Nicholai Denholm-McGowen

{wip} Lord Nicholai Denholm-McGowen, claimant to the Earldom of Aberdeen, is a philanthropist with a history of contributions and donations to various organizations. Prior to the death of the previous Earl of Aberdeen, Nicholai spent his life in Dalaran as a student to the magical arts. Amassing a wealth through investments and work as a dedicated mage to Stormwind, he purchased ships which still run trade routes to various ports across Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, and even one in Northrend. His wealth he has always used to improve conditions in the city and surrounding lands through donations and volunteer labor work.

As of July the twenty sixth he has spent much of his time at Darkshore, fighting alongside several capable volunteer conscripts from the village of Aberdeen who wished to fight alongside their potential Lord. As volunteer soldiers they initially didn't expect to be involved in the fighting, but the drastic events have driven all such thoughts away. As of his last report, he was working alongside the twenty third regiment of the Stormwind Military holding the line just north of the Grove of the Ancients.

Born April the Seventeeth 581, Nicholai was trained in Dalaran and did not leave until the end of the second war where he helped build New Stormwind. He penny pinched and starved until he could purchase the beginnings of what would grow into a small fleet of tradeships that utilized trade routes with Lordaeron and Stromgarde before they fell, before moving onto Nothrend until the fall of Icecrown, and finally settling on several contracted trade deals with business across the Eastern Kingdom's shores.

Largely known for volunteering his service and his ships to rescue operations to retrieve Lordaeronian refugees, he is a well-known visitor and patron to the orphanage in Stormwind City. He has ties in the Alliance Military for his service as a Volunteer soldier alongside a band of mercenaries that he personally paid for using his trade business. Officially working unpaid for the Military and never officially joining it either.

With the death of Charles McGowen's legitimate heir, Lady Erzsibet Mara approached Nic as the bastard of Charle's McGowen and offered the title to him. Considering his experiences worthy enough of an education, he took up the challenge and has been awaiting approval by the house of Nobles to claim the Earldom of Aberdeen. Latest reports put him and five Aberdeen Village militia volunteering as support soldiers for Stormwind's Twenty Third regiment at Darkshore.