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LFRP: Keonna Duskveil

The Basics ––– –

Age: 323 Race: Ren’dorei Gender: Cis female Sexuality: Bisexual Marital Status: Single (Widowed)

Physical Appearance ––– –

Hair: Violet with hints of blue, pink, and a peek of glowing tendrils tucked beneath the strands. Eyes: Glowing blue. Height: 5’4” Build: Slight Distinguishing Marks: There’s a rune carved into the back of her neck, but time and some thing else has mostly distorted it to the point whatever it originally was would be very hard to decipher. Common Accessories: Her satchel full of her field gear, a pair of silver spectacles with little purple and blue runes etched into the frame (given how she doesn’t always wear them, they’re likely not for vision purposes), and a pendant with a bit of the sky surrounding the Telogrus Rift painted inside the glass.

Personal ––– –

Profession: Biologist, researcher, alchemist. Hobbies: Reading, long walks to stretch her legs and clear her head, collecting obscure alchemical implements, people watching, people pestering, sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong, taking apart things to see what makes them tick, writing long letters to the those that irk her giving great detail on why they upset her, avoiding her brother’s vast catalogue of work, puzzles. Languages: Thalassian, Orcish, Common, Nazja Residence: Stormwind City Birthplace: Her family home in what is now the Ghostlands. Religion: She has no particular ties to any faith. Fears: Stagnation, loss of control, great heights (specifically falling from), ridicule.

Relationships ––– -

Spouse: She will go no further than saying she once was married, and he died quite some time ago. She’s over it so why are people so nosy? Children: None. Parents: Deceased, and not a subject she discusses. Siblings: Kieroan Dawnveil, younger brother. (He retains the family name that she twisted to suit her present nature.) Other Relatives: None she’d discuss. Pets: None.

Personality ––– -

Positive: Inquisitive, Ambitious, Resourceful, Objective Negative: Obsessive, Questionable Morals, Meddlesome, Pantomath

Traits ––– -

Extroverted / In Between / Introverted Disorganized / In Between / Organized Close Minded / In Between / Open Minded Calm / In Between / Anxious Disagreeable / In Between / Agreeable Cautious / In Between / Reckless Patient / In Between /  Impatient Outspoken / In Between / Reserved Leader / In Between / Follower Empathetic / In Between / Apathetic Optimistic / In Between / Pessimistic Traditional / In Between / Modern Hard-working / In Between / Lazy Cultured / In Between / Uncultured Loyal / In Between / Disloyal Faithful / In Between / Unfaithful 

Additional information ––– –

Smoking Habit: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess. Drugs: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess. Alcohol: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

RP Hooks ––– –

Silvermoon Scientist: Before her exposure to the void, Keonna was a researcher with a focus on biology. She did many studies about elven physiology, with a focus on how different types of energy altered them. She's published papers on felblood elves in the past, as well as her research into the speed and aspects of alteration the quel'dorei underwent when exposed to the fel and the arcane. Some of her work about the Wretched seemed particularly well-researched but lacked anything in the way of empathy for her fallen brethren. Alchemical Interests: Besides her research into biology, Keonna works as an alchemist. In the past she spent much time at alchemical lectures and discussions in Silvermoon City. Given the changes in her life, she no longer visits her old home but she may have crossed paths with people there. Or at the same sorts of lectures and meetings and shops now that she's located in Stormwind! Supplies Wanted: Much of her work requires a great deal of components, and Keonna is always looking to buy from those willing to do the legwork. Any sort of monster or animal parts (or living specimens) may be called for, so if your character would be the type to sell or trade, she's got coin ready to spend! Library Lurker: There are few things Keonna likes more than answers to her questions, and one place to often find them are books! She haunted many of the bookstores and libraries in Silvermoon, and does the same now in Stormwind. Maybe they've crossed paths there, or bickered over them both wanting the same copy of a book! She has quite the sharp tongue when she wants something.

Contact Information  ––– –

In-game name: Keonna Server: Moonguard

I lean towards character focused plots full of elements of mystery, magic, and testing character beliefs and morals. Combat RP is okay, but it’s not my favorite cup of tea to sip. This character falls into the realm of grey morality, and I am open to exploring areas and topics that deal with that.

However, I do not write content that pertains to sexual assault/violence or exploitation and abuse towards kids or animals. Maybe I'm a carebear for that, but I don't care, bear.

I am interested in connections with other void elves she may have known prior to their change. If you are interested in some sort of past connection, whisper me! I’m open to new contacts of any manner as well!

You can send me a message or ask anytime on Tumblr! If you’d like my discord or real ID I don’t mind giving those out too!

Thank you for reading! If she sparks your interest, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Art by the lovely Six. Find her info here.

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The Void Elf starting zone is absolutely beautiful. I sometimes go back there just to chill.

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“If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”  

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Warcraft Aesthetics → Children of… 4/5 | Ren’dorei

“You belong in the sky in the endless void” — k.p.

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What I possess, seems far away to me, and what is gone becomes reality.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust (via the-book-diaries)

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I fall in love everyday, with ideas and sensations, people I see. I hold them long enough to let them go, but I keep them in my heart and in my soul.

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (via the-book-diaries)

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It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they feel. The smart ones keep themselves to themselves for good reason. Why would you want to tell anyone anything that’s dear to you? Even when you like them and want nothing more than to be closer than close to them? It’s so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can’t say the things you want to.

Henry Rollins, Solipsist (via the-book-diaries)

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I’m like that. Either I forget right away or I never forget.

Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot (via the-book-diaries)

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She could shut out the whole world, including herself.

Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones (via the-book-diaries)

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Whenever my environment had failed to support or nourish me, I had clutched at books…

Richard Wright, Black Boy (via the-book-diaries)

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~ Elurion’s Aesthetic ~

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“I can only connect deeply or not at all.”

— Anaïs Nin

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“(…) stop devouring and fearing. You are a tortured being, you have been all your life. Come out of this darkness and love passionately again, forget yourself. Create. You isolate yourself with your love, and you suspect every nuance every word and every gesture. It is bad. You must be courageous and ruthless and reckless.”

— Anais Nin, Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1939-1947

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A “Short” Discussion of the Void

Parts to be Discussed:

A Brief Primer on the Void

Characteristics of the Void

“The Void and You” (races that have merged with the void and what that means)

The Void Dimension

The Shadow & the Light

A Brief Primer on the Void

According to Chronicle, at the very beginning of everything, there was only the Light. As the Light shifted and moved in great waves of cosmic motion, it inadvertently created pockets of cold nothingness. These pockets, absent of any Light whatsoever, gave birth to the Void, an entity of utter chaos and destruction [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I].

At its core, the Void is a force that seeks to consume everything and destroy or enslave every soul in the universe [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 20]. Because the Void originated in a dimension outside of the physical realm, it is incredibly difficult for powerful Void beings to manifest on the plane of reality for extended periods of time [World of Warcraft, Chronicle Volume I, pg. 13]. Despite this, the Void has found a way to spread its influence unfettered through “maddening whispers” [Page: Whisper Gulch, NPC: C’thun Dialogue]. These whispers are quite invasive and hard to ignore, leading many a feeble mind to their doom [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 36, Quest: Arkhaan’s Peril, NPC: Magister Umbric Dialogue].

Void and Shadow are interchangeable terms [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I].

Characteristics of the Void

As opposed to the Light, which seeks one path and shuns all others as lies, the Void seeks every possible path, seeing them all as truth [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 37, NPC: Magister Umbric Dialogue, Twitter: Steve Danuser].

It’s possible that mortals succumb to madness when exposed to the Void’s whispers because they are unable to discern what is truth and what is falsehood. Just as the Void believes every path is a true one, mortals believe (or want to believe) that everything the Void is telling them is true. This misconception leads mortals down paths of depravity and betrayal, especially when motivated by the Void’s desire to destroy everything. Alleria Windrunner, however, is able to maintain her sanity in part because she can sift out the lies and distinguish between the Void’s memories, plans, and desires [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 37, Comic: Three Sisters, pg. 10].

Similar to how the Light views the Void as a malevolent force that must be stopped, the Void likewise considers the Light a corruptive entity. A couple paragraphs from “A Thousand Years of War” describe this best:

“[Alleria] saw the Light moving through the cosmos like a ravenous predator. She saw it touch the minds of Azeroth’s mortals—a touch that corrupted them forever. She saw generations live and die in invisible chains, bound to a force that granted them fleeting moments of peace in exchange for absolute obedience.

She saw war. She saw the forces of the Light striking back against the Void. She saw darkened worlds burning in holy fire. She saw millions of creatures encased in luminous crystals the size of mountains, sustained by the Light and unable to die. Warriors of the Light were monsters, corrupting and consuming everything they touched” [pg. 37].

The Void does not understand the bonds between mortals and that there are some things that cannot be corrupted [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 38].

The Void and You

Although many have succumbed to the Void, some of strong mind have achieved mastery over the shadow without falling prey to it. Most prominent are the void elves and void ethereals, although one Broken was successfully infused with void without falling to madness [Dungeon Journal: Seat of the Triumvirate: Zuraal the Ascended].

There are two groups of void ethereals: the Ethereum in Netherstorm and the Shadowguard on Argus. The former manipulated void energy in the Naaru manaforges and bonded it with their own energy, turning them into a creature called a nexus-stalker [Quest: Potential for Brain Damage = High]. It is not specified how the Shadowguard become void ethereals except that they succumbed to the void and do not have control over it in the way that Locus-Walker or Alleria do [Quest: Shadowguard Incursion, Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 19-20].

Although it may not seem like it, there is a marked difference between void users and void beings. Void elves and void ethereals have merged with the void and become void beings, whereas shadow priests only wield the void, making them void users. For more about this, there is a very good post here covering the distinction, however I will leave you with one more thing to consider: a line from the “A Thousand Years of War” story reads, “But now Turalyon was not simply a wielder of the light; he had become one with it, like most of them” [pg. 17]. Blood elf shadow priests, for example, are only wielders of shadow and not one with the void in the sense that Alleria and the void elves are.

(Sidenote: As a point of interest, some night elf shadow priests draw their shadow powers from a belief in “the dark side of the moon” and that “the light of the moon casts a shadow” [TCG: Anduros Silversong, TCG: Kintara Wintermoon].)

The Void Dimension

The PC has entered the Void, the dimension where the Void Lords and void beings exist, multiple times [Quest: Into the Void, Quest: Throwing Shade]. The Void dimension is described as a place of “nothing” with no light, sound, or ground, although it is represented very differently in-game [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 34, Twitter: Jeremy Feasel]. In fact, when one enters the Void dimension in-game, they seem to enter a muted mirror version of Azeroth full of void creatures (similar to the Emerald Dream) [Quest: Into the Void, Quest: Throwing Shade]. It is unclear if the Void is really meant to be a scape of “nothingness” or if it somehow operates similar to the Twisting Nether in that it can create strange reflections of real worlds [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 7].

The Shadow & The Light

Even though the Light once existed as the only being in the cosmos, it has been said many times that the Void and Light cannot exist without each other [Quest: What the Soul Sees]. Conversely, it has also been said that the Void and Light cannot exist together because they are antithetical in nature [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 20, 28, 29].

Very few mortals use both the Light and Shadow, preferring instead to give in to the powers of one over the other. Despite this, the Light and Shadow are incredibly powerful forces when used in concert because they are the two very base cosmic forces of the universe. As Locus-Walker pointed out in his lessons to Alleria, neither the Light nor the Shadow alone are responsible for determining destiny. One cannot use just the Void or Light to tell the future accurately, but Alleria, with her knowledge of and mastery over both, saw visions of the future that neither force alone could have foretold. It is this unique foresight which enabled her to see that the Void was lying to her [Audio Drama: A Thousand Years of War, pg. 36-37].

Even Natalie Seline acknowledged the power one would have using both the Light and Shadow together. For a time, those under her guidance practiced both forms of magic, however the pull of the Void was too much, and they eventually forsook the Light altogether [Object: Word of the Conclave, Part Nine, Part Ten].