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Many of Ellistree's worries, even if she'll tell you with a straight face that she has none, lie within insecurity about her heritage. That's not to say she's not proud of who, or what she is, she's very much secure in that regard. But the fact that she's a half breed is already very taxing when she has to deal with the 'civilized' world.

Not often does she let it get to her, but it's very hard for her to keep calm or passive in the face of discrimination, accusation, or people judging her. She would rather hurry out of the area and avoid confrontation seeing as she can be quick to anger.

That being of of the flaws of being half of two very fierce races is her lack of self-restraint. If somehow you managed to push the wrong buttons, the girl has never been able to hold back and this has caused her to harm people she has cared about in the past. Unbeknownst to many, this was one of the factors of her retirement. An incident with a very close friend and lover ended fatally before she could come back to her senses, and ever since then she has beckoned a more relaxed life... Life in Azeroth however doesn't allow for such luxuries.

Unlike some of her peers, Ellistree is fearless in the heart of battle. It's off the battlefields where she feels the most vulnerable. It's really easy to push your feelings aside if you are facing the enemy, it's a much different story when it's just a civilian, let alone a civilian for the faction you are currently working for. Or worked for in this case.

Even so, she does her best to fit in, be the heart of the party, joke, play around and just have fun when she has to venture into a city. And for the most part, she doesn't have to face the things she hates, or fears. Mostly seen as an exotic beauty, at times there's not much other than lecherous cat calls or interested suitors which she politely either flirts with, assesses, or playfully dismisses saying that she's too much for them to handle.

However... there's many times where her heritage is brought into question, many insulting words are tossed at her and her kin and in most locations this occurs she has to grin and bear it, sometimes simply leaving the city without finishing her errands and shedding tears bitterly. Sometimes she wonders why she bothers with such a planet, believing that maybe she should let nature take its course and see if it'll cleanse this world of this filth.

And yet, it's those that do care about her, along with those who are kind to her regardless of who or what she is that she fights for. Often times she'll just retire to nature and prowl around for days in one of her animal forms, feeling that it's much more forgiving than the harsh environment of the mortal races.

Background addition:

In her home and the surrounding areas, Ellistree never had to face or feel discriminated. In fact, the location was quite welcoming and caring, allowing the younglings to play and become friends, simply be themselves. Every now and then they'd scold the adventurous girl for being too aggressive, or reckless, but most understood that this was part of her nature considering her parents.

This however changed once she got to the cities and started a more formal education. Her parents decided that they'd let her choose where she'd want to study and explained both factions thoroughly. They knew she was still young, but she had been keen, wise and smart since a young age and believed she had the right to choose.

Choosing to work and grow up in the Alliance cities that her mother spoke of, Ellistree quickly found herself doubting her decision. It was in the middle of Stormwind, during one of her little escapades that she first came crashing into the reality of her situation.

Many names were spewed in her direction the night that she was cornered by a group of inebriated soldiers, out of the tavern and on their way homes. These were wary, tired soldiers, in the midst of the current conflict and they had their reasons to hate not one one of her races, but both, even with an older kaldorei in the very midst. They had just lost a battle near the Warsong Gulch because their night elven allies didn't arrive in time... much to Ellistree's misfortune.

That night she didn't return home, having been the victim of severe abuse of the likes she had never experienced before. What hurt the most however was the fact that they simply did this because of her heritage, not because of something she did.

This was so ingrained into her memory since then, that she had vowed to make the world change their views on these things. Not only the love and affection that could be had between the races, but the product, such as herself, as well. It would be a long and arduous road, but it was one that she would not give up on.

It was not easy as she grew up, especially with so many obstacles in her way, including, but not limited to the different, unjust treatment she received in most places. But this only made the girl try harder, train, and become stronger, learning both in mind and body.

Her aggressive nature only made things worse, wanting very much to harm those who wronged not only her, but those like her but not wanting to prove them right. Not wanting to be that "feral half breed scum" or that "wild rape baby". She wanted to be respected and prove that she was not only worthy of her place in this world, but that she'd go above and beyond those scumbags that treated others so differently.

The war gave her such an opportunity. In times of peace, people take their time. They do tests, they prove themselves in missions, they spend years in the military rising up the ranks through different menial or standardized missions and tasks.

This however, wasn't the case during the wars that plagues the world. It had been so horrid as of late, that they were losing more troops than the ones they recruited voluntarily. No one wanted to face these horrors and who could blame them? They were always fighting a three-sided war and the casualties were always tremendous.

This is where she came in. A willing troop, fresh out of her full training as a druid and eager to prove herself to the world and the would be doubters. This would be another obstacle-ridden path for Ellistree as the mistreatment faced in the Alliance military was worse than anything she had faced out in the cities. With people so racist that they even hated their allies. It was no wonder that the war was going to hell, and there was no sight of a victory in any direction.

Many times was she abused by her 'comrades' and many times was she dismissed for 'sullying the name' of her peers by the Commanders in charge, and still she stayed strong. She knew that if she gave up now, it would have all been for naught and they would have won. This gave her the strength to not only continue, but to surpass them as well.

Ellistree was the epitome of going above and beyond, taking all the missions people didn't want to take due to risk factors, and participating in all the battlefields that she could be sent to. No matter the dangers, she'd be the first to sign up for them and this is what started grabbing the attention of the more noble Officers, the ones that weren't blind by societal norm and were drive more by duty, honor and sacrifice.

When not in a battlefield, Ellistree also took part in many of the war games that started surfacing in the midst of all the conflict, gaining even more reputation through those. She started being known as the Moonshadow Lightning or the Feral Retriever due to her excelling at recovering items at a quick pace from dangerous locations.

Soon enough Ellistree found herself in the middle of the Hall of Champions, not receiving a medal this time, but a promotion to that of an esteemed officer of the Alliance. Of course not many were too happy about this, but "in times of need people need an example, a hero, someone who comes from hardship and still selflessly sacrifices themselves for the people." as was said by one of the Paladin Officers. Those words she will never forget and to this day are part of her every day life, especially in the fields.

Aquatic Creature definition:

Whatever this is. I'm not quite sure how to describe it other than a sabertooth sea lion!

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Ellistree was less of a troublemaker in the sense that she didn't go out picking fights and stealing, and more in that she was a thrill seeker. Ever since a young age, the half-breed girl loved adventure. Having been born with a natural gift for the druidic arts, Ellistree was already shifting at a young age, using her feline form to sneak around and 'adventure' using her overactive imagination.

She loved the outdoors, and she would take any chance she would get to venture forth and just have fun. The younglings who grew up with her looked up to the girl, usually following her into these silly adventures, or simply playing with the large 'kitten'. However, having been blessed with the gift didn't come with just fun, playtimes and having her be incredibly adept. No, it meant that she'd have to train harder in order to hone and control her powers.

Ellistree, as was very well known, already had a knack for the feral aspects of her powers, learning to master those almost as if it was second nature. This however already spelled out her progression. Being adept at one aspect, meant that it could be harder to pick up on the others. This was something that proved to be true for Ellistree. Her training progressed into the offensive spells of a druid, as would be the natural progression for someone who was adept at the already feral and aggressive aspects of her kin, it was clear that she'd be in the frontlines...

However, this was not the case. Not only was Ellistree very bad at using, or calling on the offensive druid spells, she got increasingly frustrated at the fact that when she could manage them, they were rather weak. This in particular put quite the dampen on her mood in regards to training to the point that she started skipping them in order to have fun and relax with her friends. Trying to balance duty, training and responsibility with her play time was hard for the girl who had a hard time following the rules.

This however changed when one of her riskier ventures turned sour. During one of the times she convinced the younglings to follow her to the mountains so they could play hide and seek, an event occurred that changed her outlook on training once again. Throughout the game, Ellistree had been as rough as usual, using her feline form to track down, and rough up the other kids even though that wasn't part of the game. The other kids had gotten used to this side of her, although many of them didn't like it. But the other option was to make her upset, and that wasn't something they wanted to do. At one particular hiding spot, Elli had tracked down an elven youngling, one of her longer friends, up to a spot with lots of bushes to hide in.

She already knew where he was, all she had to do now was pounce onto him and that would be game! Problem was, she didn't see the cliffside behind all the trees and shrubbery. She pounced, startled the young kaldorei and making him stumble back and over the side. It wasn't a long fall, but it was far enough to severely damage the boy. He lay at the bottom unconscious and Ellistree looked down in horror. I killed him... she thought, horrible images passing through her mind. The disappointment of the elders, of her parents, the thought of not being with her best friend anymore because of her stupidity...

She rushed down the side of the cliff, her feline instincts making it easy until she skidded next to him, already mid-shift into her humanoid form. Ellistree didn't know what to do, she called out, yelled, screamed and beckoned for help. They were in the mountains and it'd be hard for anyone to hear other than the other kids, and it'd take them some time to get the adults to come help them. What could she do? Tears streamed down her face as she held onto his body and she cursed her stupid roughness. It was her fault!

But she was a druid was she not? Couldn't she help him? She quickly wiped at her face and started to focus. She knew that druids had the ability to heal, but she had skipped on that training since she had failed to bring up the offensive spells before and she figured she'd be bad at healing even more. Closing her eyes, she concentrated, trying to remember the things she had been taught, how nature is a part of us all and how it's us druids who can hone and mold the energies of nature to aid us. She called onto the spirits of the forest to help her, she called onto Elune, she called onto the Troll Loa's, she called onto everyone, anything to help her help her friend.

It seemed like an eternity, the times she spent trying to mold the nature healing energies... Until a warm feeling of unity flowed through her and she could feel the embrace of the forest. It was a new feeling, something she hadn't felt before, the green coils that began to form around her hands started to drift onto the boys body, curling, caressing and enveloping his body. She could feel his very essence being hugged and cradled by the natural energies and she could see his chest begin to rise and fall more normally, the breath of life slowly seeping in once again.

She did what she could, she knew that, but she still had much to learn in this particular tree. She held him close, knowing that at least things would be okay for now, quickly shifting into her bear form and dragging him to the village. Of course she got reprimanded, and heavily, but she didn't mind. She knew she deserved it, and had something happened to her friend... she would have asked for worse. But now she had a new path before her and she intended on following through.

The next few months had been focused solely on the healing aspects of a druid. Ellistree had a calling to the healing arts, but not one quite as strong as her natural affinity to the feral aspects. She began to balance out her play time with her studies and training in order to make things work and yet, there was never a lack of trouble making in the area as long as she was around.

As she grew up, she became so in tune with her feral side of her druid training, that she even preferred going through the day and night in one of her druidic forms, in particular, her large feline form. Now an adolescent, the girl was a lot more care free and independent than before, and became quite the heartbreaker. In her eyes, there was really no one good enough for her, at least not unless they could best her in a fight. And that was a task all in itself seeing as she was incredibly skilled in fighting.

Nonetheless, she had a lot of friends who looked up to her, unlike the adults however who had worries about the half breed. Another thing that changed in her later years was her appreciation for her powers. Although she was a natural shapeshifter, Ellistree held her healing prowess close to her heart. It had been something that she worked hard for and if she hadn't been able to develop them, she might have lost a dear and close person to her. She offered her healing freely, often volunteering to the medical camps before she joined the military.