User:Toran Wildpaw of the Frenzyheart/Alatar Greyblade

Early life to exile
Alatar began life as a joyous young boy. Nothing happened much, but he was happy. He aspired to hold true to the Light, but trained in the arts of the warrior, seeing the studies of a priest, "way too long and boring." He also learned a bit about the art of the bow, traps, and stealth from a High Elf Ranger that was passing through Lordaeron.

When the Second War rolled around, Alatar found himself in the quickly growing Knights of the Silver Hand. He found that the armor he was apparently required to wear felt a bit heavy to him, but he wore it nonetheless, feeling it was his duty to fight for his kingdom, no matter how uncomfortable he felt about it.

He later accompanied the Alliance Expedition through the Dark Portal as a captain. Alatar was knocked through the portal right before it closed. He slowly wandered back to Nethergarde Keep with only the Light to keep him up on his feet.

Later, during the Third War, he fought against many of the Scourge. However, he was accused of destroying a town. In truth, when he and his men had gotten there, the town was infested with undead. He killed the once living villagers and then burnt the town, only for Uther the Lightbringer, on the way to aid Prince Arthas Menethil in a fight against the Scourge at Hearthglen, to stare in horror and misunderstanding.

Alatar cried out how the town was already infested by undead villagers, but his cries were unheard by Uther. He was branded a traitor, and his link to the Light had been cut. Disgusted by Uther's misunderstanding, he threw off his armor, and once more adorned his lighter, more comfortable armor. When Jaina Proudmoore set sail for Kalimdor, Alatar accompanied her. He asked a high elven ranger who had also went to teach him the ways of a ranger, and luckily for him, she agreed.

He slowly left behind the thoughts of a paladin, and took a more ranger-like view. Now, instead of thinking of righteousness, he thought of peace, and calm.

When they first encountered the orcs in Stonetalon Peak, he thought of them as the beasts they appeared to be during the First and Second wars. However, as he saw their shamans and hunters, and as he saw their valiant eagerness to destroy the demons, he saw that they were not as evil as he thought.

Daelin Proudmoore's invasion and Alatar's heritage
After the Battle of Mount Hyjal, all was quiet for a time. Alatar often visited Orgrimmar, the orc's capital, for supplies and to discuss relations between the orcs and humans. However, when humans began random attacks on the orcs, Alatar was displeased. He would often spy on human encampents, attempting to see what they were up to. He did not learn anything however until the Half-ogre Rexxar took action, and found the secret of these treacheries. Rexxar journied to Theramore to ask Jaina what was happening, and then suddenly, her father, Daelin Proudmoore appeared with a large force of troops. He was outraged to see Rexxar, who he thought to be an ogre, Rokhan, who was a troll, and Alatar, who a mage revealed to actually be of half-elven decent.

He was shocked. Him...a half-elf? But...all this time...he appeared to be human. Yet he was half-elven all this time? But he would save his troubles for later. Right now, there was a war.

He helped the orcs in many fights against Admiral Proudmoore's forces. How he helped specifically is unknown.

The discovery of Timbermaw Hold
Later, after Daelin Proudmoore was killed, Alatar ventured to Felwood, to see if anything could be salvaged. To his surprise, he found the furbolgs of Timbermaw Hold. They were wary of him at first, but as he helped fight off the corrupted furbolgs, demons, and other things that proved a threat to them, they slowly grew friendlier to him, to the point where many of them would give their lives to defend him.

Ok, I'll get to work on his activites in Outland and Northrend later. That was a lot to type...