#thandiroq

► Name ➔    "Thandiroq”

► Are you single ➔ “Yes.”

► Are you happy ➔   “Very much so.”

► Are you angry? ➔   “There are moments, but thankfully my Uncle doesn’t stick around for too long.”

► Are your parents still married ➔   “No.”

NINE FACTS

► Birth Place ➔ “Auberdine.”

► Hair Color ➔ “White as snow.”

► Eye Color ➔ “Silver.”

► Birthday ➔ “Some time around March.”

► Mood ➔ “More often than not, happy and carefree.”

► Gender ➔ “Male.”

► Summer or winter ➔ “More of a Summer person, only recently starting to enjoy the cold climates.”

► Morning or afternoon ➔ “Afternoon, dusk preferred. ”

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE

► Are you in love ➔ “With a person, no. With life, greatly so.”

► Do you believe in love at first sight ➔ “I do not, I believe in love blossoming over time. It took several months of goofing around and bonding with my last partner, before love even began to develop.”

► Who ended your last relationship ➔ “Poor decisions and a Loa.”

► Have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔  "I would like to think I have not.”

► Are you afraid of commitments ➔ “No. ”

► Have you hugged someone within the last week? “No.”

► Have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ “I would not know. Probably not.”

► Have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ “Perhaps.”

SIX CHOICES

► Love or lust ➔ “Love.”

► Cats or Dogs ➔ “Yes.”

► A few best friends or many regular friends ➔ “A few best friends, that I would consider as family.”

► Wild night out or romantic night in ➔ “Why not a wild night in or a romantic night out?”

► Day or night ➔ “Night, I enjoy looking up at the stars.”

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

► Been caught sneaking out ➔ “Out, no. Sneaking back in, a few times.”

► Fallen down/up the stairs ➔ “Once, half way down some stairs.”

► Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ “I would be lying if I said no.””

► Wanted to disappear ➔ “Yes.”

FOUR PREFERENCES

► Smile or eyes ➔ “Both are equally enticing, but a good smile can break many barriers.”

► Shorter or Taller “Doesn’t really make a difference to me.”

► Intelligence or Attraction ➔  “Yes. If both, Elune yes.”

► Hook-up or Relationship ➔ “I’ve tried the hook up thing once, it was not for me. Relationships are more my cup of honey mint tea.”

FAMILY

► Do you and your family get along ➔ “...”

► Would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ “Once I would, things are better now.”

► Have you ever ran away from home ➔ “No.”

► Have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ “No.”

FRIENDS

► Do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ “Not in the least bit.”

► Do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ “I think of all of my friends to be so good, I would consider them family.”

► Who is your best friend ➔ “Dragon Force.”

► Who knows everything about you ➔ “No one...”

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This... was new for Thalin, very new. He had wandered up to the resort with a few others from the guild; Blair, Rock, Nyth, Kiru, and Pakani. He was in normal clothes for the first time in... Light, a long time. That in itself was a strange feeling for him. But then they walked into the room.

Those crafty goblins came up with some nifty chairs, to say for sure, and it sort of felt nice. The heated seats were really his favorite part of them. And he just enjoyed himself for a bit... then they told him to strip. Now, he’d been in his small clothes before, often through the use of alcohol or magic shenanigans, but he was fully sober, and there was no magic. After barely witnessing Blair, and rather surprisingly Rock, strip down, he followed suit, climbing onto the table as fast he physically could, just to hide himself. 

The massage itself was very nice, after the initial... shock. He didn’t remember all the things they said they’d do, but he knows his body, hands, feet, and, for some reason, scalp were massaged. Oh and Light above there was that heavenly back pop. It felt like ages he was on that table, then the time was up. He felt good, damn he felt good! 

After a bit of talking, and a bit of risque conversation, the group had moved out to the springs for some swimming and such. Thalin was hesitant to say the least about it, but he looked out at the water and just felt a bit like his early days in Elwynn again. Who cares, bodies are bodies, he needed to swim again. The water felt great, warm with a soft feeling, not silty at all. There was no current to fight against or mind, so he could just float, lost in his thoughts. 

He pictured... an almost ivory colored skin, contrasted with raven black hair. Light above, there were sky blue eyes there too. And then there was that smile, probably his favorite smile. He felt himself smiling too, just that alone was lovely.

The sound of splashing brought him from his musings, shaking his head slightly, Light... what was I doing? He saw Nyth swim over, and resigned himself to the awkward conversation ahead. Thank the Light they’re mostly underwater...

 Numerous times now he’s seen the Kaldorei body his mentor wore shift into his true form, and every time if took his breath away. The magnificence and power that could be seen in the body, the wings, the tail and the massive claws. But the most humbling and truly amazing sight was Hypnosus’s face, his eyes beamed with knowledge, compassion and a hint of the herbs he had been smoking a few hours ago within Stormwind. Even as you looked upon the toothy maw of his mouth, you would be compelled to smile as it gave no sense of dread or danger, only a gentle smile of its own. Thandiroq had learned much since he started his training with the Dragon Hypnosus, how ‘human’ Hypnosus appeared, even in his true form, to the Kaldorei, his eyebrow arched as he went over that last thought. Is that even right? Is it he that looks so human or is it we that resemble the dragons? The Dragons were here long before the Kaldorei, even the trolls that his people had descended from. Is it so far fetch to think that we could have learned something from them at such a young age? 

 Thandiroq chuckled as he entered the clearing once more, the crate hefted onto his right shoulder, walking towards the massive form of Hypnosus. “Yes, to Dragon Heart Inn first.” Thandiroq climbed onto the back of Hypnosus and positioned himself in a place he knew he could be safe at, even while holding onto the crate. “I owe a promise to someone that has been put off for far too long.”  There was a job soon, but before the guild would have to prepare and set off upon it, there would be enough time for Thandiroq to make a trip from Dragonblight back to Howling Forjd, by foot this time. Crystal had been patient, surprisingly so, and now it was time for that adventure he had promised her even before he set out from Stormwind in search of the very Dragon he now rode upon. Thandiroq smiled as he watched the lands below quickly pass beneath him. “Hopefully it will have been worth the wait.”

 Thandiroq had told his new companion, Nebby, of every adventure he had been on with his guild. Every foe they had faced and obstacle they overcame, while on the trip to Feralas, all but one. The one time, where they could not claim victory, did not overcome the obstacle, the one time they could not save someone. Even thinking of that day, brought pain to his very being, “If I was only stronger!” He thought as he looked out over the water, standing upon the deck of the ship that carried him on his new course. He took a deep breath and let out a long sigh as he made his way back to the cabin and readied himself for slumber. Hoping that a good night's rest would clear his mind and ease his pain. 

 Thandiroq stood beside her, the fiery spirited Warlock, as a force of undead came at them. Both standing their ground to protect a lost wizard, fighting off wave after wave of the abominations until none stood any longer. They stood together, an unstoppable force.  Now he was in Darkshore, not far from the destroyed town of his birth, Auberdine. He had traveled to the lands in order to speak with his long deceased family at their grave. An ambush was awaiting for him, planned by his father in an attempt to finish what was started oh so many years ago. He heard her voice call out, through the battle he heard her, leading the others on, for him, to rescue him. He found a strength he had not thought he possessed as he broke free of his bonds, Joining in the fight to rid the world of the foul Satyrs that stood before them.That was when his heart began to be drawn to her, every moment he was with her was like wakening to a living dream of pure bliss. She stood before him, as he kneeled, commending him for his successful attempt at the Champion’s Trial. Her eyes showing her pride at what he had accomplished and the love that she had come to known for him. Now they where in Darnassus, before the moonwell in the Temple of Elune, she was hesitant at being there, so near to the font of power. “Elune has brought us together, given us the gift of happiness. We are blessed.” He spoke softly to the woman, as he slowly slid her hand into the pool, almost instantly her eyes changed from the usual yellow to a glowing silver. He wrapped his arms around the woman and hugged her tightly, “Truly we are blessed.” Within the safety of the Inn, they stood by the bar, caressing each other, prodding each others lips and speaking sugar filled words. Thandiroq smirked as he reached down picked the woman up, lifting her easily into his arms. “This is me, making the first move.” He then carried her up the stairs, where they spent their first night, as one. Hallow’s Eve was upon them, as was her birthday and Thandiroq had planned a special gift for his love. A bracelet, made from a crystal he held dear to his heart, fashioned into a crescent moon. Within the grasp of the crescent was placed a diamond, shaped into the likeness of a star. An inscription on the inside of the bracelet read, “In this life and the next, I will be with you always. Dalah...” 

 The pain on her face, in her eyes, the sound of her crying voice as she yelled out, stung him more than the blade that pierced his back and exited his stomach. The wound, though serious would not prove to be fatal, as for her cousin that gave his life willingly for her... his time was at an end. It was on that day, a road to an even greater loss and pain began. Nothing could bring her back to him, she was slowly distancing herself from him, the others, from everything. Thandiroq said he would travel beside her, always be with her, no matter what she needed. His love for her would have him following her to death and beyond. And now they stood on the opposite side of an impenetrable barrier, Thandiroq, Aisleen, Shonsun and the others, so close to the woman yet so very far. Thandiroq called out, roared in anger and pain at what he was witnessing. As the woman rushed towards the group, a dark power began to pull at her, dragging her to Elune knows where and she was gone. Suddenly, Thandiroq was alone, his vision was blackened, he could not see anything around him, hear nothing around him. Yet, he could feel something, a cold bite, a chill enclosing around him. Finally something caught his eye, a feint light floating around him, though he could not make out what it or who it was. Then a voice spoke to him causing his eyes to widen in surprise. “In this life and the next, You will be with me always.” As it spoke, it took form, slowly it revealed itself to him as the woman he loved, devoted his very being to, to the one he would follow for all time. “Is it you, can it be you? I’ve missed you so much.” The spectre smiled as it moved closer to Thandiroq, slowly taking a more physical form. Thandiroq smiled as he moved closer to the woman, a single tear falling from his eye. “This life and the next. I will be with you always...” Now the figure shifted, no longer was it the woman that Thandiroq had once known before him, now stood a figure draped in dark robes, a scythe upon its back and a mask made of bones, even with the vision of death now before him, he smiled. “Dalah’ Kal.”

 It was perfectly cooked, not surprising, as she had said that one of her passions had been for cooking. “My compliments to the chef.” A happy groan escaping as he took a bite of the fish, his eyebrow arching as he looked to Crystal. “My highest compliments.” Thandiroq slowly ate the fish, small bites at a time as he began to talk with Crystal. The conversed on what it is that she would like most to see, to try, she revealed to him a companion of her own. A Cloud Serpent that was gently coiled on her neck, Thandiroq eyed the creature with a curious look as it floated near him. The things that Crystal kept revealing to him about herself, constantly surprising him. He then confessed his envy for the Kaldorei monk, as he recalled fondly how he felt when first seeing new lands and experiencing new things on an adventure. Thandiroq was at peace as he sat there, feasting on the fish and partaking in the small talk with Crystal. All worries and questions from the last day gone as he spent time with the Kaldorei woman. He smiled warmly at Crystal as he rose from where he sat. “Thank you, for accompanying me, for cooking me a meal and for caring for Hypnosus.” He glanced over his shoulder to the slumbering dragon. “And for the talk, it’s helped to clear my mind.” He smiled once more as he looked to Crystal. “If anything changes or you need me, call for me, I need to go for a walk. Need to stay in shape.” He said with a chuckle as he began to head towards the lake, offering a wave to the monk as he moved on. 

 Perhaps it was the meal, perhaps it was the talk or maybe it was just the company in general. Thndiroq’s mind remained free of worry as he made his way to the beach and layed down once more on the shore of the lake. His eyes closing and soon after he fell into a slumber. No dark dreams, no nightmares, no visions or memories entered his mind as he slept. He would awake a few hours later to the sun sinking below the canopy of Feralas and he sighed happily. “My compliments to the chef, indeed.”

 He walked out of the Dragon Heart Inn, the place he’s called home for almost a year and leaving it behind along with all the memories it stored, the good and the bad. With every step he took as he moved towards a new day, he kept asking himself a single question. “Did I make the right choice?” On the boat leading from the shore of Howling Fjord and Northrend to Stormwind, as the ship bounced on the waves and he gazed up at the night sky, “Did I make the right choice?” Soon the ship arrived in Stormwind for a brief stay in order to resupply, upon the request of the ship's captain, Thandiroq did not help with the moving of any cargo, so instead he made his way to the Golden Keg for a drink and light meal. 

 He sat at a table with a plate of rolls and cup of moonberry juice to side of a map he had placed before him. The Keg was empty at the morning hours, so he was lost to his own thoughts once more as he studied the course he had planned to take. “Did I make the right choice?” Just as he brought one of the rolls up to take a bite of, an alien sound count his attention, a click and a bright flash came from near the entrance to the Inn. Thandiroq was no longer alone, near the entrance now stood a Night Elf woman holding a camera. He offered a warm smile as she took note that he too was inside the Inn and soon they began to talk. First she spoke of the device she had used, the camera fascinating him as only the watch he had once possessed had done, then they spoke of new lands and seeing the unknown. Before Thandiroq knew what he was doing, he was going through the usual recruitment process with the Night Elf woman, asking her what she thought adventure meant. Perhaps he was only doing this so as to clear his mind from the same question he’d been asking for the last few days, perhaps it was cause she genuinely appeared excited for a life of adventure, or maybe it was cause he finally had someone to talk to.  Finally it was time for Thandiroq to speak up, he told her that if she so wished it, when he returned on his way home he would take her back to the Dragon Heart Inn and introduce her to the others and a life of adventure. The response she had was not what Thandiroq expected, she was sad and almost hurt by what he said. “How could you tease me with such words, saying you would show me a life of adventure, but only after you finished your own?” Now it was his turn to be hurt, by his own words repeated to him from a different point of view. Thandiroq looked into the woman’s eyes, looking past them to see something he had not seen in a long time. A fire, the desire to live, to be excited at the unknown and to experience it all how she wanted to and not by anyone else’s designs. So familiar, was that which he now looked into, that he was driven to speak. “I do not know how long my journey will take or if I will even return from it. There will surely be dangers and your well being could be at stake. I, Thandiroq, Champion Dragongarde of Dragon Force, vow to do my all to keep you safe through this adventure. If you would care to accompany me.” Her face lit up and where once a frown formed, there was now a wide smile.  “I am Crystal Lunaray, my friends call me Nebby.” She spoke in a jovial tone. “I would greatly enjoy doing so.”

 Thandiroq sat at the bar, waiting, his eyes closed as he revisited the scene of Blair receiving her gift. His body was filled with a warmth he only ever felt when he was with her, with them. Dragon Force. He basked in that feeling for a little while longer as he sat there, then he heard her call his name. Thandiroq had been debating on whether or not he would inform the guild of his leaving or just leave a note, finally he decided on the best course of action. As Blair stood there talking to him, he knew he made the right choice. Of course, he didn’t really need to say anything to her, she could already tell. Maybe it was cause he wasn’t wearing his usual armor, carrying his shield and sword or that his long snowy white hair was now cut to half its usual length and looked as though he had just been through a hurricane. No matter what it was that hinted at his intention, he still told her what he had decided upon. “I’m leaving, on a pilgrimage to Feralas. I don’t know when or if... I’ll be back.” Not once did he wear a pained or sorrowful expression, his voice full of warmth and sincere happiness. “I must go to find my place in this changing world and to perhaps, find myself.” He looked into the Paladin’s eyes and smiled wide. “You’ve been inspiring me to improve ever since you arrived here, in such a short time you’ve shown me that there is so much more. Now it is my turn, to become more.” 

 Thandiroq gave Blair a parting gift, a means of being able to keep in contact with him if she needed. “You know, all I’ve ever wanted of you, was to be happy.” He now stood before Blair and peered down into her eyes. “It’s what I wish for all of you.” He leaned down and gently kissed Blair on her forehead. “Take care of them, stay strong and above all us, be happy. May Elune shine upon you and lighten your path.” Those were his final words to Blair as he exited the Dragon Heart Inn, his course now leading to Feralas, his goal to grow and prove to himself worthy of being called Champion and to grow stronger in order to protect his family.  

Thalin rushed out to see his friend slamming against some magic barrier, Light he didn’t know what was going on. He remained silent though, watching Blair fight with Solaire. Thalin ground his teeth, there was nothing he could do, and then he thought, I shouldn’t do anything...

The fight was going poorly for her, but Thalin held still. She won’t give up so easily, you should know this. As the paladin held the blade before her, Thalin shifted forward slightly, but felt a pull to stay back. The moments the sun-crazed bastard spent gloating felt like eternity. “Dammit Blair... get up...” Thalin whispered to himself, “You’re a hero, the hell does he have on you?”

Then she made her move, and Light was it good. He couldn’t see all of what was happening, but he damn well saw what was at work. The pale light that radiated from her was foreign to him, yet it was awe inspiring, if not a bit comforting, Like a watchful mother... Thalin continued to watch the display, feeling his face twist to pure delight, she’d done it. Light above, she’d done it! As the duel finished, Thalin wandered back to the tavern, he wasn’t worried for Blair, not anymore. He peeked up at the sky, and then brought his eyes down, remembering his final words to her last night, “I... I’m sorry if I’m reading this wrong, but thank you, for helping her.” Thalin tilted his head down and continued into the bar.