#the thalassian embassy

[eluviannaa]

A curious scroll of dark amethyst parchment seems to have found its way to Professor Cherie Ashan...

[martyrette]

SPECIAL FRRRRIENNNDSSS

[vampxboi]

The Basics~~~

•Name: Eclipsra umbrafall

•Age: mid twenties

•Birthday: Late winter

•Race:Rendorei

•Gender: Female

•Sexuality: Bisexual

•Marital status: never married, briefly engaged but that ended after her contact with the void.

•Relationship Status: Single

Physical appearance~~~

•Hair: Waist length hair of a deep amethyst color, often seen styled to one side.

•Faceclaim: (Mila kunis )

•Skin:Pale with blueish hues, with the extremities growing darker.

•Eyes: pale glowing blue.

•Height: 5’2

•Build: very lean, slender, petite more aptly but with a pleasant hourglass shape.

•Distinguishing features: Sharp cheekbones and large eyes, her lips,which often sport a dark lipstick shade,are small but full. (Tattoo details tba)

•Common accessories: Jewelry often that from her queldorei heritage can be seen adorning her visage.

Personal ~~~

•Professional: Employed as a courier, recently began studying the ways of the windwalker monks.

•Hobbies:Training, Pilates, traveling, learning about Pandaria, working with cloud serpents, getting tattoos.

•Languages: Common,orcish,Zandalari, Thalassian, and some darnassian.

•Residence: Formerly a large estate in Quel’thalas, one that had been in her family for decades, now she resides in the Stormwind embassy for the time being. Looking for lodgings in Pandaria.

•Birthplace: Quel’thalas

•Religion: Belief in The light and the void.

•Patron deity : None.

•Fears: None that she’ll admit to,{spiders, dying an old single hag, being wrongly accused and convicted of something, being hated by all.

Relationships~~~

•Spouse: no one currently. Her engagement ended when she joined Magister Umbric.

•children: none.

•Parents: Alive, excommunicated her.

•siblings: none, she was an heiress.

•Other Relatives: none

•Friends/Acquaintances: anyone who volunteers.

Traits~~~

•introverted/extroverted/inbetween

•disorganized/ organized/ in between

•open minded/ close minded/ in-between

•Calm/anxious/In-between

•inbetween/disagreeable/agreeable

•inbetween/reckless/cautious

•in-between/patient/impatient

•inbetween/reserved/outspoken

•leader/ follower/ inbetween

•empathetic/apathetic/in between

•pessimistic/optimistic/inbetween

•traditional/modern/inbetween

•hard working/lazy/inbetween

•cultured/in cultured/ in between

•loyal/disloyal/unknown/in between

•faithful/unfaithful/ unknown/in between

Additional information~~~

•smoking habits: occasionally, not often.

•drugs: the harmless stuff.

•alcohol:Enjoys drinking. Prefers light, fruity beverages. A good wine will earn you her favor fairly quick.

Side note~~~

Despite joining the alliance, she remains neutral to both parties. Not overly friendly to either faction. Do not be scared to approach her if you’re of the opposite faction.

[warcraft-lore-archives]

I'd love for Blizzard to hire a small writing team solely to establish specific cultural aspects of their races. I know just wandering the world we get plenty hints and pieces but... honestly, there just isn't that much in the game. I'd love to see a bookshelf in the Embassies that tells you about each races' cultural norms in many ways: their music, arts, the way they generalize the other races, their fashion choices, culinary and so on and so on. Maybe I'm just not looking deep enough...

I think there’s some of that in-game, but it’s definitely not easy to find. I’ve found stuff like this in the most obscure of places: city guard gossip text, the things that vendors sell, the official cookbooks, etc., but you don’t often see it in quest text, which is where everyone gets most of the lore. A lot of the more detailed cultural elements are actually in the RPG, but unfortunately, it’s non-canon. I was doing a cursory browse through the Horde Player’s Guide and there’s a substantial amount of information in there about religious beliefs, funerary rites, celebrations, and so forth. None of it is canon until put in the game, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it for your roleplay (although I do understand the desire to have something concrete).

There’s a mechanical issue in having a writing team for it, unfortunately. It would take a lot of time for a dev (or team of devs) to properly flesh out each race’s cultural norms, especially since there’s so much pre-established lore to go through to prevent discrepancies. Having a team of people do this when they could otherwise be doing things like bug fixing or creating new content, especially in a game played by more PvEers than RPers, would just be considered a waste of resources. 

I’m not familiar with the process behind the Chronicle volumes, but those were meant to be the most recent, up-to-date version of lore, and they still had some errors. This game has an enormous amount of lore in it and although it sometimes feels like there’s huge voids (the draenei’s 25,000 year expedition through space? the night elf’s 10,000 year long vigil?), there’s still a lot to cover. The Chronicle books covered as much as they could, added just about as much, and still never touched on these smaller details. 

You’ll get a lot about High/Blood elf music in in-game sound files (because most significant songs are sung in Thalassian), fashion via their unique armor items, and then nothing about their art. I wouldn’t ever ask this of anyone, but I’m sure if you did some painful sifting through all of the food and drink items vendors sell, you could probably get a good idea of each race’s cuisine... except there are some races, like the gnomes, which don’t appear to have any food items specific to them in-game. It’s very touch and go with different races and some are far more fleshed out than others. 

I, however, love details. I’m hoping with what I do in my Lore Months that I can maybe shed some light on this for you! I admit, I get excited when someone says, “This race has no lore!!” because I’m eager to prove them wrong. I want to prove to everyone that while Blizzard may not have given us everything we want, they gave us enough. I will sift through those vendors and I will tell you what each race’s cuisine is. You want to know something specific? Tell me and I’ll look for it so you don’t have to. 

[mastersommelierjennifer]

I sweep my dress beneath my legs, lowering myself slowly into the chair. The Embassy is uncomfortably silent today, though that is not to be unexpected. The ren’dorei sitting across from me tells me her story, a story I had once found interesting. Name, age, location of birth. Name, age, location of birth. Do you support the Kingdom of Stormwind? The Grand Alliance? I have yet to turn anyone way. This young lady comes to be, speaking with a slight Thalassian accent. She talks about growing up in Silvermoon City, of being of privilege — parents? Professors. Died when Kael’Thas rose to power, something about being anti-fascists. I stop writing at that �� that was different. Most of my interviewees have expressed a reticent movement from the sin’dorei to the Alliance. She tells me she knows her quel’dorei heritage. She is a scholar of history. She knows how the high elves had helped the proto-human societies. Interesting. I ask for her name again. “Dorah’talah,” she tells me, fidgeting, pushing her hair and tentacles behind her pale purple ears. “Valorous death.” I lean in. “Do you continue to keep ties within the kingdom of quel’thalas?” She hesitates. I set my pen down, snap at the rubber band on my wrist. I look closely at her face. After a moment: “I need my gold back,” she says quietly. She looks deeply embarrassed. “Please don’t—” “The Alliance can furnish you a small transition stipend,” I say, reaching toward the middle drawer of my walnut desk. “With respect, Commissary Hotchner,” she says, averting her eyes. “I need my gold back.” I stop, and retract my hand. “100 gold? 150? 300?” Her face flushes deep red. “About 95 thousand.” My eyes snap up at those words. My mind is going in several directions at once. “Valorous Death,” I muse. She looks at me curiously. I snap the rubber band, staring off to the right of her, thinking. “Do you follow the Light?” “Without Light there can be no Shadow,” she says without hesitation. “Of course I believe in — no, follow — the Light. Why?” I reach toward the bottom drawer of my desk. “Think hard about this next answer,” I say. She looks at me, face unreadable. “Are you familiar with personal protective details?” “...yes...” she says. She clears her throat, speaking louder. “Yes.” I snap the rubber band one last time. The sting causes me to smile. I slide the bottom drawer open. “I am going to place you under the auspices of the Church.” “But I’m not a priest,” she says. “Correct. You are not. But you are a believer. They will have to conduct background checks, work out a wire for your funds. Are you interested?” “Yes.” At this, I automatically approve her application for citizenship. “Keep your things packed,” I say, waving Yves over from the door frame. “This is my man, Yves. He can take your larger duffle. We will store it for you while you go through the Abbey. Deal?” I extend my hand. She grasps it — firm, yet fully aware of her own strength. Good. “Deal, Commissary.” ( ~ @blackbay-wra ~ )

[lady-rian]

Lady Rian J. Kestavin

(Updated Character Sheet)

the basics ––– –

NAME: Rian Jessyn Kestavin

AGE: 21

BIRTHDAY: March 3rd

RACE: Human

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: heterosexual

MARITAL STATUS: Married

physical appearance ––– –

HAIR: Dark Brown-black

EYES: grey-green

HEIGHT: 5′8

BUILD: athletically toned, Rounded middle currently pregnant.

DISTINGUISHING MARKS: None

COMMON ACCESSORIES: A contained wisp in an elegant copper and glass bauble worn on her belt.

FACE CLAIM: Bridget Regan

personal ––– –

PROFESSION: Soldier, Sword of Wrynn

HOBBIES: Playing the violin. Horseback riding.

LANGUAGES: Common, Darnassian, & Thalassian

RESIDENCE: Between Stormwind City & Ravenshollow, Alterac

BIRTHPLACE: Ironforge

RELIGION: Church of the Light

PATRON DEITY:  None

FEARS: Failure.

PETS/ANIMALS: Warhorse named Duke, Fox named Anne-Marie

relationships ––– -

Father- High Lord Maevaren Augustus Barov Valteric (MIA)

Mother- Lady Elizabeth Grace (Teague) Valteric (deceased)

Siblings- Lord Theron Valteric, Lord Laerix Valteric (MIA)

Children- Currently Pregnant 

Husband- Lord Thaylynn Kestavin Count of Ravenshollow @thaylynnkestavin

YOU MIGHT KNOW HER IF ––– -

Duskwood/Grand Hamlet - Her mother’s family sires from Grand Hamlet, Family name of Teague and lived in Willow Grove

Military Service- Sword of Wrynn, Argent Crusade, Light’s Hope, Pandaria, Draenor, Argus, Horde Front (BGs)

Attended the Academic Academy in Dalaran in her youth. 

Lived on and off near Hearthglen on the Valteric Estate.

Hang around Stormwind, usually near the Holt Embassy or pacing the city.

traits ––– -

extroverted / introverted / in between.

disorganized / organized / in between.

close minded / open-minded / in between.

calm / anxious / in between/

disagreeable / agreeable / in between.

cautious / reckless / in between.

patient / impatient / in between.

outspoken / reserved / in between.

leader / follower / in between.

empathetic / unemphatic / in between.

optimistic / pessimistic / in between.

traditional / modern / in between.

hard-working / lazy / in between.

cultured / un-cultured / in between.

loyal / disloyal / unknown / in between.

faithful / unfaithful / unknown / in between.

additional information ––– –

SMOKING HABIT: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

DRUGS: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

ALCOHOL: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

[eluviannaa]

A small glass vial finds its way to the Embassy's President of Commerce, dark tincture swirling with shadowed starlight beneath the cork's inset dropper. A thin navy twine, looped several times around the neck, secures a lavender note penned in looping script:

A little something to deter our small visitors. A few drops should suffice. Its fragrance is pleasant enough, though I must caution against touching the liquid directly—it has a tendency to stain. I have a few more vials should we need.

-e

[eluviannaa]

Two identical silver tins sit in quiet defiance upon Voidsong's desk, a lavender note resting delicately between them, the offerings meant to tempt any passerby through the Embassy this week:

One holds an enchanting blend of Fyrakk’s Revenge tea leaves, a treasure from my recent visit to the Jubilee. The other? Something far less... agreeable.

Please note: once unsealed, the entity will very much resist returning to the box.

- e

[eluviannaa]

An unassuming clock on a wall within the Embassy began to wobble, dislodging sleepy insects from its back panel. The creatures fell to the floor in a daze as washes of deep gold flickered across its face, attempting to summon an alternate timeline. A faint hum echoed and strained, threatening to meet its crescendo later that very afternoon.

[eluviannaa]

A dark envelope with curious shifting stars across its surface arrives at the Embassy...

Professor,

The Void interrupted my morning rituals today with persistent whispers, “Seek The First about the thing.”

Next week feels ominous, in a good way. Let us discuss the “event” with a cursed object or two, and, if you would be so kind, that unsettling chant.

Time bends to its own will, but we should seek to gather at the hour when the clock hums that ominous melody.

-e

[eluviannaa]

A lavender square of parchment is pinned in a public place for eyes moving within The Embassy.

AKA madness now comes in bite-sized fragments. 'Letter' Discord channels are a dangerous place.

[martyrette]

Hi sorry this is just because of the Thalassian Embassy post you made, but I found it an amusing side note that mentioning the Darkfallen especially (I mean it's also because of Quel'dorei and Ren'dorei seeing their current faction alignments in comparison to Sin'dorei, but *especially Darkfallen* mention) that this would, in canon WoW lore, be considered a progressive movement by accepting it's undead former members, as outside of begrudgingly accepting Death Knights, nearly every other faction group universally shuns them and is basically the whole point of the Forsaken. Undead that still have their mind with no home left to go.

To clarify, I think that is a good thing to include all Quel'thalas natives, just sharing a thought that occured to me. (Retired from WoW nowadays, I play FFXIV instead, but I was a huge lore nut from like TBC to Dragonflight)

Omg no, I LOVE lore. Please, more lore nerd asks!!! 💕💕💕

The whole group’s idea is TOTAL unification, so long as Thalassian blood is in your veins - and the core has been slowly shifting their views to seeing them as fellow victims of the Scourge, rather than willing participants.

I think back on how Sylvanas and the Forsaken are the ones who even reached out to the Sin’dorei - to offer them aid due to that sense of kinsmanship and admiration for Sylvanas (on the Lord-Regant’s part). Playing Remix as well, you see throughout how he always talks about Sylvanas and them working together.

Total side note, but I hate that I can’t get into FF14. I’ve tried so damn hard.

[eluviannaa]

Well overdue and likely a work in progress.

Character Notes

Name Eluvianna Umbralstar, formerly Everheart

Nicknames & Aliases Elu

Voiceclaim Tilda Swinton (Constantine)

Faceclaim Monica Bellucci

Hooks × Themes Cursed Objects, Archaeology, Languages, Dark Rituals, Eldritch and Psychological Horror, Netherlight, Rivals, Kul Tiras, Relic Hunting & Adventure, Shadow Magic, Sinister Connections, Correspondence, and Art RP.

Music Mr Kitty - After Dark, Vangelis - Rachel's Song (Bladerunner), Chelsea Wolfe - 16 Psyche, Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire (Ex Voto)

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Age mid-20’s, normalized

Date of Birth: Hallow’s End

Birthplace Silvermoon, Quel’Thalas

Current Home Boralus, Kul Tiras

Gender female

Pronouns she/her

Race Ren'dorei, Void Elf

Sexuality bisexual

Height 5’6”

Alignment Moral Gray

Parents Lord Dacian and Lady Tavora Everheart

Relationship Status Single

Languages Thalassian, Common, Shath'Yar, Draconic. Working/Academic: Eredun, Arakkoa, and Ethereal

Companions Feodore (“Feo”), a young mindbender given to her as a gift during her early years in Boralus. Her Archivist's quill, Venedict, a gift from Zarath'anar, an Ethereal merchant she became acquainted with during her time at Netherlight in Dalaran. Keena, her sentient blade and artifact weapon, often kept in her boot.

Occupation & Roles Shadow Priestess, Veilkeeper & Archivist, Shadow Oracle, and Proprietress of Curses & Curios, Second to the First Representative of the Ren'dorei (The Thalassian Embassy).

Hobbies & Interests Writing Shath'Yar poetry, penning a steamy romance serial Dark Desires and Daggerwork under the pen name Gaius Nightshayde, a fondness for Azeroth's tavern bards, Starlight Roses, studying history��Azeroth and beyond, Ethereals (fangirl moments, beware), collecting old books, languages, relic restoration and preservation which can often naturally inspire her own designs for such things as daggers and adornments.

Personality Balances her boundless curiosity with perfect control, the chaos of a risk-taker and the precision of a scholar. A poetess at heart, she courts danger with subtlety and grace, wielding her characteristic wit to turn both business and pleasure into an art form. All tied with a whimsical, yet elegant bow of dark comedy.

Flaws Perfect control is a double-edged blade. Delusion often masquerades as idealism. Or worse—confidence. And yet so rarely reveals its tragic hand.

Appearance Her appearance is now but a haunting echo of the sunlit isles of Quel'Thalas.

Smaller than most of her kin, luminescent pale hair falls in gentle waves across her shoulders, reaching just above the inset of her hips, threading with spectral void tendrils. Violet eyes without iris or pupil are framed in charcoal purple and feathery lashes, beneath arching brows a shade darker than the ghostly pallor of flesh and tress. Her lips are swatched with black and hold a violet sheen.

Fine, delicate Thalassian features typically offer a neutral demeanor, though occasionally fall into playful expressiveness. A lithe elven hourglass frame moves with a caster's grace while carrying a strength forged by years of travel and adventure.

Distinguishing Marks A vertical, lightning-shaped scar runs down her sternum, subtle jagged branches reaching outward. The marking nearly matches her skin, visible only in close company. Those familiar with dark rituals may recognize its mark.

Style A deep chestnut robe plunges in a dramatic blade of pale skin meeting the cinch of a wide leather belt. Its drape parts high at her leg, occasionally revealing a small, ornate dagger, its illuminated blade largely concealed within its sheathe. Soft leather boots lace high above the knee, paired with dark fingerless gloves. A heavy velvet cloak hangs from a silver clasp at her throat, hood often pulled over the face in half shadow. From a lariat chain hangs an indigo pendant—a cracked gem that occasionally offers a faint inner glow, marked by the Sunwell's desecration.

Education & Training Through childhood and adolescence, private tutoring in some Arcane and eventually, rudimentary focus with Priest disciplines. Various Archaeological studies and excursions with her father, a distinguished member of the Reliquary. Independent/personal studies in Shath'Yar and poetry. Netherlight Temple (Shadow), including mentorship under Conclave Archivist and mentalist of note, Ryvora Rowley. Apprenticeship with antiquarian Ozzuel Mooreland and eventual assumption of his business in Boralus, Curses & Curios.

[martyrette]

Erm I have Bluesky now-

[martyrette]

A project run and created by my pals and I. We’re focused on creating player networking, running small easy to jump in events, quests and facilitating a swag Elven atmosphere.

We’ve just hit 100 members! More things are to be rolled out, such as our market, long term storyline & more!

Artwork by @thirea

Discord: https://discord.gg/aCpuag2eZQ

[martyrette]

I found this when I was looking for some older art and someone also brought it up. I’m not sure if I shared it but my campaigning for becoming the President of Commerce for the Thalassian Embassy way back when.

Trying to stock the queue back up now that I’m getting a bit better. Stay tuned. Bitch.