Xanetia Bentham



Physical Appearance
Xanetia is a very small young woman with raven-black hair and quick blue eyes. She is skinny to the point of being nearly underweight which, combined with her height, gives her a rather childish appearance at first glance. Underneath that, however, she is well toned from hours of rigorous physical training, and is in much better shape than one might assume from her build.

She is shockingly pale, as if she never sees the sun at all. Given that she lives in Duskwood, however, that seems like a possibility.

She keeps her hair cut very short in a pageboy cut and has a silver ring through her left eyebrow and her left nostril.

Xanetia doesn't tend to dress with any particular extravagance or flair, preferring simple clothes of a higher quality. She is fastidiously neat, not a wrinkle or stray hair out of place if she can help it.

Character History
Xanetia was born in the village of Stormglen, in Gilneas, to Yargus Emberhold and a barmaid named Jalenna Sampson. Jalenna died almost immediately after the girl was ushered into the world, however. Shortly after, Yargus took the girl and managed to pay for illegal portage under the Gilnean Wall.

The man set up in Duskwood in a run-down shack in the woods and raised his daughter there. It was by no means a good childhood for Xanetia, nor was Yargus a good father (nor even a good man). Xanetia was used as a slave, or worse, and rumours abound of darker things being invoked that even the most horrendous of sexual and physical abuse a young girl could suffer.

When she was sixteen, she managed to get away from her father and, while Xanetia doesn't talk about the details, it is safe to say he cannot come looking for her anymore.

After that, she joined the Nightdream Caravan and found her home within. She joined the Nightdream Sentinels, enrolled in the Stormwind College of Magi, and met a number of people who would quickly become friends and family to the young girl (Including Irisia Felorne, who adopted her). One worgen girl of about her age was especially good company, and the two became best friends, lovers, and very recently married.

Personality
Xanetia is typically polite and respectful to strangers, sometimes even overly formal. She is very different around people she is comfortable with, however, being a quick-witted and confident girl with a sly sense of humour and a love for practical jokes. She has a tendency to rub people the wrong way, being viewed as arrogant rather than confident by many of her guild members.

Still, she is brave (if impulsive) and loyal to a fault. She is extremely smart, and very good at most things she plies her hand to. She is a very hard worker, to the point of it being dangerous, and has a terrible habit of tackling as many things as she can at one time. How she has managed to keep from collapsing due to exhaustion is anyone's guess.

Quotes
"Hey! Shirtless elf hunk, you know how to swim?"

Combat
Xanetia does not leap into combat lightly in most situations. As a Sentinel for her guild, fighting is part of the job, and she will defend the Caravan's interests without hesitation. Still, violence is never her first solution to a problem, even if she recognizes it as necessary.

She does not often fight as a typical mage, rather using spells to accent and enhance her martial training. She has a frustrating habit to get up close and personal despite being 'squishy'. When she does use magic to fight, fire tends to be her element of choice.

In times of great need, she has been seen calling on darker forces, a legacy of her upbringing.