Lysidora Autumnleaf

Lysidora is a fairly young Ren'dorei witch. Even though she specializes in fel and void magic, she maintains an interest in every school of practice.

Appearance
As a blood elf, Lysidora was very pale and had slightly wavy hair that was almost white. Although somewhat long, it was kept in a bun.

Upon transformation, Her hair took on a deep blue-violet colour, and her skin attained an indigo coloration. A pair of tentacles had sprouted from behind her ears, and her voice gained an ethereal echo to it.

Her hair is now loose but stylized in a way that gives it quite the volume up top.

She has no tattoos, scars, or piercings; not even earrings. When she became a void elf, her nails darkened to a purple shade that is almost black.

Lysidora likes to use robes of varying shades and styles, though they all tend to be lightweight and fairly simple; her favourite one is a velvet robe. The robe is mostly purple, has dull silver trims and violet adornments. She wears no other garment: no gloves, and is barefoot.

As a weapon, she has a living wood staff that seems to twist and squirm of its own accord. The wood on the shaft is naturally purple, with some traces of green. At the tip, from within, through the wood's grain, pulses a green light. This area of the staff is sharp, has pointed protrusions and seems to also irradiate faintly glowing yellow-green spores.

Sometimes she's not with her staff at all, carrying a small wand or dagger instead. ==Backstory==

Youth
Ever since she was a child, Lysidora was never one to adhere to societal expectations and restrictions. Instead, she was always curious about the unknown.

She was not too fond of spending time in Silvermoon, often venturing into the woods to the south instead. The feeling of freedom and peace while away from the city was unparalleled. To facilitate that, she has always preferred to dress in a way that wouldn't block her senses, usually a flowy robe made of light fabric, no gloves and no shoes, as she loved to feel the nature by touch.

Born into a family of farstriders, Lysidora was urged to follow the same path, but she had no real interest in archery or physical combat: her strength was below average, her combat skills inexistent. Her interest lied elsewhere, in the magical arts.

She wanted to study Nature magic, but the only widely practiced school of magic was Arcane, so she reluctantly went for that instead. She had noticed that certain types of magic were constantly shunned, such as the void, fel, and necromancy. This did nothing to deter her vast curiosity in other less-practiced schools of magic in High Elven society.

Arcane was praised and exalted above all other magical practices, but she knew that it had been used to catastrophic results in the past, which further added to her view that it's not that certain schools of magic are inherently evil, it's just that its practitioners are using it for evil, and that can be done with anything, even Arcane, or the Light. Soon she realized that certain views should not be openly manifested, and learned to keep that to herself.



Arcanist Lysidora
Still spending the majority of her free time in the woods, her urge to study Nature magic only grew, but there was no realistic way to do that. Her people being banished from Kaldorei society and not knowing much about it themselves, it was a dream that might never come true.

Unrest was rising in the elven kingdom, as news of the fall of Lordaeron to Arthas, now leading a Scourge army, reached them. The Farstriders started to mobilize their forces, which included Lysidora's parents. The situation grew dire, Sylvanas and most farstriders fell, and Grand Magister Belo'vir was now leading the defense. Lysidora headed to join their defense. Upon arrival, she was greeted by the sight of slaughter. Betrayed from within, it was only a matter of time for the elves to be defeated.

Terrified, Lysidora decided to flee. Instead of retreating to the North, she went West, as far as she could, hoping that the Scourge forces would take no interest in that direction. Her own survival was all that she had in mind. Suddenly she felt weaker, but she attributed that to fear, but in truth, the Sunwell was Arthas' goal, and he was successful in reaching it. She remained into hiding for quite some time, not knowing what fate had befallen her people. She assumed everyone was killed, her parents included.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[4580,4808,0,0]}">When she finally mustered the courage to go back, her assumption wasn't too far off the mark. Most were dead and her parents nowhere to be found, as a great deal of elves were raised into undeath and added to the Scourge ranks.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[4810,4998,0,0]}">On that day, Lysidora decided to learn whatever crafts she could, acquiring immense power through any means, so that she could destroy any threats to her or whoever she comes to hold dear.

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Carving her own path
The alliance Kael'thas formed with Illidan enabled her to study fel magic. Through a great deal of practice, tapping into different artifacts and procuring any source of occult knowledge she learned about, she became very proficient with the fel, preferring to use it in its raw, destructive form. She was evidence that her early beliefs were correct. She was a fel practitioner, and she was not evil.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[5433,5729,0,0]}">Lysidora took part in the vanquishing of many great foes, which recently took her to Argus. The place that interested her the most was Mac'aree, as she had never given much thought to the void. A new, untapped source of power, through which she could improve her knowledge and might even further.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[5731,6074,0,0]}">Though her potential was undeniable, it was clear that she needed a teacher, mostly out of self-preservation. Being presented with so many examples of void users who went insane, she sought guidance in Alleria. Wanting to reconnect with her people, Alleria didn't refuse, and Lysidora was more prepared to further her studies after some advice.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6076,6310,0,0]}">Back in Azeroth, she became aware of Magister Umbric's studies and exile, and tried her best to find him and his followers, which wasn't all that hard for her. He let Lysidora join him, and so she did. Eventually, they found Telogrus.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6312,6493,0,0]}">Alleria showed up after some time. There was a brief exchange between her and Umbric, who tried to open an ancient artifact with the aid of other understudies, Lysidora included.

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A forced rebirth
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6520,7098,0,0]}">From this point in time, Lysidora recalls blacking out and going into a dreamlike state. A multitude of whispers filled her mind, vast knowledge of possible events yet to come, Ny'alotha, the Black Forest, she could not keep track of it all, she could feel her lucidity being lost... and then she awoke. Confused, the whispers stayed in her mind. When she talked, her voice was different. She gazed upon her hands, her previously pale complexion gave way to a deep blue hue. The other changes she would only notice later on. And thus began the process to adapt to this new state.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[7100,7320,0,0]}">And so, the girl who was fascinated with the unknown, the girl who loved forests and nature, became a practitioner of void and fel. Still, she holds the belief that she can use this power for good, to protect her allies.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[7322,7752,0,0]}">Now, the dream of learning Nature magic is, truly, going to remain a dream, but her old interests remain; she is still happier in the seclusion of the forests, feeling the ground beneath her feet. As a Ren'dorei, she now serves the Alliance, which allows her to approach Kaldorei society. Even though she might never be able to learn their craft, she's content to just admire it, whilst using her own powers to aid her new allies.