Alphear Mellowind

Alphear Mellowind
Alphear was an experienced surgeon and pharmacist, as well as a talented painter. Alphear is one of the few high elves who chose to stay in the human kingdom after Alah'Thalas was rebuilt, she can occasionally be found in Northshire Abbey or in the trade district of Stormwind City.

Occupations
Alphear has been a trained priestess in elven way for at least 50 years. Alphear was sent to the Alliance of Lordaeron as a medic as support during the Second and Third Wars. As of year 27 ADP, Alphear provided long-term service at Northshire Abbey, She tends to the sick and wounded when she's not in mission or traveling.

Outside of the church, Alphear was a painter. In the early years, Alphear's works were mainly in the academic style. Later, her works turned to impressionism and romanticism. After coming to Stormwind City in 25 ADP, she presented some Kalimdor landscape painting with manuscript of human/elf anatomy to the Stormwind Library, which made her somewhat famous among few human nobles.

Looks
Alphear has a beautiful head of platinum-blonde hair, but contrary to High Elf tradition, her hair is cut short in a simple, even crude way. The style may have formed beside the operating table during the war. Alphear's eyes are as blue as the water in tropical shallow sea, and clearer than the blue eyes of many high elves - but with less arcane brilliance. Sometimes Alphear's covers one eye with her hair, it could be either side, because she found that her eyes didn't have the same color discrimination.

Alphear mostly wears white silk robes in the ward. But outside of duty she has a considerable collection of clothing that can be adapted to various occasions.

Alphear has been wearing a sunlight cross around her neck, which is composed of a cross of the light with a sun in the center. It is the symbol of the old church of Quel'Thalas.

Personality
In character, Alphear is not a typical priestess - despite the obvious approval from the Light, she is quite a cynic.

Alphear is usually quiet like a cat - handling affairs with calmness and professionism, never showing excitement or fanaticism. She also shares the same chaoticness as a cat though - she only adheres to some necessary disciplines superficially, caring not rules that inconvenience her, or social status, or others' opinions. This apathetic personality was acquired and only recently formed. Before the war, Alphear was at least sensitive, full of sympathy and passion for art - But now even the patients she cares about most find her difficult to get close to.

Alphear is often in the pain of lack of inspiration. She believes that the memory of the war has buried their source - passion and imagination. Because every time she closed her eyes at night, all that came to her mind were the tide of burning undead surround her in Stratholme.

Alphear has high standards for her quality of life, but that doesn't mean she can't adapt to an army tent or a moldy cabin for a while.

Backstory
Alphear was born in Fairbreeze Village in 76 BDP. She were supposed to educated in orthodox Elven way since she was a child, but she would rather paint in the wild than torture herself in the competition in arcane sanctum. To avoid a future as a Magister, she joined the Church at a young age.

Although Alphear's original intention was to gain a quiet corner away from competition, her spiritual practice as a priestess still took up a lot of her energy. Alphear received full priesthood and medical training in the church, and she justified her move of her easel into the temple with massive of religious artwork and medical manuscripts.

In ADP 6, Alphear participated in the Second War as a medic of Quel'Thalas forces aiding the Alliance of Lordaeron. Alphear followed through counterattacks from Eversong Forest to Blackrock Mountain, and by the end of the war she was an experienced veteran. Alphear was attracted by many things she saw along the way through Azeroth, so she did not return to Quel'Thalas immediately after the war, but continued to stay in the Alliance army to gain opportunities to travel and sketch.

In 16 ADP, as one of the few expert pharmacists in the Alliance army, Alphear participated in the investigation of the plague in northern Brill. As result Alphear lost several close companions which made her pay attention to the plague more than painting. In the same year, the high elves were recalled from the Alliance army as Quel'Thalas withdrew, but Alphear and few comrades chose to stay with the sufferers.

Between 17 and 20 ADP, Alphear was on the front lines fighting the plague and was assigned to the survy party of Prince Arthas. However, due to the continued frustration of losing companions and countless failed treatment, Alphear's spirit has been in a state of tension and exhaustion for several years. Afterward, a series of brutal battles from Hearthglen to Andorhal and Stratholme almost killed Alphear's remaining companions and her sanity.

In 20 ADP, Alphear found herself at the center of an out-of-control massacre in Stratholme, as the only survivor of her rank, wandering lonely and lost all faith. A local young soldier, Dietrich Ardmann, restored Alphear's sanity and teamed up with her to escape the city. Later, Alphear and Dietrich hid in the wild for a while because they were not sure whether they would be judged as deserters and executed. They first followed Alphear's suggestion and headed north, but the elven rangers forbid them to enter Quel'Thalas because they came from infected land.

In that case, Alphear and Dietrich could only go south, avoiding Scourge and collecting information along the way. However, they did not stay in the land of Lordaeron, not only because they were worried about the accusation of deserting, but also because Dietrich was a native of Stratholme, he had drawn sword against the prince's army in the battle, and was suspected of being infected (he was not). They eventually stopped at Southshore and lived there for a while using fake identities. Dietrich formed a mutual aid group with some stragglers and homeless soldiers who also fled here. They didn't ask about each other's past, just united to survive. They call themself "Coyote Company" and help the local militia fight off monsters and undead threats in exchange for food.

After the Kingdom of Lordaeron was destroyed by the death knight Arthas, the Coyote Company responded to Jaina Proudmoore's call and boarded the ship heading west. Alphear's care made it possible for everyone to survive the journey. In Kalimdor, veterans of the Coyote Company fought in the Battle of Ashenvale. After the battle, Alphear participated in the efforts to cleanse the Warsong orcs of the influence of the Blood of Mannoroth.

In 21 ADP, Alphear and the whole Coyote Company participated in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, becoming one of the original part of the new 7th Legion. The Coyote Company suffered heavy losses in the battle to hold back the Burning Legion, but no one retreated as they once had until ordered to do so. When Archimonde died, only one-third of the company members survived. After endured all these battle and fall of Nordrasill, Alphear's personallity began to turn apathetic.

In the winter of 21 ADP, the Coyote Company disbanded and integrated into the 7th Legion, Alphear, who was physically and mentally exhausted, finally found some peace in Theramore. However, in ADP 22, the conflict started by Admiral Daelin Proudmoore in Theramore turned into a ridiculous siege. Alphear, Dietrich and others were almost killed in battle despite having nothing to do with the Admiral's plan.

After everything she'd been through, Alphear had had enough. After reconnecting with the New Alliance in Theramore, Alphear traveled with the 7th Legion to the Kingdom of Stormwind and retired from the military to work as a doctor at Northshire Abbey. Dietrich also retired from lady Jaina's army after Alphear gone. Since then, he has made a living as a mercenary in Kalimdor. No one knows whether he is dead or alive.