User:Skulkerart/Machinemaster Xonta

Machinemaster Xonta is a slightly deranged, yet tragic, engineer experimenting in strange sciences. He tries to find aid from the Alliance and the Horde, but is denied for his outrageous demands. He has created countless destructive machines and is wanted for various crimes in multiple areas. Xonta also bears a seething hatred for his race.

Background
Xonta had always been interested in machinery. He lived happily alone in Eversong Woods, building machines, until one day he became infatuated with a neighbor of his named Valania. It took Xonta weeks to muster the courage to speak to her. When he did finally visit her, they became close friends, and she began assisting him in his experiments. Later they married, though they never had children. The couple was commissioned by wealthy citizens from Silvermoon City to build a device to help feed their arcane addictions, offering them both large sums of money. They gladly agreed to build this machine. The device was completed and given to the nobles, who assured them payment at a later time. Many weeks passed, and Xonta began regularly visiting them to inquire about payment for his services. The aristocrats called the guard to escort him out of the city whenever this occurred. Xonta began threatening to claim what was his through violent force if necessary. The nobles became fearful, and hired an assassin to kill the couple. The assassin timed his visit wrong, and came when only Valania was home. He killed her on the spot, and waited in their house for Xonta to return. When Xonta returned to find Valania's corpse, he immediately realized what had happened. As the assailant ambushed him, Xonta slit his throat with a concealed dagger. Xonta then entered the corrupt aristocrats' homes in the dead of night and murdered each of them. He proceeded to destroy his addiction device and burnt the schematics. Valania's death took it's toll on Xonta's mental state. He began to blame not just the nobles he had killed, but all of Blood elf kind. Soon he began experimentation with strange sciences of destruction and death. After disappearing for many years, he has now returned, seeking to test his machines for research on anyone unfortunate enough to cross him.

Tower of Artifice
It is known, that at some point during Xonta's seclusion, he constructed the Tower of Artifice. This massive tower has been seen by only a handful of living being aside from Xonta himself. It is full of Xonta's horrible machines and faithful followers. This would likely be opened as an instance for heroes to enter and slay Xonta before his evil creations are released.

Appearance
Xonta is only a ghost of his former self. He is a lithe and agile Blood elf. His skin is an especially pale, unhealthy color of pinkish-gray, likely due to smoke and chemical exposure. His jet black hair has become brittle, and his now eyes glow only a dim green. HIs face is now gaunt, with high cheekbones and sunken eyes. He wears heavy plate armor crafted from Saronite and always carries a large bag of tools with him, ready to spring his vile inventions upon his foes at any time. When lounging, he prefers to wear simple robes and comfortable slippers.

Mental State
While not purely insane, Xonta is still a few cogs short of a working machine. He has been known to have violent fits of depression, long episodes of insomnia, and will even enter states of bipolar disorder. However, despite all this, he manages to direct his machines and minions expertly. He generally keeps confidence in only a few of his closest apprentices and confidants, having understandably extreme issues with trusting others.