Thomas Darreld

Professor Thomas Darreld, PhD (October 21st, 1110 F.A. - Present) is a Gilnean-born archaeologist from Gilneas City.

History
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Description
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Personality

 * "They say that curiosity killed the cat. They also say cats have nine lives, so I ought to be alright."

Thomas can't really be described as either good or evil. If it seems like a good idea to him, he'll go for it. Not inherently an evil person and usually good company, he can often be opportunistic when opportunities arise. This, along with his great curiosity, made him end several of his classes early so he could continue his research on whatever he was studying at the time. While this often led him to make unfortunate decisions and nearly got him fired, he'd never willingly do something that would go drastically against his (Rather lax) moral code.

If there's one thing that greatly angers him, it's when people recklessly desecrate artifacts and ruins without even trying to be careful. He also hates people who search for artifacts only to keep them for themselves, or worse, intend to use them in dangerous ways. He believes that the history of Azeroth should be there for everyone to appreciate.

Sciences
As a graduate of the University of Gilneas City with a PhD in archaeology, Thomas has a good understanding of the subject. He also has some knowledge of biology, geology and geography, all of which are usually used when he's working in the field.

Combat

 * "Only an idiot brings a sword to a gun fight."

Despite being more of a scholar, Thomas is no stranger to combat. Although he is not trained to fight like soldiers and the like and is usually pitted against foes much stronger than him, he takes a more pragmatic view on battle and uses his wits and intellect to compensate for it. He has rudimentary knowledge of ranged fighting, and can use matchlock rifles and a blunderbuss decently. Additionally, he always carries a pistol on his person. He also has skill with blades.

A combat pragmatist, he'll shoot first, fight dirty, pretend to surrender, throw sand in his opponent's eyes and even hit someone in the groin if it's what's needed to win the fight. He fights in random and unpredictable manners that make him practically impossible to read and predict.

Languages
In addition to his native language of common, Thomas is fluent in dwarven, gnomish and thalassian. He is also capable of reading texts written in kalimag and titanic glyphs, and with great effort can translate texts written in draconic runes.