Eredrin Brosnon

Eredrin Brosnon (born Eldvir Sjoland) is a Knight of Stormwind and Lieutenant to the Kul Tiras Navy. Eredrin holds dual citizenship between the two kingdoms.

Eredrin (also referred to as Ed) was born in the Red Isle (just within Kul Tiras' former sea border) in 2 P.C. to the barbaric Sjoland clan. Eldvir was publicly flogged in 19 L.C. alongside his clansmen for piracy, barbarism, and murder (resulting in some of his clan also being imprisoned or executed) by the Kingdom of Kul Tiras. Forcibly displaced from his home on the Isle, Brosnon relocated with some of his kin to Stormwind.

During the Third War, Eredrin enlisted in the Stormwind Army. He achieved knighthood in Stormwind before being recalled to Kul Tiras, and reached an agreement allowing him to serve as an Alliance-cohort after the Cataclysm. Brosnon, though first loyal to Stormwind, now also serves Kul Tiras with a lower-ranking position.

Appearance and Personality
Those of the Sjoland clan are typically tall, muscular, and tanned. Brosnon fits this description being about 6'3 and weighing around 200 lbs with a bulky-muscular sculpt. His hair is a dark shade of red, and (though naturally fair) has tanned skin tone befitting a long-time seafarer. His posture, distant stare, and calculated behavior could be easy signs of his military service.

Discipline inflicted on him from service in the Stormwind Army have resulted in a cold, dulled personality. It would be easy to perceive the Knight-Captain as a typical stoic military officer. A more perceptive person would recognize he is purposefully withdrawn, and tends to internalize situations over conversing. As an officer, he is a concise and efficient leader. Ed may only just be seen as a human over a military machine by his comrades.

History
Born as Eldvir in 2 P.C. to the barbaric Sjoland clan of the Red Isle, Brosnon was raised in a small, tightly-knit, battle focused culture. His clan's survival was dependent on small-scale agriculture and piracy. Throughout the eastern sea-border of Kul Tiras, his kin may have been known to citizens as a dangerous barbarians and raiders. Eldvir was no exception, and he partook in raids on trade routes, posts, and villages.

The cult-like religion surrounding Amundis was taught to Eredrin from birth, and focuses on personal strength. Much of his upbringing (as well as former justification for the clan's fighting/piracy) were based on the cult surrounding Amundis within the Red Isle.

Inevitably, the Kul Tiras Navy dispatched several ships around 19 L.C. to enforce the law of Kul Tiras on Ed's clansmen (who were beginning to push further out of their hovel on the Isle, and disrupt crucial trade). The Sjoland clan's leader was executed, and Eredrin (alongside his other clansmen) received floggings or imprisonment. The Red Isle's roughly 100 inhabitants were forced to relocate to Crestfall or leave the Kingdom.

Ed chose to leave Kul Tiras, and moved to New Stormwind as a Sellsword. He adopted the name Eredrin Brosnon while trying to enlist in the Stormwind Army to distance himself from his clan's past. With the then-Sergeant Fellinx Emeritus vouching for him, he was able to enlist.

Eredrin served for several years in the Stormwind Army's Ninth Division in the latter half of the Third War. He was noteworthy for his moral, physical strength, and perseverance which lead him to reaching knighthood during the War Against the Lich King.

After the Cataclysm, the newly-promoted Knight-Lieutenant was called on by the Kingdom of Kul Tiras to serve as an Alliance-cohort directly in the ranks of the crippled Kul Tiras Navy. While still a Knight of Stormwind, Eredrin could now be called upon to aid Kul Tiras if he is not first needed by Stormwind. His past and punishment by the Kingdom of Kul Tiras had not gone unnoticed, and he was offered citizenship as an incentive (to which he accepted).

Currently, Ed serves in the 103rd Infantry Division of the Alliance. He has achieved the rank of Knight-Captain since the time of the Cataclysm, and still serves as a Lieutenant of the Kul Tiras Navy.