Hymus Windsor

Hymus Windsor (April 20th, 1132 F.A. - Present) is a Gilnean hailing from the remote settlement of Bradensbrook in Val'sharah. Born in Pyrewood Village, he was but two years old when his parents brought him aboard the Sea Wolf, which eventually crashed upon the shores of Val'sharah. The shipwrecked Gilneans built the town of Bradensbrook upon the same shores, and Hymus was raised there amongst other youth.

Childhood
Raised in a rather tranquil way, as he grew Hymus showed a natural proficiency for the Light, and was taken on under the wing of Father Erich Holler, a priest from a Lordaeron congregation under Bishop Clarise Wagner that landed with other Gilnean refugees in the nearby coastal region of Refuge Cove. However, his own path took him down a path not too different from that of the paladins of the Second War. Though he does not claim the title of paladin, in an effort to describe what he is he tends to call himself a "hedge paladin".

From a young age, he had been told stories about Gilneas from people of Bradensbrook and the Cove. However, most were of negative connotation due to the people being bitter towards Gilneas for abandoning them on the other side of the Greymane Wall. Despite this, Hymus had remained ever the idealist towards his former countrymen, and his curiosity for his native land and people would later be part of the reason he left town.

War for the Cove
Fifteen years after the construction of Bradensbrook, in the prelude to the War for Refuge Cove, he made his way to the Gilnean fortress of Farimond, built by the Blades of Greymane in Refuge Cove, in order to lend his aid to the Gilneans and as a chance to finally see more of his countrymen and, perhaps eventually, his native homeland once more. However, by the time he had made it the Inner Circle had already moved out to their newly-constructed outpost of Banehold, and so he made the journey there, where he learned of their planned diplomatic mission to the port town of Bridgeport. There, they met with the mayor of Bridgeport, Faldon Resticor, as well as a delegation of Horde forces who had brought with them. Though Mayor Resticor was quite adamant against siding with either the Alliance or the Horde, the negotiations were halted by the arrival of Legion forces, with the mayor granting further talks to whoever finished off the demons.

In the ensuring battle, Hymus, sheltered innocence took a heavy blow after he witnessed first hand battle with the Burning Legion as he found himself nearly flattened by a massive demon. Following the demon's death at the hands of the Horde, Hymus was shocked by what transpired afterwards: two of the Blades opening fire on the Horde forces, resulting in Magistrix-Captain Kara Emberflare being forced to teleport away with her troops and fighting erupting against Gronak of the Screaming Blade. Though the blademaster was slain, Horde reinforcements arrived and the Blades were forced to flee. While Hymus was well in the clear, he turned to stand his ground as he saw others fall behind, unable to simply let them be killed or captured. Critically wounded and nearly captured by the Horde, the young lad was terrified for his life, though he recovered after being saved. He and the others who had fallen behind then managed to wipe out the last of the forces sent after them, leaving one standing to send word of their strength and deeds before returning to Banehold. Though shaken by his experiences, he has resolved to stay with the Blades.