Annia Lionstead

Physical Description
Annia Lionstead looks young for her age of thirty-four. Her skin is slightly tanned and she has black raven like hair. her eyes are golden and wolfish which has gotten her the nickname 'Wolf of Lordaeron' amongst her friends.

She has three scars on her face and one on the lower half of her body on her chest. She has a scar on the left side on her neck which was caused by a ghoul when she was only nineteen.

The other two scars on her face were caused after she joined the Scarlet Crusade. During the Summertide Assaults, she fought a cultist that got her above her left eye but when she was healed it was barely seeable. The other one was on her right cheek and was made when she was in the Onslaught. An officer of the Crusade attacked her as she left New Heathglen. It required stitches.

The last scar goes across her chest and six-pack. It was caused by her now thought to be deceased ex-wife. The wife was using blood magic and necromancy and when she was confronted she stabbed Annia in the belly and ran leaving her to bleed out. Luckily she was found and healed before she bleed out.

Annia has a Holy rune of her right arm what glows golden. It is bound to her and the rune has been cut out of her skin but it reformed when Annia channeled the light once more.

Personality Traits
Annias attitude as taken a sharp turn after her separation with her ex. She has become more careful and hostile towards people who use dark magic often calling them heretics. Her Scarlet teachings have gone and even Void Users are seen as corrupt in her mind. Although if they serve the Alliance she will hold her blade unless they take it too far.

Demons and Fel irritates her and this new alliance with the Illidari had her on edge. She waited to see if they were noble and found them to be just and loyal. She saw the strength of a paladin within them.

Childhood-Teenagehood
Annia was born in Stratholme nineteen years before Arthas committed the culling of the city. She had a sister called Katsa. They lived in the Market Row and their parents were veterans of the Second War. They met when Jennifer had to heal their father David in The Battle of Blackrock. After the war, they made their home in Stratholme with a few more people from Stormwind. Katsa was the first born and it was during the end of The Second War.

A year alter Annia was born. Both of them found Stathholme to be a peaceful place. Their parents opened a market stall in Market Row. At least twice a week the family would go Southshore and other fish. They had a fun childhood and the family got along well. Katsa soon sought to become a healer while Annia wanted to use a sword and become a paladin like her father. They began to train within the Silverhands Enclave in Stratholme.

The Culling of Stratholme
Nineteen years passed and all seemed well until a grain shipment came in. People began to get ill but not Annia or her family. They have only just returned to Straholme and their mother tried to heal people but her magic didn't work. When Arthas walked into the city and began to butcher people their father took them in the house and blocked off the door. Undead began to smash into the door trying to get in, David rushed Jennifer and the children to the cellar and locked it and pushed a bookshelf against it. All they heard was the sound of glass smashing and the sounds of zombies and a sword smashing into them.

Aftermath of the Culling.
When the Purge was over a paladin discovered the min the cellar and helped them out. He had to help the paladins recover all the bodies but since he thought beside Annias mother. He escorted them to Lordaeron City. When they arrived they were poor since they had no money as they did in Stratholme.

Jennifer who was still in mourning over her now deceased husband took up a job as a healer to make ends mean. Katsa and Annia took comfort in the presence of each other since their mother was barely home to the small house they were able to get.

A month later a farmer offered them a room if they helped them with that month's harvest. Jennifer agreed and they went. The father was a married man and they had a son. Annia soon fell for him and they went off into the forest one night before they heard a scream coming from the farming stead. They both ran back to see the barn on fire and undead crawling all over the farm. Three of the undead noticed Annia and the son. Annia almost froze in place as she remembered the bodies from Stratholme.

The son had never seen undead and yelled at them. Annia tried to tell him to run but she couldn't speak. It was as if something had her around the neck. a giest jumped onto him and began rip him apart. there were only two other ghouls. they began to at Annia. one got her onto the ground and dug its claws into her neck before Annia noticed a bright light being reflected in its eyes. it felt like she was on the ground for hours looking into its dead eyes at the light that light

A Hammer smashed into the ghouls skull killing it. Annia turned her head to see bearded man wielding a Silverhand Hammer like Uther. But he had black hair. He reached from what seemed the heavens and picked her up putting her over her shoulder. The second ghoul tried to attack but the paladin bashed the hammer into the skull of it letting it fall to the ground. He moved Annia into both of his hands running into the forest.

The Tygar and the Cub.
Annia awoke in a camp. It was dawn and an orange aura was in the sky. Was it fire or the sun. She felt her felt to feel it was healed but there was a scar on the left side on her neck from where the main claw enter. She found out it was a man named Freddy Tygar that saved her. He told her that he had also heard the screaming and that there were only dead bodies there and it was covered in undead so it was next to impossible to find out who was head.

He recognized Annias last name because of her father. He owed David a life debt and was glad he was able to replay it but was sad he failed to save them all. He swore to train Annia in the ways of the Paladin so she could become a good person like her mother and father. Annia agreed and Freddy and she traveled to a new base for the Silverhand, It would later be known as 'The Scarlet Monsastary'

Joining the Scarlet Crusade
Annia and Freddy join them and they later became members of The Scarlet Crusader. They were able to skip the 30-day trial to see if they were infected due to them being paladins within the Monsastary before it was transformed.

The Summertide Assaults
When the Summertide Assaults crashed over the Monastery it was the first true test of Annia and all of the Scarlet Crusade's might. With blood curling battle cries and an unbridled sea of fanatical blades, the war was brutal on both sides. The Scarlet Crusade lost many during the conflicts, including the High Abbott of the Monastery itself. But once they had discovered Diodor the Damned's plan they gained a massive advantage and pushed the Scourge back. Eventually, it climaxed with the High Wizard of the crusade entering eternal conflict with the necromancer. Annia and her commander, Freddy Tygar were both promoted to Crimson Legionnaire for their bravery in the conflict.

Naxxaramas
Annia and her fresh recruits joined the Alliance efforts in securing the plaguewood so that the Argent Dawn could storm into Naxxaramas. She always seemed suspicious about aiding the Argent Dawn, but to slay the bastards who destroyed Stratholme she was willing to do almost anything. However after Naxxaramas was defeated and Darion retrieved the Ashbringer, her suspicions turned into hatred once Darion used the Ashbringer to slay his brother and Annia's former commander, Renault Mograine. She personally traveled to Light's Hope to demand justice for the Mograine son, but instead was met with a battle of undead at the chapel. She resolved that justice could wait and attacked the undead, up until they were overwhelmed with the numbers. After a few casualties, she saw the waves of light crashing down and knew it was a victory To save the lives of her soldiers she retreated back to Tyr's Hand to inform any who would listen of what they had seen. Darion was resurrected into the Scourge's ranks, justice had been met but at the cost of the scourge getting a new commander. After all of this, Annia was quite interested in the Ashbringer and what it could mean if recovered against the undead once more. Though she would never pick up the blade, she admired its strength greatly.

Vengeance Upon the Legion
When Bal'nazzar was revealed to have been the true leader of the crusade under the guise of Saiden Dathrohan, Annia swore vengeance upon the Legion for the manipulation and facade they had done to her brothers and sisters. Though none of this ever drove her as far to question the Scarlet Crusade's goals and intentions.

In the time of Bal'nazzars defeat, Freddy had gone missing in Silverpine. No attempts were made to find him.

The Alliance and Reunion
Annia was sent to Stormwind as an embassy and saw her family once more. She found out Katsa and Jennifer had survived. She wasn't sure what to feel. all the anger she had was because the undead had killed her family. She was not sure what to think. She remained in Stormwind for some time after that point. When the Dark Portal reopened she was invited to fight beside a group called 'The Gilded Blade', Annia accepted as a Scarlet ward if it was required to talk to them.

She returned to Azeroth at the orders of their Guild Master. They were being sent up north to check out the undead that was acting up. She and a Kaldorei named Fethaes found out the undead were preparing for something and preparing in the Plaguelands..

Fethaes returned to Stormwind and got the remaining members of The Gilded Blade and headed to Northrend while Annia went back to the Scarlets to report her findings.

The Scourge War.
But when The Lich King returned it renewed her hatred. She was at the Scarlet Enclave when the Death Knights invaded and she had gotten word that her sister had died when the undead attacked Stormwind.

She was on the boats heading to Northrend as she watched a dragon swoop down breathing fire as cold as ice onto the Enclave.

When she arrived in Nothrend she and the other Scarlets settled into New Hearthglen. They made that their base of command as Naxxrammas had recently returned to the northlands too. When the Alliance returned she thought Scarlet and Alliance would fight together but was let down to hear they were now the enemies.

She snuck away one night and found a Argent patrol and seeked refuge until she made it back to the Alliance.

She made it back to the 7th Legion and was welcome into their ranks for her pass dealings with them asshe had trained their recruits before they went to Outland. She aided them in attacking Naxxaramas as she had first hand knowledge on the layout it had.

The Onslaught had found out about Annias trangressions and seeked to kill her as she know inside knowledge on the Crusade and was working for the enemies. All the attempts on her life failed.

She was in Ice Crown when The Lich King fell and knows Bolvar replaced him as Fethaes told her.

Deathwings return and the Renegades
After the fall of the Lich King. Annia was given an offer to join the Argent Crusade which she refused. She returned to Lordaeron to find the monastery was in chaos and divided in two. Annia took the side of the Renegades and helped take the base. She and the Scarlets began to strengthen their defences

Shortly after that Freddy returned and Annia had found out he had turned into a worgen and was feral for the longest time. He also told her Balnazzar was in Stratholme once again.

Annia prepared herself and went to Stratholme with Freddy but there they would need a weapon to fight a Dreadlord and resist being corrupted.

A Will of Steel and Conviction.
It was discovered that the Renegardes had taken over the Farm Stead Annia lived at for all them years. the place had not been looted after all that time since it was once a 'breeding' ground for undead to dwell before the Renegades took it.

Annia and Freddy went there and as Annia looked around in her mothers room she found her fathers sword tucked away. It was called Lionsheart and it had been in their family for a long time. It was meant for Katsa as she was the oldest out of the two but to Annias knowledge Katsa was dead and she hadn't heard from her mother in a while.

Freddy took her back to the Scarlet Monastery with the blade to be reforged. It took three days at the Forge but Freddy and a blood mage walked out of the Blacksmith with a golden blade with a skull in the middle of the opened area on it. The Blood Mage made a comment about it maybe even being the ashbringer of demons and that it can trap the soul of a powerful demon within.

When Annia took hold of the blade she felt as if it had always meant to be hers but in the way the blade was still meant for Katsa. If she would return she would have every right to take up the blade. Not that Annia would tell her. Or would she, she wondered.

Returning Home and The Battle of Dread
The Sky outside Straholme smelt like burning wood and the sight before they have that completely. Freddy and Annia walked to the gate to see a member of the Brotherhood of Light baring their way. Fredd yad her agreed to help them take Statholme in the name of The Brotherhood and they both agreed. Annia only had one goal and that was to kill Balnazzar. No matter if she lived or not.

Annia and Freddy and Knights from the brotherhood carved there way to the Enclave but before Annia could enter she heard a whisper. She looked behind her to see her old out and something inside it. She froze. She remembered the screams from Stratholme. As she froze a ghoul ran at her by her side. She simply raised her hand grabbing it by the neck and snapping it. One of the members of the brotherhoods jaw almost dropped as Annias reaction didn't change one bit.

Freddy put his hand on her shoulder and hold her it would all be over soon. Balnazzar is the reason she didn't have that life. Freddy made sure to remind her of that. We wasn't trying to use it to make her angry. Annia had found out Freddy has lost his son and wife during The Third War when they ate plagued grain. She and he understood each other's pain.

The Corrupted Justice
As Annia fought Balnazzar her blade was stuck by pure void magic corrupting the blades magic not allowing it to be used as a prison. The group managed to defeat him but to Annia it wasn't a success since he wasn't killed in the Twisting Nether or trapped.

Annias blade began to act up as the light within the blade would glow brightly as the skulls on the blade were dark. Freddy and Annia tried to purify the blade but as before there was no success. Weeks after she stopped trying to fix it and began to use it against the Horde as she was sent to Tol Barad. She got along with the Kul Tirans within the prison but even they keep an eye on the blade.

Annia had captured three Sin'dorei that were fighting for the Horde. She was going to give them to the Kul Tirans but she slaughtered them on the spot for no reason as they had only just arrived at the Island.

Holy Rune
After that point she began to fight the Horde, even more, using the light as a weapon to kill without remorse. Freddy had caught on and got her to get some helped. He sent her to his niece who knew a Sin '' dorei that made runes to channel and settle magics, Annia barely wanted her to touch her skin but Jaesa convinced her to do it

The Rune was made out of void magic but the light from Conviction which was near it removed the void magic from her and filled it with light. The energy pulled the Sin'dorei back as it was a shook. The Blade itself seemed to have made it a Holy Symbol that would shine with whatever had control over the blade.

The Darkness and Retribution
On Annias leave when she was off duty for the light she was called to the castle of Stormwind and requested to board an airship to help in the search for the kings' son, Anduin Wrynn. She couldn't refuse, the trip was long but they entered a dense mist and found the Horde on the other side. They were able to push them back but while doing that they found the small essences of the Sha of Hatred. As they traveled inland they met the Jinyu, fish like people who evolved from murlocs. They swore their lives to the Alliance and Annia even befriended one of them.

Sha of Hatred
While Annia was in The Jade Forest she saw the Sha of Hatred be released. the thing she hated began to manifest around her. The Jinya that had begun to travel with her expected it to be The Horde but to his surprise, it wasn't. It was The Scourge, the Jinyu hadn't ever seen anything like it. An endless army was charging towards them, the Jinyu tried to hold them off but started to get stuck in place as Annia had started too.

But in an instant, an Orc covered in plate armor jumped from out of nowhere and began to attack the undead. Annia looked at him and thought of attacking him but she couldn't she charged forward and cut down a ghoul that was running up behind them.

The Jinyu but a pure water barrier around them what stopped any of the sha visions from coming through. Suddenly the visions began to fade as the sky became blue once more. Annia laid down her weapon and began to breathe heavily. She and her friend spoke to the orc for what seemed hours. There was no hostile tone in her voice. That day she understood what the orcs had been through. She may have not purged her hatred for undead but the Orcs in her eyes weren't bloodthirsty like they were in the First and Second War. The Jinyu told Annia he had to part ways and return home to make sure his family was safe.

Sha of Doubt
As Annia fought inland against the Hozen she began to doubt that the Light was sending her on the right path. It had always been with her but it caused her to do dark acts. Maybe she shouldn't have left the Scarlet Crusade. Maybe she should have stayed in Stormwind. She was greedy always wanting a fight but she was weak.

Her mind became darker as she looked at her hand it had become a claw. Her vision had become darker than before. She saw a figure in front of her in red armor and a scarlet tabard. He had dark blond her. It then popped into her mind who this person was. It was 'Renault Mograine' he held a mace in his hand and pointed it at Annia.

He told her she had betrayed the Scarlet Crusade and sentenced her to death. She ran forward swinging his mace at her but she blocked it with her sword. He called him out saying she didn't betray them but they betrayed her. Every strike he made caused her to gain fury. She tried to shot a 'Hammer of Light' at him but it did nothing as it was still a claw.

She wasn't feeling weak but his insults hit her. Annia caused her eyes and pictured home. She pictured her mother and Katsa. Her father coming home with a feed. Then she realized something. The Light was always with her, Even when she was traveling down the dark path. Even when she was about to die. There was no reason to doubt herself. She opened her eyes to see Renault was frozen in place. He gave her a smile and say 'For the Crusade, sister." as his form turned black and white as he began turning into ash-like dust and being blown away in the wind. Her hand was a normal hand again.

Sha of Anger and Violence
Annia was sent to Kun-Lai Summit after the battle in the Jade Forest had begun to calm down. She was sent to Westwind Rest. It was recently had and most of the members within it were Pandaren with afew humans and other races.

Annia was sent to deal with the Yaungol tribes in the area that were harassing Horde and Alliance alike. They were also attacking simple traders too. Annia found out most of their patrols and attacks were coming from 'Fire Camo Yongqi' and rallied a small Alliance force to attack the camp. Their attack was bloody and dark.

As the battle neared its end one of them Yaungol begged more mercy and asked for the tribe members that weren't hostile to be able to retreat. Shadows seemed to have surrounded Annia as she raised her blade it went to a crimson red. She cut him down right in front of the defenseless tribesman and ordered her people to kill them. The Pandarens that had joined her refused and said there is no honor and that she was corrupt. They told her to go to the Temple of the White Tiger to seek enlightenment. She looked at what she just did and agreed with them.

As the Pandarens began to help the tribesman, Annia walked off to go to the Temple. As she got to the temple she saw two Pandarens training but they weren't seeking to harm each other. She got to the temple door and a large Pandaren stopped her and bowed. He spoke her name which shocked her side she had not given it.

When she walked in another Pandaren stood in the middle of the hall. She said Annia carried darkness within her and she would help her overcome the darkness that seemed to bind itself to her. Annia accepted her offer and the woman hung a well that drove the darkness out of her. It looked like a sha but dark energy would rip itself out of her and enter it. It continued to do go until the Pandaren rung the bell once more and the sha began to transform into something.

The figure turned into an undead that was eating the corpse of a human. She blinked and it seemed she was taken to a battle. She looked at the walls and realized it was in Lordaeron. She looked down at her armor to see she was wearing a scarlet tabard. Her ears hung loudly as if she was hit in the side of the head and she couldn't hear anything but dim sound in the distance. It got louder until she was pulled around to see Freddy. He asked her where she had been and that she had to help at the front of the battle. She then realized where she was. She was in the Summertide Assualt. By the look of it, it was the first attack.

Annia ran beside Freddy and saw an army cut through a line of Crusaders and as Annia grabbed her sword it burned as hot as lava and her mind went white. She opened her eyes to see herself on the floor of the temple and the Pandaren kneeling over her. She told her she still had fear within herself and that the source of the anger was her fear. The Pandaren told her it was finished but she still would feel Anger and Violence if she held onto her fear.

Sha of Fear
Annia walked back to Westwind Rest and as she returned she felt a slight bit dread in her stomach. She put it in the back on her mind and was sent down south to the Dread Wastes due to the wall being broken and the mantid invading the Valley of the Four Winds. As she entered the Dread Wastes she saw the sky was dark and still bright at the same time.

She wondered the wasteland before seeing a small outpost with a handful of Shado-Pan garrisoned there. They were hunting the Sha of Fear so Annia decided to aid them in their hunt. Annia saw this as a sigh and joined them in their hunt. The hunt lasted weeks until they countered a highly infected Mantid. It shot Annia away against a pillar as it drained one of the two other members of her parties life away. The Mantid grew in size and the Sha energy corrupted the very ground it walked. The last member was a monk and he charged and Tiger Kicked the Mantid in the knee breaking it. Annia got up as the Mantid and Pandaren fought her roared and the mantid sliced the throat of the Pandaren as Annia smashed her sword into its body. It exploded as sha energy flowed around it. Annia was knocked out.

Annia opened her eyes and she was in a mist like place. She looked down and almost jumped up as she realized she was on water. Or what seemed like water. She looked at her reflection and looked into her hazel eyes. She then heard a voice and could see a figure in front of her. She looked up to see Katsa, she was taken away as she looked at Katsa in the eyes or what seemed like eyes, Katsa's eyes were pure black. Annia questioned where she was and asked if she had died. Katsa or what seemed to be Katsa laughed and said no. But as she said what a blade cut through Katsa's chest as it took her soul. She was pushed to the floor. The Blade had the same design to Frostmourne. Then she realized it was Frostmourne. The Lich King stood before her. He told her that her Hell has just started as Ghoul like claws grabbed onto her legs and began to pull her down slowly. He told her that Katsa is now his and nothing can change that and death cannot die.

Annia tried to pull herself out of the ghouls' grip but she was being pulled below the water. She felt scared and feared what would happen if she was pulled under. Then she realized what she was going, she was playing into the Shas fear. She simply said 'No' as her eyes began to glow brightly golden, it caused the ghouls to release her legs, Annia smiled and closed her eyes for a moment "My life for Lordaeron." They were the words she shouted as she gripped her hand and flew up with golden wings and with Conviction that had seemed to have appeared in her hand. She shot up smashing the King of Deaths blade into small pieces. Her Aura was pure golden and forged in the light as she shot upwards. The sky flashed and it went dark.

Madien of The Light
Annias body felt warm as she opened her eyes and looked around to see she was in a tent at Sunset Brewgarden. She took a deep breath as she felt her bones were sore. She slowly tried to climb out of the tent but a Pandaren stopped her with tea in hand. She told her she had to rest as she had been out for a few days. Annia asked her what happened and the Pandaren said she saw bright light south-west and went to investigate, she had found Annia next to the corpse of a Mantid that had looked like it was painted gold with dark liquid leaving it. She had carried her back and cared for her. She looked at the Pandaren hand to see a bandage around her hand. She asked what happened and she explained that Annia when she went to pick Annia up and the light it burned her hand by just touching Annia.

Annia got up and forward and the Pandaren gave her tea and she sat down on the sit and soon realized her eyes were golden. Annia almost couldn't believe it. She had no idea why her eyes were golden, then she remembered the events that had just happened. The light was with her all that time. She rested awhile before heading off to return to The Alliance.

Return to the war and Landfall
When Annia returned to the front she heard that the Alliance army had made landfall and made a base called Lion's Landing. She quickly returned and prepared for the war to reach its peak. Horde forces tried to attack the base but fell and Annia had a group of Alliance soldiers attacked Domination Point. They took over a tower and held it until reinforcements arrived. They were pushed back awhile after reinforcements came but it weakened the enemies none the less.

Annia had heard infighting was happening within the Horde and it made her happy as that means the foe would be more weakened and perhaps they would call for peace.

Siege of Orgimmar
Months had passed and Annia had been sent to the Thundering Isles and back to Stormwind for reassignment. She was assigned to the fleet that was approaching Orgrimmar. Annia quickly jumped on board for that battle and participated in the siege of Orgimmar without getting injured.

When the king of Stormwind declared a truce it made her proud until she looked over at Slyvannas Windrunner and a burning pain in her chest ran through her body. She wanted to kill the mall. But she recalled the words of Taran Zhu  '' 'It ends TODAY. Here. The cycle ends when you, you will turn from each other turn from one another. And walk. Away.'.'' Them words rang through her mind and she followed them. Annia walked away without a word as a mage opened a portal but up for her to go to Stormwind.

The Iron Horde
When Garrison escaped is trail, Annia keep a close ear out for any reports of him reappearing. Months passed and she had heard nothing. During this time she met a Quel'dorei by the name of Zanthi Silverpride. They got along well and soon realised Zanthi knew Freddy Tygar and her friend Fethaes Ravenbreeze.

After a while passed The Dark Portal turned red and the Iron Horde charged into Azeroth. Annia swiftly aided the Alliance and Horde in charging the Gate. Freddy was the only one to stand beside her as Fethaes was called to stay on Azeroth to insure nothing happened on their home turf.

Annia recalled what her father had said about the Orcs from the First and Second War. They hardly seemed like the Orcs she was fighting against,, it made her think upon her action against The Horde for a time.

Annia fought within the Shadowmoon Burial Grounds but wasn't one of the people to strike down Nez'zul, Although she wished she did so she could say she killed The Lich King. Before he came what he is now known as.

When Gul'dan revealed what he was planing and brought the Legion to Draenor. Annia feared seeing Balnazzar within their ranks. But she wasn't sure if it was a bad or good thing that she didn't see him. She wanted to carve her blade in his skull but she settle for lesser Nathrizim.

Weeks turned into Months and the war with The Iron Horde was over. When she took through the portal home her bones hurt. She felt a storm coming.

The Day the Sky Rained Fire
When Annia had returned to Azeroth she had heard that The Legion had returned, so she quickly reached out to her old Scarlet friends who had gone into hiding. They joined her in Stormwind as The Alliance prepared to sail out from Stormwind Docks.

Notes.

 * Annia once had a vision of her obtaining the Ashbringer in Legion.
 * Annia has been by her mother she had a half-sister in the world somewhere as the father had a child in Stormwind months before the Fall of Stormwind.
 * Annia sees Freddy as a father as Freddy sees Annia has his child.
 * Annia has no issues with the Argent Crusade.
 * A few of the older members of the Silverhand could remember her from the Silverhand Enclave in Stratholme.

Disclaimer.
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I find wiki a great place to store my character's story so if there are some holes in this story, its because its still a WIP. I hope you enjoy reading about Annia.