Luella Kubel

Luella Alexandria Kubel, named for her father, Alexander Castor Kubel, is a female human of the Kingdom of Stromgarde who fled from Lordaeron province during the Third War to seek refuge in the Kingdom of Stormwind.

She serves as a medical professional, physician, and private in the infantry under the disposal of the League of Lordaeron. She longs to restore Lordaeron to its once-prized prestige and reinstate the halcyon days before the Second and Third Wars.

=Description=

She appears quite shorter than most other humans due chiefly to her young age, retaining a rather youthful and humble appearance and not the bodacious curves of a mature woman.

Her skin is a fairer color than most, implying much regarding her time spent indoors. Subtle freckles decorate a small region of her cheeks and the bridge of her nose, complimenting the similar shade of her hair, though only truly noticable under direct sunlight.

Her burnt auburn hair is usually kept up in a bun to keep her vision unobscured while she works. A few mismanaged strands here and there reveal much about how demanding her work can be.

Her wide eyes seem ever-eager, adorned with blue irises and far-too-often worry lines underneath. Her lashes have been hastily brushed with mascara.

Her lips aren't the full, luscious embodiment of perfection you might expect from a beautiful elf, but rather modest and humble in size and appearance. An appropriately colored cosmetic has been applied delicately to them.

Armor
Adorned in the traditional standard-issue armor given to all footmen of the League of Lordaeron, Luella is mostly always clad in steel plate over a chainmail shirt and leggings.

She wears the colors of the League, displayed in a brilliant cobalt blue upon a stark white tabard. Few stains and tears have tarnished the fabric, but mostly it is still quite pristine.

In place of a traditional helmet, Luella wears a white hooded cloak, tucked beneath her spaulders and cowl drawn over her head. She is sometimes mistaken for a paladin or a priestess, but most people generally accept the young woman simply prefers wearing it instead of a helmet.

Arms
Luella's weapon of choice is a short-sword, accompanied by a buckler or small shield upon her forearm. The cruciform hilt, light weight, and double-edged blade allow her great mobility in the fields of battle while still acting with a deadly precision. She has had little training with any other weaponry, especially those not viable in melee.

Her shield is a Kubel family heirloom given to Luella by her father, and to him by his father before him. The aged shield is ensorcelled with various unknown wards that strengthen its defenses against attacks of a magical nature.

=History=

Luella was born sometime during the decline of the Second War in the port town of Hasic on the southeastern shores of the Darrowmere Forests. Though her ancestors hailed originally from Stromgarde, where the Kubel family had pledged fealty, her parents sought asylum deeper north into Lordaeron to seek refuge from the Orcish Horde invasion in the south.

Youth
As a young girl, she idolized her father whose career as a soldier in his early life and subsequent crusade against the amassing cultists and witches before the Third War inspired her to follow in his footsteps.

After her father had passed away and as soon as she was able, Luella enlisted to serve as a medic during the Third War. She spent much of this time traveling to and from small villages nestled in Lordaeron's forests to tend to the sick and the wounded. When the Capital City fell shortly after, she joined the many other fortunate citizens of the fallen Kingdom to seek refuge in Stormwind.

Recently
In more recent years, Luella has joined the ranks of the League of Lordaeron to lend her aid as an experienced physician as well as serve on the fields of battle. She strives to redeem the memory of Lordaeron and the nations beneath it, as well as preserve her father's legacy and make him proud.

=Personality=

Luella can seem quite kind and caring to some, but is just as easily perceived as judgmental and disapproving to others.

Those who bother to get know her better will see a softer side of Luella: the side that offers a warm smile to a familiar face or lends a hand to those in need. She is never one to deny a friend a favor or show great passion and conviction in her work.

However, Luella does not take kindly to rude, arrogant, or disrespectful individuals, regardless of their esteem or social class. She is not afraid to speak her mind if she must and has little patience or care for anyone that treats her with undeserved discourtesy.

Beliefs
Luella is an avid believer of the Holy Light and its teachings. She observes the unspoken social etiquette of polite behavior and is a strong proponent of chivalry, however dead others may claim it to be. The hallmarks of justice, honor, and discipline are held to great reverence by her, especially when it comes to her work.

She believes rules are meant to be followed, not broken, and is quite keen on enforcing and obeying the written law of the land.

Luella has an especially overdeveloped animosity towards those who practice dark or forbidden magic. Warlocks, witches, necromancers and the like have no special place in her heart and she openly treats their kind with extreme prejudice. To her, there is no lesser or greater form of dark magic, nor does she recognize any benefit from the practice.

Kiralyse
Only recently has Luella discovered that her sister, Kiralyse, is still alive. Rumors abound that she holds dominion over somewhat of a coven in the remote headlands of Gilneas, biding her time for some unknown epoch-to-be and openly practicing witchcraft.

Luella makes no great effort to hide her antipathy towards her sister and it's quite likely that the feeling is mutual. As a strong opponent of witchcraft and dark magic, Luella loathes her sister and all that she has become to such a point that she tries to avoid any association with her. If mentioned, she will change the subject and feign ignorance, sometimes even denying knowledge that her sister exists.

Only in the most dire of situations will Luella ever seek out Kiralyse, even despite her reservations and much to her chagrin. The two have been estranged for such a while that they might hardly recognize each other at a glance.