History
The beginings of Solique Leiunasea
Ever since i started playing World of Warcraft, i was always drawn to shadow priests. Later as i ventured towards role play servers, i wanted to delve deeper into the origin of shadow priests and the magics they wielded. And so i came to enjoy role playing Solique. I'm trying to take my own spin on it all but for the longest time, her background has remained a work in progress. I welcome any constructive criticism anyone wishes to voice about any of my stories.
-Sol
Solique's mother Cyande, was a restless woman with a keen desire to train. honing
her fighting abilities and keen senses which where invaluable on her hunting trips.
She cherished these outings, often out for days and even weeks at a time before
returning to the village with her conquests. Mostly skins and small game which she
would share with those she lived with. She was a proud woman with hardened features
and numerous scars. One evening she returned, barely able to move as she slumped
across the back of her saber. She had sustained serious injuries while out on a
hunt, they remarked that it was lucky she made it back at all. While her wounds
were not fatal, it would be quite some time before she would be in any condition
to take up her bow, let alone walk again.
So it was that she would spend weeks in the care of one one of the temple priests,
Lelan. She developed a deep fondness for him as he did for her. Lelan was the quiet
pious sort, always dragging around arm fulls of parchment and books, taking every
chance he could get to read through them. He had a long gaunt face with with deep
set eyes, they seemed to glimmer with avid wonder as he studied his documents.
Often by Cyande's bedside. In time she recovered, though not to the extent that
they had hoped. The damage to her left leg left had all but immobilized her. While
she could still fire her bow, she was unable to set out on her long flights as she
once did. Inevitably she rarely strayed far from the village and in time she
settled down some with her new husband Lelan to welcome their first child.
Solique was born a healthy young child with the deep set gimlet eyes of her father.
From her mother, pale skin and a full head of soft silvery hair. Though much of her
youth was spent at the temple with her father, she would often venture out with her
mother. Taking up the bow as she did and learning the ways of the wilderness. She
took to them fluidly as most elves do, however she seemed to inherit her fathers
strong love of texts and his curiosity of the Well of Eternity. Little by little
she would soon choose to spend more time at the temples, eventually aspiring to be
a priest like her father. Their society progressed in leaps and bounds after the
discovery of the well. It wasn't long after that Azshara's palace was build at the
very shores of the well. It was a time of prosperity and many flocked to it to not
only plumb the depths of the well, but to gain entrance to the palace.
Solique frequented the palace as did others, it would be there that she would meet
Beltram her soon to be lover and eventual husband. Beltram was a bold young man
with pale olive skin and long golden hair. While he held a strong sense of pride
in the fact that he was not only a servitor of Queen Azshara, but also one of the
few who managed to delve deeper than any other into the mysteries of the Well of
Eternity. He also exhibited a kindness that few of his fellow Quel'dorei possessed.
He wanted to share their knowledge with others and in this he found Solique, a
studious young elf who held an insatiable infatuation with the Well of Eternity.
Together he and Solique would spend countless days with the others of Azshara's
palace, relentlessly pursuing answers within the Well. In this time her father had
grown weary of the well, looking to Cenarius and eventually taking up the study of
druidism. Often he would try to coerce Solique away from the well. He and the other
night elf scholars had come to realise that toying with the Wells energies could
only result in misfortune. Solique and Beltram were however unconvinced as day by
day they grew to learn more about the well.
Shortly after their marriage, Solique and Beltram welcomed a child into the world.
Aokage was a buoyant young girl much like her mother, she had her mothers silvery
hair and gimlet eyes with her fathers pale olive skin. Solique briefly enjoyed the
harmony of their little family, thankful also to have gained such close access to
the Well of Eternity, by Beltrams side she was privy to an extraordinary fount of
knowledge that few could atain. Yet there were those who frowned upon her union
with Beltram. One notable woman by the name of Solquis, an estranged lover of
Beltrams who resented Solique deeply. Knowing full well that she would not regain
Beltrams love, she sought out Solique under the guise of a friendly colleague,
befriending her and subtly manipulating her. Solique would often speak to her, not
only of their triumphs, but particularly her quarels. Solique was beginning to see
sense in her fathers warnings. However Beltram still refused to believe that what
they were doing was wrong. She and Beltram often argued about leaving the Well and
settling down away from the corruption that was developing within the palace.
Solique also longed to prove herself among the Quel'dorei of the palace, and also
her husband. Lately he had seemed so incredibly zealous towards the Queens
conquest, he began to doubt Solique. Their arguments only escalated with Solique
trying to caution him with the warnings from her father and the other scholars.
While Beltram refused to see any wrong in the Quel'dorei plans for the Well of
Eternity, Believing that they had so much to gain from it's study. Solique struggled
to commit herself to the tasks set to them by the Queen and her servitors but she
otherwise pushed on, never wanting to abandon her husband or endanger their child.
She dearly wished to distance herself from the madness of the palace. It was at
this time she sought council with her close friend Solquis. This was the only
Quel'dorei who ever listened to her and she too seemed to agree with Solique.
After a lengthy discussion, Solquis managed to convince Solique that one sure way
to influence her husband and the other servitors, was to evoke the energies of the
well in a ritual of infusion. While Solique felt pangs of regret the moment she
agreed, she could see no other means of accomplishing this with time running short.
Solique lost consciousness mere moments into the intense ritual, it was now that
the connection between this world and the one Azshara sought to contact was
completed. Chaos streamed throughout the palace Solquis concluded the ritual.
Beltram had witnessed the calamity that was foreseen by the elder scholars, though
helpless to prevent it now that the effects were in full swing. He panicked for the
safety of his wife and their child. In his haste amidst the confusion of the sudden
invasion, he was killed by the very beings that they had so eagerly sought to
bring into this world. Solique awoke to the sounds of chaos and hysteria, through
the fog in her mind came a flicker of the events the night before. She buried her
face in her hands and recoiled in shock at the pain that engulfed the area of skin
around her eyes, she withdrew her hands but could hardly make them out in the dim
light. Desperately she hurried towards a long pale ripple of moonlight streaming
through a large fracture in a nearby wall. It was then that she caught sight of her
hands, they were veiled in shadow even in the illumination of the moonlight. It
seemed to stream right through them despite the fact that she remained solid enough
to touch things or pick them up. She soon discovered in a discarded hand mirror
that the skin around her eyes appeared blistered and scarred with a deep purple
colouring, as though they had burst into flame quite recently. that the pale
silvery shimmer in her eyes was now replaced with a notable shade of deep emerald,
and her long silver locks took on a vivid purple as well. The shock of her betrayal
crashed over her swiftly, but nothing was to compare to the chaotic scene spread
before her as she gazed through the sundered wall of the bedchambers. War had
erupted and she knew then that it was too late. She would eventually escape the
palace, unable to locate either her husband or their child. Learning of Beltrams
demise and the disappearance of their daughter shattered what little sanity she
retained. It was during the war of the ancients that she fled into seclusion and
was never seen again for several centuries.
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-Sol
Solique's mother Cyande, was a restless woman with a keen desire to train. honing
her fighting abilities and keen senses which where invaluable on her hunting trips.
She cherished these outings, often out for days and even weeks at a time before
returning to the village with her conquests. Mostly skins and small game which she
would share with those she lived with. She was a proud woman with hardened features
and numerous scars. One evening she returned, barely able to move as she slumped
across the back of her saber. She had sustained serious injuries while out on a
hunt, they remarked that it was lucky she made it back at all. While her wounds
were not fatal, it would be quite some time before she would be in any condition
to take up her bow, let alone walk again.
So it was that she would spend weeks in the care of one one of the temple priests,
Lelan. She developed a deep fondness for him as he did for her. Lelan was the quiet
pious sort, always dragging around arm fulls of parchment and books, taking every
chance he could get to read through them. He had a long gaunt face with with deep
set eyes, they seemed to glimmer with avid wonder as he studied his documents.
Often by Cyande's bedside. In time she recovered, though not to the extent that
they had hoped. The damage to her left leg left had all but immobilized her. While
she could still fire her bow, she was unable to set out on her long flights as she
once did. Inevitably she rarely strayed far from the village and in time she
settled down some with her new husband Lelan to welcome their first child.
Solique was born a healthy young child with the deep set gimlet eyes of her father.
From her mother, pale skin and a full head of soft silvery hair. Though much of her
youth was spent at the temple with her father, she would often venture out with her
mother. Taking up the bow as she did and learning the ways of the wilderness. She
took to them fluidly as most elves do, however she seemed to inherit her fathers
strong love of texts and his curiosity of the Well of Eternity. Little by little
she would soon choose to spend more time at the temples, eventually aspiring to be
a priest like her father. Their society progressed in leaps and bounds after the
discovery of the well. It wasn't long after that Azshara's palace was build at the
very shores of the well. It was a time of prosperity and many flocked to it to not
only plumb the depths of the well, but to gain entrance to the palace.
Solique frequented the palace as did others, it would be there that she would meet
Beltram her soon to be lover and eventual husband. Beltram was a bold young man
with pale olive skin and long golden hair. While he held a strong sense of pride
in the fact that he was not only a servitor of Queen Azshara, but also one of the
few who managed to delve deeper than any other into the mysteries of the Well of
Eternity. He also exhibited a kindness that few of his fellow Quel'dorei possessed.
He wanted to share their knowledge with others and in this he found Solique, a
studious young elf who held an insatiable infatuation with the Well of Eternity.
Together he and Solique would spend countless days with the others of Azshara's
palace, relentlessly pursuing answers within the Well. In this time her father had
grown weary of the well, looking to Cenarius and eventually taking up the study of
druidism. Often he would try to coerce Solique away from the well. He and the other
night elf scholars had come to realise that toying with the Wells energies could
only result in misfortune. Solique and Beltram were however unconvinced as day by
day they grew to learn more about the well.
Shortly after their marriage, Solique and Beltram welcomed a child into the world.
Aokage was a buoyant young girl much like her mother, she had her mothers silvery
hair and gimlet eyes with her fathers pale olive skin. Solique briefly enjoyed the
harmony of their little family, thankful also to have gained such close access to
the Well of Eternity, by Beltrams side she was privy to an extraordinary fount of
knowledge that few could atain. Yet there were those who frowned upon her union
with Beltram. One notable woman by the name of Solquis, an estranged lover of
Beltrams who resented Solique deeply. Knowing full well that she would not regain
Beltrams love, she sought out Solique under the guise of a friendly colleague,
befriending her and subtly manipulating her. Solique would often speak to her, not
only of their triumphs, but particularly her quarels. Solique was beginning to see
sense in her fathers warnings. However Beltram still refused to believe that what
they were doing was wrong. She and Beltram often argued about leaving the Well and
settling down away from the corruption that was developing within the palace.
Solique also longed to prove herself among the Quel'dorei of the palace, and also
her husband. Lately he had seemed so incredibly zealous towards the Queens
conquest, he began to doubt Solique. Their arguments only escalated with Solique
trying to caution him with the warnings from her father and the other scholars.
While Beltram refused to see any wrong in the Quel'dorei plans for the Well of
Eternity, Believing that they had so much to gain from it's study. Solique struggled
to commit herself to the tasks set to them by the Queen and her servitors but she
otherwise pushed on, never wanting to abandon her husband or endanger their child.
She dearly wished to distance herself from the madness of the palace. It was at
this time she sought council with her close friend Solquis. This was the only
Quel'dorei who ever listened to her and she too seemed to agree with Solique.
After a lengthy discussion, Solquis managed to convince Solique that one sure way
to influence her husband and the other servitors, was to evoke the energies of the
well in a ritual of infusion. While Solique felt pangs of regret the moment she
agreed, she could see no other means of accomplishing this with time running short.
Solique lost consciousness mere moments into the intense ritual, it was now that
the connection between this world and the one Azshara sought to contact was
completed. Chaos streamed throughout the palace Solquis concluded the ritual.
Beltram had witnessed the calamity that was foreseen by the elder scholars, though
helpless to prevent it now that the effects were in full swing. He panicked for the
safety of his wife and their child. In his haste amidst the confusion of the sudden
invasion, he was killed by the very beings that they had so eagerly sought to
bring into this world. Solique awoke to the sounds of chaos and hysteria, through
the fog in her mind came a flicker of the events the night before. She buried her
face in her hands and recoiled in shock at the pain that engulfed the area of skin
around her eyes, she withdrew her hands but could hardly make them out in the dim
light. Desperately she hurried towards a long pale ripple of moonlight streaming
through a large fracture in a nearby wall. It was then that she caught sight of her
hands, they were veiled in shadow even in the illumination of the moonlight. It
seemed to stream right through them despite the fact that she remained solid enough
to touch things or pick them up. She soon discovered in a discarded hand mirror
that the skin around her eyes appeared blistered and scarred with a deep purple
colouring, as though they had burst into flame quite recently. that the pale
silvery shimmer in her eyes was now replaced with a notable shade of deep emerald,
and her long silver locks took on a vivid purple as well. The shock of her betrayal
crashed over her swiftly, but nothing was to compare to the chaotic scene spread
before her as she gazed through the sundered wall of the bedchambers. War had
erupted and she knew then that it was too late. She would eventually escape the
palace, unable to locate either her husband or their child. Learning of Beltrams
demise and the disappearance of their daughter shattered what little sanity she
retained. It was during the war of the ancients that she fled into seclusion and
was never seen again for several centuries.
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