Colius Thalaron

Description
Standing at 6' 2" and carrying himself with perfect posture, Colius Thalaron considers himself the pinnacle of military discipline among the Sin'dorei.

His voice typically carries the calm of a man who feels in control, and the tone of authority one gains from a lifetime of military service.

His skin is lightly tanned, and holds no tattoos or scars of which to speak. His hair is silky and blonde, flowing over his shoulders like something that flows over a shoulder.

Armor/Clothing
In his typical non-combat attire, Colius most often wears a set of crimson and white robes with a golden trim. With these robes he wears a cloak of pure white, and a crimson chapeau trimmed in gold with a smooth red gem placed into the center of the hat.

When on deployment, or in situations that combat is a likely outcome, he equips a set of armor forged of lightforge iron and Arcanite. Inscriptions in the Thalassian language run all along the armor, each a message of Sin'dorei glory and the perfection of Quel'thalas.

Weaponry
His choice in weaponry has varied over time, though none of his weapons have been discarded.

He is most often seen with a gavel of lightforge iron, imbued with a brilliant white glow that hangs from his belt. He has also used a staff of common wood with a steel orb at the tip, but does not wield this weapon often any longer.

As a side-arm, he often carries a wand with an ivory shaft and a golden crescent at the top. In the center of the crescent is a swirling orb comprised of a small amount of holy and arcane energy. At the bottom of the wand is a blood red gem with a golden pair of wings rising behind it. Etched into the shaft is the name, "Thalaron" on one side, and "Thal'dorin" on the opposing; the explanation Colius offers most often being that it is an heirloom passed down his family line dating back all the way to before the Sundering.

History
Colius Thalaron was the first-born son to Raithos Thalaron and Lynaria Thalaron. Though his family was quite wealthy from the enchanting business tended by each generation in the Thalaron line, they lived in a state not unlike poverty from his father's desire to reserve and invest funds. While their net worth was quite high, actual funds to spend were next to nothing at any given moment from Raithos having invested in another his many businesses or projects.

This lifestyle lead to his father enlisting as a Farstrider to support the family, once the second son of the family had been born - Kianis Thalaron. Colius began studying the light, much to the disappointment of his parents who had hoped he would either become a Farstrider or a Magister, and trained in the Sanctum of the Sun with a number of other priests. With mages being trained in this building as well, Colius developed a friendship with many students of the Arcane and studied various magical theories in his free time as a matter of personal interest.

After completing his training in the Light, and working for ten years around the city of Silvermoon to provide healing and to help the needy when not working with his family's enchanting store, the young priest soon found himself at the frontlines in the Horde attack against Quel'thalas during the Second War. Seeing his fellow quel'dorei torn to shreds by the brutal orcs and the Amani trolls, he developed a lasting hatred against these two races that has yet to truly fade - despite now being a member of the Horde. Also earned in this time was a hatred of humans, feeling that their slow reaction to Quel'thalas' call for help was responsible for the deaths of his comrades.

While the demonic Horde had been repelled, the Amani were still a concern. Colius remained with the military to assist in tending the wounds of Farstriders who became injured dealing with the green heathens until the time of the Third War, at which point he was given orders to deploy to Lordaeron to support human forces against the threat of the Scourge. Begrudgingly, Colius complied and worked to tend the health of the humans who he despised. He developed a two-faced nature from necessity; able to look to these humans with a smile and a friendly manner while venting his hatred and rage for them on the field of battle against the Scourge with divine fire flinging from his fingertips.

Returning to Silvermoon as the order was given, Colius was present in the destruction of the city at the time of the Scourge invasion. At his father and his brother's side, Colius worked to help citizens and wounded escape while they ensured a clear path and cover for him. It was upon his return for a second group of civilians to assist that he saw his father in the clutches of a gargoyle, being thrown from the top of a building into a fatal fall - Raithos died on impact. Seeing no sign of his brother, he gathered what civilians he could escort out on his own and fled the city.

It was in this time of tragedy that Colius developed his habit of alcoholism that drove him down a path of abuse and cruelty that had his few remaining friends and family leave him to pick up the pieces of their own lives after the devastation of the Scourge's attack. Consumed by hatred and depression, he began to experiment with Shadow magic more heavily.

Slowly weaning himself from his alcoholism, he began pouring his attention into his work to prevent falling back into the habit; fighting the Scourge and the Amani. He provided medical aid to the soldiers fighting the Scourge, as well as striking the undead creatures with smiting bursts of the Light. As Quel'thalas was recovered by the race now calling itself the Sin'dorei, and the Scourge was slowly whittled away from the area, his attention turned back to the Amani. Eventually captured alongside a group of Farstriders and the newer Blood Knights by an Amani warband, Colius found himself their prisoner as they enacted sadistic tortures and terrible rituals to prepare the captured elves for a sacrifice.

Stalling for time as much as possible, subtle distractions were enacted through his skill with Shadowy magic; having his jailors select the non-Sin'dorei prisoners for sacrifice first. Having them opt to delay the sacrifice in favor for more torture to buy time; a decision he'd regretted, but knew was necessary for survival. Eventually a rescue team found him and what remained of the squad he'd entered with, and removed them from their prison within Zul'aman. Feeling he needed a time of peace after that experience for the sake of his sanity, he took an extended leave from the military followed by a formal resignation.

Two years passed of Colius adapting to civilian life once again, isolating himself to Quel'thalas and only associating with his people. He devoted his free time then to community service in the form of medical aid, donations to the local orphanage, and using what wealth he had left to help the destitute find work around the nation and to offer them positions tending his family's store. His hatred expanded in this time; growing to encompass all that was different from the Sin'dorei, who he came to view as a perfect race.

This lead him to find work with a local militia; feeling that his assistance was needing on the field of war again, but fearing that genuine military service would quickly push him back to the breaking point he'd returned from only a few years prior. It was at this time he joined the Dominion of the Sun, and through his dedication to his people and the nation of Quel'thalas soon found himself elevated to the position of High Chaplain - leader of the Dominion medical division.