Vashir

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Vashir
Status
Race Prydaen
Gender Male
Guild Barbarian
Instance Prime

Description

You see Warlord Vashir Azra, Legendary Barbarian of M'riss, a Prydaen.
He has pointed ears and cat-slitted sullenly glowing blue-white eyes. His black mane is shoulder length and fine, and is worn loose. He has white fur with black stripes, a thick tail and a brawny build.
He is tall for a Prydaen.

Early Life

Born into poverty on the floating city of Mer'Kresh, Vashir grew up as the third son of a fisherman with almost nothing to set him apart from any other child. Indeed, the only thing remotely unusual about him was his luck - where most of his siblings eventually fell prey to the hazards of daily life on Mer'Kresh, he always demonstrated an uncanny ability to avoid harm. This only encouraged his already powerful sense of adventure, and before long he found himself growing restless and dissatisfied with his apparent destiny as a poor fisherman. This is why, in his fifteenth year, Vashir left the city of his birth to seek a new life on the mainland, severing all ties with the family that refused to support this choice.

Through the years Vashir's memories of his childhood have faded, rarely discussed and never enjoyed, but he hasn't forgotten what he considers the most important lesson one learns while growing up in such a dangerous place, surrounded by some of the most powerful adventurers in the world: Might makes right.

The Barbarian Guild

Even before his arrival in Rivercrossing Vashir knew that the surest way to strengthen himself was to join one of Elanthia's powerful guilds, but choosing which to dedicate himself to proved difficult. He was initially fascinated by the raw power wielded by mages, but soon discovered that he had absolutely no magical talent and nowhere near enough patience to overcome this limitation with practice. His frustration with magic was only increased by the realization that mages by definition rely on an external force for most of their power - to the young Vashir this was unacceptable. In the end, with no knowledge of the Thief Guild's existence he took the only real choice available to him: the Barbarian Guild.

Since joining the guild at age fifteen Vashir has distinguished himself primarily through his devotion to training, which scarcely wavered even with the outbreak of the war with Lyras and her undead horde. Early mistakes have slowed his rate of advancement considerably, but he is at this time one of Elanthia's deadliest fighters.

He is also one of the few Barbarians to favor heavy plate armor.

The Undead War

Vashir has played only a very minor role in the war with Lyras and her minions - early participation resulted in his swift defeat, and his recent return to Mer'Kresh has removed him from the daily struggles on the mainland. Though he has made his way back to Crossing to repel undead incursions in the past, he refuses to do so now after being twice arrested for months-old minor shoplifting charges while risking life and limb to protect the city.

Personal Info

Vashir is known to keep to himself for the most part, rarely choosing to involve himself in the business of others. Exceptions to this include debates on the merits of the Inquisition and the PHA, both of which he fully supports. He is also known to keep a list of the names of those who have defeated him in combat so that he may seek them out after honing his skills to challenge them again. He has a great deal of respect for Everild, Kuniyo, and Trothfang, but exclusively seeks the favor of Eu to cheat death.

He has had numerous romantic interests over the years but eventually found his soulmate in Laniea Azra, and the two remain happily bonded to this day. He has one son, Keraen, and two adopted daughters, Rineta and Mahya.

The List

Vashir's current list of opponents includes:

Viggu (GMPC)
Tachid (GMPC)
Totenus
Saamon
Nilassa
Ezly
Muddas
Sebastienne
Glemm
Silus
Firegard
Craxor