Brother Jacob

Brother Jacob was born in the Barony of Caltonshire in Lordaeron. Prior to Bishop Qienna Songsteel's arrival, Caltonshire had never had much exposure to the Light's message. When Qienna introduced her faith to her people, he embraced it wholeheartedly and became known as Brother Jacob.

Brother Jacob received a number of visions and dreams and he dutifully recorded them in his journal. After he had spent time meditating and thinking on what he had seen, he decided he must set out and try to find the island of his dreams. He sold everything he owned and was eventually rewarded with finding the island.

The people were rather suspicious and untrusting. It took a lot of effort for him to even get them to tolerate him. After some time, he realised that the land was corrupted by a dark force, explaining why the people were so resistant. By that point, he had some followers on the island.

In an attempt to cleanse the corruption, he lost his life. But a big miracle happened when his soul left his body, making it blindingly obvious to everyone on the island that the Light was raising him to join with it and the land was cleansed through his sacrifice.

Brother Jacob had realised, when he first started out on his journeys, that he might die away from home. So amongst his belongings was instructions that his remains be returned to Caltonshire for burial.

There was a dramatic conversion of the island. They'd realised they had done Brother Jacob a big injustice in not listening to him and he had lost his life as a result of their not cooperating. Now others wouldn't hear his message. They wanted it to continue.

Wheland's Isle and the Azeroth Missions Society have dedicated themselves to furthering the work of Brother Jacob, revering and learning from his journal. Bishop Qienna is currently attempting to have Brother Jacob recognised as a saint for his miraculous works and dedication to the faith.