User:Joshmaul/Amallyn Wintershade

"'By the dark of the moon, I claim your miserable life.'"
 * - Amallyn Wintershade, usually the first (and last) thing Horde soldiers hear her say

Amallyn Wintershade is a priestess of Elune and survivor of Teldrassil who has embraced the "darker" aspect of her goddess, right along with her High Priestess.

Biography
Born in Auberdine, Amallyn Wintershade became a priestess of Elune as her mother and grandmother did before her. Although her grandmother had fought in the War of the Ancients, Amallyn never believed the old stories of demons, thinking the worst they would have to deal with were centaurs, murlocs, maybe the odd satyr or two. Her opinion changed dramatically when her mother was killed by the orcs in Ashenvale, their arrival - and that of the humans - heralding the return of the Legion she had once dismissed as a myth.

After Mount Hyjal, Amallyn settled in the new Temple of the Moon in Darnassus, occasionally offering her services as the night elves aligned with the humans and their "Alliance". She traveled to the Azuremyst Isles when the draenei arrived, offering aid as they settled on their new world. She later joined the Argent Crusade during the war against the Lich King, and continued in that capacity during the Cataclysm, residing for some years in Hearthglen. During the Legion war, she joined the Netherlight Conclave, working with priests from all over Azeroth, right up to the endgame on Argus.

Returning to Darnassus after the war, Amallyn was trapped under burning rubble when the Forsaken put Teldrassil to the torch, but was fortunately rescued and carried away with the other refugees to Stormwind. She would bear the scars - and a hatred for the Forsaken - openly as she later joined her High Priestess, now empowered by Elune in the guise of the Night Warrior, in liberating Darkshore from the vile invaders. Much like the other kaldorei in the ranks of the Black Moon, Amallyn's eyes became as dark as the night... as did the powers she used to strike down the foe.