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Magdelena
Magdelena is a human female protection paladin residing in the Rivendare realm.

Magdelena's Her-story
Magdelena's family worked a small farm in the northeastern section of the Redridge Mountains. That is, they did until the orcs moved in. The green-skins killed Magdelena's father and brothers and sent her mother, Rachela, and her fleeing for their lives. They ran night and day until they came to the relative safety of Lakeshire. Displaced, with no way to make a living, Rachela scraped for whatever she could get to keep food in her child's belly. It wasn't long before the handsome woman caught the eye of a local man, Matthew Hooper, the master fisherman. He began to court her and soon proposed. There was one hitch though. Matthew, good man that he was, didn't want to raise children. His own were long grown and his wife had died of consumption several years before. He was just looking to have some companionship in his elder years. He suggested that perhaps Magdelena, already growing into a strapping young woman, would be better off at Northshire Abbey where the monks would teach her a trade and skills to make her own way in the world.

Rachela was torn with having to choose between her only surviving family and this wonderful man who was willing to care for her. She had heard of the monks of Northshire of course, and all the good work that they did, but the thought of sending her child off alone was heart-rending. In the end though, she knew it would be best for all. Even in the good times, Matthew brought home just enough for the two of them to get by on and having a growing girl like Magdelena to feed and clothe would put a lot of pressure on the household. So, reluctantly and tearfully, Rachela explained to Magdelena that she was going to Northshire.

Magdelena took the news stoically. She too had heard the stories of Northshire. It was a primary training place for the new Order of the Silver Hand, the holy priest-warriors, the paladins. They strove to instill the values and the philosophy of Uther Lightbringer and the Knights of the Silver Hand. Magdelena had felt the calling of the Light at an early age and her most earnest desire was to become a paladin and fight on the side of the Light. So the news that she was being shipped off to Northshire couldn't have been more welcome. Her mother was a little taken aback at the lack of response from her daughter. The two said tear-filled good-byes and Magdelena was consigned to a peddler for the trip to Northshire.

One long and bumpy ride in a peddler's wagon later, Magdelena caught her first glimpse of Northshire Abbey. The white marble walls, the soaring spires, were everything she had dreamed of. She was introduced to Marshal McBride, the military commander of Northshire, and Brother Sammuel, the head trainer for the Silver Hand. McBride greeted her gruffly, dismissing her with a wave of his hand. He'd seen so many youths come for training and run back home with the tails between their legs to get excited about a tallish slip of a girl. Brother Sammuel was more tolerant. He too had seen his share of recruits wash out, but he saw something within this girl's eyes. A burning desire, a passionate faith in the Light, and a willingness to work hard so that she could carry the torch against the forces of Darkness. He set about training her.

During the weeks, months, and years that passed, Magdelena studied hard, prayed hard, sparred hard and fought hard. She was not always victorious, far from it, but with each altercation, she grew in power and prominence. She was given bolder and sterner tasks to perform and received reward commensurate with her success. Soon, she reached the status of a full Knight within the Order, bloodied in battle and blessed by the Light. She continues to strive against the Dark, against the Shadow, the Horde, and the Burning Legion.

When she despairs, she contacts her friends. Deathsgrip, Sarna and Malroth, Tyredex and Ryz, Rylaar and Carns, Spanik, Kpaxzor and Cleanze. With these stalwart and true friends, her black moods do not last long and with renewed energy, she attacks the foes of the Light.