Leidora Allerton

''"Sometimes we must fight for what we believe in." - Anduin Wrynn''

Leidora Allerton is an Alteraci-born woman of noble descent. Currently, she serves as reconnaissance in the order known as the Shadowtalon Company, and she serves as a loyal soldier in the Stormwind Army. Her goals are centered around the protection of Azeroth and the reclamation of her homelands in the Fairhunt Barony, especially her family's estate: the Allerton Estate. She is known for her excellence in gryphon riding, archery, tinkering, and she is especially known for her loyalty to her service in the Stormwind Army. With much to add in her journey ahead, it's clear that Leidora's path has only begun despite her age. She acknowledges in full that her life, while filled with great memories, is not complete without taking back her lands and avenging her family.

Her service in the protection of Azeroth started when she was first able to serve, and she entered the Stormwind Army around the end of the Third War. Although she did not fight much in the Third War, she would become a figure of Alliance patriotism in the wars that came after. Her first notable appearance was that of her aid given during the Alliance campaigns in Outland. Being a gryphon rider was an incredible asset, and she used it fantastically, progressing her skill as an archer at the same time. Next, she served in two of the Northrend campaigns: the Alliance campaign in Borean Tundra, serving as a soldier in Valiance Keep. Even more importantly, she served as a soldier in the Icecrown campaign against the Lich King. After the fall of the Lich King, Leidora aided in her most notable campaign. The return of Deathwing warranted Leidora's service in the Twilight Highlands, and again her skill in gryphon riding would be incredibly important. She was known for being able to take down handfuls of Twilight's Hammer acolytes in just a couple of minutes. For this, she earned the title of, "The Twilight Raven", for her gryphon was distinctly known for having dark onyx-colored feathers. After the campaign in the Twilight Highlands came to an end, she participated heavily in Alliance efforts in Pandaria. Her service was required in both the Jade Forest and the mountains of Kun'lai, but war there took a heavy toll on her.

She did not cease her service, and instead she served in 7 for a couple of years working for small to medium-level operations within, especially as a scout. When the Legion returned, however, Leidora found herself with a renewed sense of what she is fighting for, and she has joined the Shadowtalon Company, looking to help Azeroth once more.

Physical Description
Well put-together, clean, and nearly regal at times, Leidora Allerton is no exception to the standard of beauty within the nobility. While she has a certain understated pulchritude to her, it is just that: understated. With her, she carries a solicitous and friendly gaze, always seeking to help others. Leidora walks with a strange catlike grace that is most likely reminiscent of a scout, but she does not always seek to hide herself. Instead, she makes herself known for the most part, favoring to be a sociable and cordial person, which is likely a remnant of her aristocratic upbringing.

Long, silken sandy-blonde hair can be compared to the color of just that-- beach sand. An outlandish color for a woman of Alteraci origin, perhaps, but completely natural. These sandy locks seem to always be tied into an updo of some sort, most likely a bun or ponytail. Strands naturally fall out as they may to frame her face, but any that do fall out are quickly tucked behind her pierced ears to maintain a tidy appearance, even in battle. The most striking part of her appearance is her bright grey eyes, which seem to lack any true element of color in them. Those eyes, usually lined in a black kohl of some kind, are always searching their surroundings carefully; however, although those bright grey eyes waver between vivacious and tired. Leidora looks young, but her eyes signify that she is older than she appears to be. Around others, she actively avoids seeming tired or worn, but those that are close to her see it so often that they might recognize just how much war has affected the archer.

Leidora has the air of someone who is lively, energetic, spirited, vibrant... But as the sea wears down rocks over many years, her personal wards wear down to those that wish to know her. Those that get to know Leidora acknowledge that she is a woman shaped by endless strife. Perceived as easygoing by many, this assumption is not particularly incorrect; however, years of fighting has left the woman with a certain rigidness when it comes to battle. Fleet-footed and quick-witted, Leidora is not exactly the easiest foe, but she is a great ally and friend to those that would have her.

Her speech is calculated and clear, fragments of an Alteraci accent lingering in the way she speaks. Her movements, delicate yet deliberate, careful yet willful: a constant balance of the elegance of Alteraci peerage and exercised actions of the Stormwind Army.