lordaeron's citizens, but she could not stop the ruin of the kingdom she loved so dearly.

Cartia's entire family died from plagued grain only to be raised into the scourge army. Even further stricken with grief and guilt, Cartia realised that no matter what she tried, she couldn't stop the spreading death. Underneath a willow tree on the shores of Lordamere Lake, Cartia took her own life. While her faith in the light was never shaken, Cartia wanted more than anything to quell the knowledge of her failures to both her family and the country that relied on the grain her farm provided.

Still, it did not stop Cartia from following in the footsteps of so many before her, raised into undeath from her grave under the willow tree. Cartia's magic was still intact and growing in power, which was used in the service of the Lich King until Sylvanas and the banshees freed her. While she now serves Sylvanas loyally in return for the freedom of her mind, Cartia's guilt from life has remained and motivated her to try and atone for her sins and protect the world in any way she can.

## Personality

In life, Cartia's complete dedication to her studies kept her from forming proper bonds with people outside of her family. She was empathetic and caring, but never took the time to have true friends or even romance. She was shy but kind, passionate and hopeful.

In death, Cartia's faith had wavered after her magic was used to bring untold horror, leaving her with little self-esteem and senses of self-preservation. The more her magic grows, the more she fears hurting others, but she puts all of her power into proving herself in the Horde rather than focusing on her own comfort in undeath. Cartia hopes one day that she will be able to make friends and perhaps find bonds that she never made while she was alive.