Eldaarth Shadowcross

Little is known of Eldaarth Valdrynn Shadowcross's origins, despite circulating rumours regarding his gipsy decent, yet the name Shadowcross is a popular one in the Stormwind underground, and is frequently associated to the crime organisation The Crows.

Gang affiliations aside, Eldaarth manages both a smuggling ring, and an unlicensed boxing cabal through his shop Stygian Shipping.

His reputation is kept from the guards by the diligent managing of his profile as a tattooist, which he maintains with meticulous care by way of genuine interest and talent for the art.

Description
Atop the spire of physical fitness, tall and often clad in armour adding bulk to his athletic frame. Burly arms reminiscent of a climber's, with equally powerful leg muscles all add up to a well trained elf, intently moulded by a life of exertion. Darker coloured tattoos cover numerous areas of his purple skin, one most noticeably spreading over his left arm. A single scar could be spotted, snaking over his right eye.

History
Growing up amongst the anarchy of underground brawls and illegal gambling rapidly exposed Eldaarth to the joys of all things illicit. Freedom rapidly grasped the elf as a core concept, and would forever be engraved upon the basis of his existence. Contradicting said philosophy, Eldaarth was enforced to enrol in the army, where his affinity for discretion and subtlety was put to use as a field scout. His martial awakening, and fortitude in the discipline of war, came under the guidance of his scout commander, Serethas Shadewing.
 * Childhood
 * Life in the Army

Intense training, precarious duties, and years behind his people's colours planted within Eldaarth's mind a growing sympathy for the army. Parting moral paths between Serethas and him would eventually end his career in the military after 3 centuries of service. Eldaarth's leave of the army was but an ephemeral transition from the military to darker institutions, for quick was he to find a spot amongst the world of organised crime, namely in the ranks of the Third Segment, a union of outlaws who's focus was set on smuggling, and the management of a blackmarket, dominating the scene of Southern Kalimdor's underground. Despite a hasty ascendance amongst the consortium's echelons, Shadowcross's period of success was short-lived, for triumph harnessed opposition from both rival syndicates, and authorities.
 * "Quel'nor"
 * The notorious Fall

When confronted to the inevitable downfall of business, and the likelihood of succumbing to this overthrow, the Segment's heads opted for an escape North, in hopes on maintaining their trade and influence from a safer location. Yet there were few amongst the order who feared failure, and saw futility in this abscond, bringing them to unravel the wile to guards in hopes of being spared whatever retaliation would be inflicted upon their colleagues. The bulk of the Third Segment would suffer a massacre a few moons later upon emerging from a mountain pass, an hour into the deserts of Desolace. Blessed with boundless luck, Eldaarth was amongst the minority to be captured and sentenced to a full century in jail, only. At first meant to kill the unending time prison offered, the trade of tattooist eventually found a spot in the elf's field of interest, who developed talent and attentiveness for it's sombre lines and intricate detailing, who ultimately converted this hobby into a profession. Yet there was still allegiance for the underground in the tattooist's ego, and along a former convict, Eldaarth formed the Stygian Dawn.
 * A blank century
 * Prince of the Stygian Dawn

The ports of South Eastern Kalimdor were the melting pots of the Dawn's business for an long era, until the alliance between Humans and Elves occured, and a large portion of the subterranean trade drifted to the Eastern Kingdom. Adapting to such a shift in business, Eldaarth sailed off to Booty Bay, where the shop and stash for contraband, Stygian Shipping, would be built, marking his first and biggest foothold on the Eastern Kingdom's underground.