Hello Everyone. Silverfall here long time member first time news poster. When Maticus posted that the site was looking for some help I thought maybe they needed a lore editor. Some nerd you could say who payed more attention to what bosses said rather than the fight itself. Or for the D&D folks someone who knew the difference between demons and devils. Well back on topic. Turns out Maticus was very interested in a new lore column for the site and now here we are. The purpose of this new, thus far untitled lore column, is to provide information on people, places, and things in the Warcraft universe that people should be aware of or are just generally interested in.After the break you can read my first write up on Jaina Proudmoore. You will notice as you read I changed things up and tried to provide something a little different rather than just straight up paragraphs of text. Not that there is anything wrong with that of course, but I wanted to a little sense of world and character to it I guess you could say. So please tell me what you think and hopefully as I get used to writing these type of things it will get even better and more informative for you the reader. All lore write-ups will be added to the wiki as well at some point soon.
I think that's about it for this post. Enjoy the write-up after the break and hopefully I actually formatted everything right so it'll look good and professional...at least that's my hope. If there is a formatting issue I will attempt to fix it ASAP. Character Profile
Jaina Proudmoore
File #1337-63-446 Stormwind Archives #203 (Classified) Please consult an archivist for further information on this topic.
The information posted below is up to date as of the withdrawal of Scourge forces from Alliance held territory.
Summary
Name: Jaina Proudmoore
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Origin: Kul Tiras
Build: Average
Family: Daelin(Father) Derek(Brother) Tandred(Brother) Finnall(Half-sister) further family information is currently unavailable due to archiving error.
Affiliations: Alliance, Horde, Theramore
Born to Lord Admiral Daelin Proudmoore of Kul Tiras Jaina lived a healthy life among the nobility of The Alliance. Her father was very well respected and, among then, King Terenas’s closest friends and advisors. The youngest of three Jaina has two brothers Derek and Tandred who both served in their father’s navy. Unknown too many, including herself, Jaina has a half sister, Finnall Goldensword, born to her father and an elf sorceress whom Daelin meet on one of his many trips to Dalaran over the years. (Archivist Note: Information regarding Finnall Goldensword is hereby restricted to the High Archivist only. Archive information has been removed upon request. Thank you)
As Jaina grew up it was revealed she possessed a great deal of magical potential as well as a natural staggering beauty. She then moved to the city of Dalaran at Cross Island near the capitol to begin training. Some years later she was mentored by Lord Antonidas himself and became his personal pupil. Rumor of any relationship between Jaina and Prince Kael’thas Sunstrider have never been proven true as shortly after these rumors arose a relationship was made public between Jaina and Prince Arthas Menethil. While supported by the common folk and nobility the relationship eventually fell apart as the two focused more on their individual goals.
Rumor of a plague in the northlands lead Jaina and Arthas to be reunited upon Lord Antonidas’s request a few years later. Outside the village of Andorhal they discovered the Cult of the Damned and the Necromancer Kel’Thuzad. Though defeated and killed Kel’thuzad’s actions set in motion events that would change the world forever.
Following a trail of plagued grain the duo and their troops arrived too late to save the city of Stratholme from infection. (For further information regarding these events please consult Archive #134 or speak with an Archivist. Thank you)
After these events Jaina led many Alliance survivors, at Medivh’s behest, across the Great Sea to Kalimdor and founded the nation of Theramore. (Note: The exact date of Theramore’s founding is currently unavailable) At the same time these survivors fought with and eventually aided both the Horde and Night Elves in battling and defeating the Burning Legion at Mount Hyjal. Soon after Jaina was appointed ruler of Theramore and maintains that standing as of this archiving. An unsteady peace eventually formed between Theramore and the Horde that lasts to this day but not without cost of course. Shortly after the Legions defeat Admiral Proudmoore, Jaina’s father, arrived to takeover Theramore and slaughter the Horde before they could completely fortify their new capitol at Orgrimmar.
Torn between love of family and her realization that the old hatreds would cause even more suffering Jaina agreed to not interfere as Horde forces, lead by the Warchief Thrall and the Mok’Nathal Rexxar, assaulted Theramore. In the ensuing battle Theramore was spared but Lord Admiral Proudmoore and many of his men were killed. Shortly after Horde forces withdrew without incident.
This peace was short lived however, as several years ago an incident involving a faction called the Burning Blade nearly reignited war between the Horde and Theramore. Thanks to the aid of the rediscovered Magda Aegwynn, the former Guardian of Tirisfal, the demon Zmodlor was exposed as the leader of the Burning Blade and defeated. Aegwynn has remained in Thermore as Jaina’s Chamberlain and fills that position still.
Addendum: New information has been provided to the archive however until the facts are verified through proper channels this archive will not be updated. A general update notice can be sent to any official who requests it. Such notices are unavailable to the public as this archive is classified.
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Nice job! I enjoyed reading it. Would it be possible perhaps, for each “next article” to address something mentioned in the preceding article? For example, from the above, the next article could be about Kul Tiras, or Stratholme…