Anthek
10-12-2008, 02:16 PM
Full Name: Ursuan Briarclaw
Nicknames: Urs
Age: Old enough
Race: Tauren
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Skin: Brown Fur
Eyes: Amber
Height: 7'8"
Weight: ~500 lb
Place of residence: Thunder Bluff
Place of Birth: Desolace
Known Relatives: Tetnan, brother, deceased
Religion/Philosophy: Shamanism, bear spirit channeler
Occupation: Shaman
Enemies: Centaur, undead, demons
Likes: Drinking, ranting about the situation of the tauren
Favorite Foods: Kodo
Favorite Drinks: Ale, apple cider
Favorite Colors: Green
Weapons of Choice: Two-handed mace, staves
Dislikes: Undead of any sort, even Forsaken, staying in one place for too long, Horde politics
Hobbies: Hide-collecting
Physical Features: A rather imposing and large tauren, Ursuan is usually gentle enough, compared to when he's roused with anger. He has three large braids, two from his mane hanging over the front of his shoulders, and one from his chin. His armor, which he can be seen most often in, is comprised mostly of thick leather and chains of various sizes.
Special Abilities: He channels bear spirits, mostly that of Ursol, to add to his fighting ability in addition to those of nature that he uses.
Positive Personality Traits: Slow to anger, cheerful if you get him in the right mood
Negative Personality Traits: If he does get angry, you might had well as broken the hibernation of an irritable and hulking ursine.
Misc. Quirks: Because Ursol and Ursoc were fond of feast and drink, he uses alcohol to help with his channeling.
History: Ursuan was born as the eldest of children to his parents, with his brother Tetnan born some years after him. They were driven out of Desolace by the centaur, as were many other tauren tribes, and fled south into Feralas. Ursuan and Tetnan found themselves without any other blood relatives by the time they reached adulthood, so they mingled among the local tribes for a time, but Ursuan didn't stay for long, journeying on his own to increase his spiritual prowess, while his brother stayed behind. Both were gifted in their attunement to nature and the Earthmother, but in different ways. Tetnan remained to become a primalist, and took on an apprentice, Anthek Coldmane. Unfortunately, the younger Briarclaw was also afflicted by a disease which he stubbornly refused to get treated or even notify his brother of, until it was far too late. After Ursuan learned of his brother's death, he returned to Feralas for the funeral and to fill in for some of Tetnan's duties, although he did not stay for long, returning to the east, to the Barrens.
It was not long after that the orcs arrived in Kalimdor, and Ursuan joined the procession of the Bloodhoof and the Horde towards Stonetalon. While warding off the centaur, quillboar, harpies and Alliance, he partnered with a female Shu'halo warrior, Nahata, and her fighting spirit drew a lot of his attention. As they gathered and readied for the trek to Mount Hyjal, he told her that, when it was over, he told her he'd take her as his mate. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, as Nahata fell in the Battle of Mount Hyjal by a demon's blade, and Ursuan was heavily injured by the same one trying to protect her, leaving him with a long scar from his shoulder to down his chest. He spent two weeks in bed recovering from it, the nature of the blade preventing the wound from closing, before he learned of Nahata's fate.
He spent much of his time after that helping to cleanse the blight from the earth across Azeroth, fighting off the Scourge as well. After being disheartened by the lack of progress over time, he returned to the lands of the tauren once again, and began to make a living off of selling hides.
Nicknames: Urs
Age: Old enough
Race: Tauren
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Skin: Brown Fur
Eyes: Amber
Height: 7'8"
Weight: ~500 lb
Place of residence: Thunder Bluff
Place of Birth: Desolace
Known Relatives: Tetnan, brother, deceased
Religion/Philosophy: Shamanism, bear spirit channeler
Occupation: Shaman
Enemies: Centaur, undead, demons
Likes: Drinking, ranting about the situation of the tauren
Favorite Foods: Kodo
Favorite Drinks: Ale, apple cider
Favorite Colors: Green
Weapons of Choice: Two-handed mace, staves
Dislikes: Undead of any sort, even Forsaken, staying in one place for too long, Horde politics
Hobbies: Hide-collecting
Physical Features: A rather imposing and large tauren, Ursuan is usually gentle enough, compared to when he's roused with anger. He has three large braids, two from his mane hanging over the front of his shoulders, and one from his chin. His armor, which he can be seen most often in, is comprised mostly of thick leather and chains of various sizes.
Special Abilities: He channels bear spirits, mostly that of Ursol, to add to his fighting ability in addition to those of nature that he uses.
Positive Personality Traits: Slow to anger, cheerful if you get him in the right mood
Negative Personality Traits: If he does get angry, you might had well as broken the hibernation of an irritable and hulking ursine.
Misc. Quirks: Because Ursol and Ursoc were fond of feast and drink, he uses alcohol to help with his channeling.
History: Ursuan was born as the eldest of children to his parents, with his brother Tetnan born some years after him. They were driven out of Desolace by the centaur, as were many other tauren tribes, and fled south into Feralas. Ursuan and Tetnan found themselves without any other blood relatives by the time they reached adulthood, so they mingled among the local tribes for a time, but Ursuan didn't stay for long, journeying on his own to increase his spiritual prowess, while his brother stayed behind. Both were gifted in their attunement to nature and the Earthmother, but in different ways. Tetnan remained to become a primalist, and took on an apprentice, Anthek Coldmane. Unfortunately, the younger Briarclaw was also afflicted by a disease which he stubbornly refused to get treated or even notify his brother of, until it was far too late. After Ursuan learned of his brother's death, he returned to Feralas for the funeral and to fill in for some of Tetnan's duties, although he did not stay for long, returning to the east, to the Barrens.
It was not long after that the orcs arrived in Kalimdor, and Ursuan joined the procession of the Bloodhoof and the Horde towards Stonetalon. While warding off the centaur, quillboar, harpies and Alliance, he partnered with a female Shu'halo warrior, Nahata, and her fighting spirit drew a lot of his attention. As they gathered and readied for the trek to Mount Hyjal, he told her that, when it was over, he told her he'd take her as his mate. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, as Nahata fell in the Battle of Mount Hyjal by a demon's blade, and Ursuan was heavily injured by the same one trying to protect her, leaving him with a long scar from his shoulder to down his chest. He spent two weeks in bed recovering from it, the nature of the blade preventing the wound from closing, before he learned of Nahata's fate.
He spent much of his time after that helping to cleanse the blight from the earth across Azeroth, fighting off the Scourge as well. After being disheartened by the lack of progress over time, he returned to the lands of the tauren once again, and began to make a living off of selling hides.