User:Galiathslay

Overall Information
Full Name: Galiathslay Godforge (Gal-ee-ath-slay, not Galiath-slay).

Nicknames: "Gal" or "Galiath"

Date of Birth: Unknown

Age: 23 (At the time of the Battle of Undercity)

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Hair: Grey

Skin: White

Eyes: Blue

Height: 6"1

Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)

Place of residence: No permanent place of residence, he travels where his adventures lead him.

Place of Birth: Farshire, Borean Tundra, Northrend

Known Relatives: His biological sister Theresa and brother Danyl are not confirmed dead, though they were lost. His entire adoptive family besides his mother are still alive and well.

Fun Fact: Danyl, his older brother, is not dead, though nobody knows it, his body was apparently found in the raid (Information in the family section)

Religion/Philosophy: Soul dedication to the light.

Occupation: Paladin, working as a soldier for the Alliance.

Group/Guild affiliation: None.

Guild Rank: NA

Enemies: The Scourge and The Burning Legion.

Likes: No particular likes.

Favorite Foods: Roast leg of lamb, roast duck.

Favorite Drinks: Any alchohol is his favourite.

Favorite Colours: Yellow, White, Grey.

Weapons of Choice: A good, quick one handed sword or mace coupled with a shield.

Dislikes: The Scourge and The Burning Legion

Hobbies: Battle.

Physical Features: Long grey hair, fairly muscular, a dismal look in his eyes.

Positive Personality Traits: Rather charming, fun, entertaining, dedicated and pure.

Negative Personality Traits: Can be gloomy, secretive, he has no mercy for anything related to The Burning Legion or The Scourge (besides Draenei and Forsaken, though he is distrustful).

Childhood (Ages 1-11)
Born as the son of David and Jane Godforge in the small Northrend village of Farshire, Galiath Godforge was a happy young boy, he was just like any child, hyper and running around everywhere. He was not an only child though; he had two older brothers, named Arethos and Danyl, and a younger sister, named Theresa. Arethos and Danyl were typical older brother bullies, getting into trouble often, running off into mines and around the Tundra, and of course, bullying their younger siblings, though Galiath and Theresa were a team, they stuck together and were the best of mates. He did not go to school, as no part of Northrend was very well developed, and there were very few schools, and the nearest was an hour away, and very expensive, so he worked on his fathers farm, growing crops and selling it to the local general shop, and even to the mainland of the Eastern Kingdoms on the few occasions they came.

Though one day, at the age of 11, he left the village and made his way to the port to deliver some food from his fathers farm to be delivered to Stormwind, little did he know that he would be in for the shock of his life when he returned.

As he made his way back, he noticed smoke rising from where his village was, he ran towards his home, eventually smelling the scent of blood and burning bodies, as he got closer he heard the screams of innocent villagers, he sprinted towards Farshire, eventually, his home, came into full site. Burning buildings, people running, screaming, tortured. Death and destruction was everywhere, he saw the demons, of which he had only heard of in stories, destroying everything in site. He was then spotted by one of the demons, he ran for his life towards an underground cavern he had found several years back, the cavern served as a sort of 'tree house' throughout his life. He got out of the demons line of sight and dived into the cavern, and hid in a corner, crying, cowering and fearing. After an hour, the cries stopped, he slowly crept out of the cavern, and saw his former home up in flames.

He saw no signs of a demon, and slowly walked toward the village. He saw burning bodies in every direction he looked, he ran to his house, to see if his family had survived. He slowly opened the door and walked in, and there they were, his parents and brothers lying dead. He charged out the door shouting "Help! Help", but to no effect, nobody came. He wandered around the village, searching for any sign of life- and his sister, especially, until he heard somebody speak. It was a guard, from Stormwind that had come with the boat, he asked Galiathslay if there were any other survivors, he didn't reply, and the guard brought him to the boat.

The boat set sail for Stormwind, where the guard would inform the King of what had happened, and how there was only one survivor, a young boy, named Galiathslay.

The king asked to meet the survivor, Galiathslay was brought in and introduced to the king, he was asked all the details of the attack, and what may have possibly caused it. Galiathslay explained that a few villagers had been seen conducting strange rituals. A theory immediately arose; Warlocks. Warlocks must have caused the devastation in Farshire, they must have been to weak to control the demons, and they ran rogue destroying everything. Any investigation of the attack was dismissed as any Warlocks involved would have been killed.

The guard escorted Galiathslay to the orphanage, where he would live, but only temporarily, only 3 weeks later, a family that had heard his story wanted to see the boy, and adopted him.

Coming of Age (Ages 11-18)
This chapter in Galiathslay's history goes over the events that happened after his childhood, and goes over his new family in Goldshire. -

Family
Galiathslay was settling well into his new family, they took care of him, provided shelter, food and schooling.

He cried for many nights after the events that happened in Northrend, though his adoptive family helped him through it, his older sister in particular.

Her name was Rose, a serious, intelligent and an overall virtuous 15 year old girl. His mother and fathers names were Emma and Chris Jaril. His father worked as the town blacksmith. His income was fairly good, and they were fairly well kept because of it, their house was a lovely 2 story cottage, with a nice garden out in the back, overlooking a river. His mother cared for the family, doing the cooking and cleaning, though over the years she started become less and less lively...

He had two brothers, one just 3 months older, who was his best friend, named Daniel, and a much older brother named Thaeru, who was 21 years old, and living in Stormwind, working as a guard.

And best of all, he was finally able to go to school, while Northrends economy was failing, and his family poor, Goldshires was booming, and he was living a mere half hour away from one of the humans last bastions of power, Stormwind.

Ages 12-15
It had been a year since he had moved in with his new family, he was settled and starting to forget the terrible events of the past. He had begun school, and was learning quickly, he had learnt how to read (he could barely read beforehand), do math and all sorts of things. His father taught him how to make hammers, nails and helmets, and was told he would be taught how to forge a sword when he was old enough. Most of all, he finally had a true, best friend, his brother, Daniel. In Northrend, he had little interaction with children his age, if he wasn't working on the farm, his friends were.

He spent most of his time up in his tree house, made by the entire family, reading and studying ancient texts. What most interested him however, was the Holy Light, its virtues, and the power of the Paladin.

Through the years he studied the Holy Light and Paladins, there role in the war and history. His older sister, Rose, often stayed with him, studying texts about arcane magics, she was very interested in magic and its powers, as was Galiath, about holy powers.

Not only was he interested in the Holy Light, but he was interested in battle, and often "dueled" with his brothers, Thaeru taught him how to use a sword, of course he only used wooden sticks and toy swords, but none the less, he could use them well. As he became a better and better fighter, his hatred for all demons and undead grew along with his hunger for revenge.

Over the years, his mother became more weary, she looked sick, and she was, by the time he was 14, she was no longer able to work around the house, and slept most of the time, she did go to the doctor, but unfortunately nothing could be done, and she passed away when Galiathslay was only 15.

Ages 15-18
At this point his father was doing everything, Emma had recently passed away and everyone had to help around the house more, his dad was becoming stressed and depressed. The death of his mother only heightened Galiaths anger, even though it truly wasn't anybodies fault, Galiath still wanted his revenge, and started practicing fighting techniques with a real sword and shield. He often dueled both his brothers, obviously acting carefully and wearing some armour.

As well as fighting, and becoming physically fit, he continued with his studies of ancient text and the Holy Light, he often attempted to cast a holy spell, attempting to heal his wounds, though with no teacher, and just books to read from, this was incredibly difficult. Though at the age of 16, he had finally done it, he casted a spell, and healed one of his cuts, he continued to practice holy magic, and it became easier and easier to cast spells.

At 17 he learnt his first offensive type spell, and he used it to his advantage in his duels, at the same time, Rose was learning quickly how to create fire from nothing, and conjure up supplies.

On his 18th birthday, both his brothers were taken and forced to enroll in the army of Alliance, and were sent off to Arathi Basin and Alterac Valley, they were just two of many who had been forced into the army, though Galiathslay pondered why he wasn't aswell.

He continued studying the ways of the light for the next two years, as did his sister with arcane magic, until the age of 20, where he finally decided to take action and find a teacher in the ways of the light, and gain the revenge against the Burning Legion that he hungered for for so many years.

He packed his bags and left his home, mounted his horse and left for Stormwind, and after 2 or so hours of traveling, he had finally reached the magnificent city. He had heard about several Paladin trainers located in the Cathedral of Light, and that was where he went. He found a trainer that went by the name "Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker", Lord Grayson agreed to teaching him, and taught him very basic offensive spells.

After 3 weeks of intense training, Lord Grayson instructed Galiathslay to go to Northshire Abbey, and help the citizens of the town and practice his new found abilities.

Galiathslay headed back to Goldshire, where he saw his friend, Ecthellion Ritor, who was also interested in the Holy Light, Galiath told him that he was going to Northshire Abbey, and Ecthellion expressed much enthusiasm in going on an adventure and practicing his skills as a Paladin. After reuniting with his family, him and Ecthellion headed to the Abbey to begin their journey.

Their destiny lay before them.

David Godforge
David Godforge was a typical father, he loved his children and cared for them as best he could. He brought his children up in the small Northrend town of Farshire, and worked as a farmer, though, much like most people in Farshire, he was poor, and struggled to support his family. He was killed during the legion raid of Farshire.

Jane Godforge
She was just like any mother during the time, she cooked, cleaned and cared for her kids, occasionally taking up part-time work at a nearby shop to help support her family. She was killed during the legion raid of Farshire.

Theresa Godforge
Galiath and Theresa were the two youngest in the family and often picked on by their two older brothers, they stuck together and were good friends. They were all they had, their other friends were always working to support their families, and whenever they weren't, Theresa and Galiath had to work to support theirs. She was lost during the legion raid, her body wasn't found though, and is rumoured to still be alive.

Danyl Godforge
One of the older brothers, and bullies of the family, him and his twin brother Arethos would often pick on Galiathslay and Theresa. He worked on his fathers farm whenever he wasn't out causing mischief. Though there is something special about him, much like with Galiathslay. He was lost during the legion raid, and his body was apparently found and buried along with the others, but recently, Galiathslay met up with him in Valiance Keep, though he was much different than he had known him before...

He was a death knight.

He told Galiathslay of how he was taken by the Legion during the raid because they thought that he was Galiath, when they found out the truth however, they threw him out into the cold, dark wastelands of Northrend, he was soon found by Arthas, the Lich King, and was promised shelter, food, and most of all, immortality and power. The Scourge pretty much raised him until he was 18, he was then converted into a death knight, and remained a death knight under the Lich Kings service until the huge rebellion.. They fed him, they gave him shelter, they taught how to become a brilliant fighter. Though he did break off from the Scourge along with the other death knights, and is now back to gain his revenge and save the world.

Arethos Godforge
The second older brother, and the biggest bully of the whole town, he was the main reason Danyl was such a ruffian, and was a bad influence, he would often go around making everyone's life difficult. He was killed during the legion raid.

Rose
It was clear that Rose was special, she was a genius, the top of her class, and was able to learn basic magic by herself, she taught herself how to cast basic offensive and defensive spells. Rose helped her younger adopted brother, Galiathslay, through the pain of his losses, and was a good friend to him. She later went on to becoming an incredibly powerful mage, and is now helping in the fight against the legion and scourge.

Daniel
Daniel was Galiath's adoptive brother and best friend during his childhood, he was also his first real friend, when Galiath lived in Farshire, he had no time to spend with friends or to just have fun. Daniel was sent off to fight in Alterac Valley for the Alliance at the age of 18.

Thaeru
His much older brother, when Galiathslay first went to live with his new family in Goldshire at the age of 11, Thaeru was working as a guard in Stormwind. He was a good friend to Galiath, he taught him how to wield and use weaponry. He was also sent to Alterac Valley at the same time Daniel was.

Chris
His adoptive father, he worked as a blacksmith and was earning a good amount of money, he taught Galiath how to make several different things, and was able to send him to school.

Emma
His adoptive mother, she cooked, cleaned and took care of her kids like no other mother, she was polite, kind, generous and loving. She unfortunately passed away when Galiathslay was only 14.

Vogen Wildhammer
Galiathslay met Vogen in the amazing city of Ironforge during his first visit, he told Galiath that he had heard about his feats in Westfall and the Defias hideout, the Deadmines, and wanted to join him in his quest to help people, and eventually enter the dark portal and stop the legion.

He was just like any other Dwarf, he was a complete drunkard, though he had a good heart. They remained friends until their eventual death.

Melethon Arathnar
Galiath first met Melethon in Shattrath, they were both fighting for the same thing: Peace and for the safety of the world. Melethon joined Galiathslay and Vogen, and helped them fight the legion back in Outland. During the battle against Illidan, Melethon was stabbed through the chest by Illidan, and was killed (or so they though). They wanted to give him a proper ceremony, but they had to leave the temple quickly, demons were charging for them to avenge their fallen leader, they left his body there. A member of the scourge was told to go to the Black Temple, that there was somebody special the Lich King needed, he took his body back to Icecrown and were able to save his life through certain unimaginable means, and he was converted into a death knight. He broke off along with the other death knights.

They remained friends until Melethon was killed by the Lich King.

Ecthellion Ritor
They met when they were both just 16, Ecthellion had moved to Goldshire from Darkshire to avoid the dangers that lurked there. They both had common beliefs and followed the ways of the light, they both strived to become mighty paladins and one day defeat the evils of the world. When Galiathslay went to Northshire Abbey to begin his quest, Ecthellion followed. They remained friends until their eventual death.