Character: Gelivath

This article is about a character in the game World of Warcraft.

Biography
Shortly before the War of the Ancients began, a foolish a boy named Yol'Tithian was born. Due to his lineage, Yol'Tithian was one of the Highborne, and an innately powerful mage.

After his first sampling of the Well of Eternity, the boy was addicted. He thought that he could gain favor with Queen Azshara if he was a grand mage, and finally be able to give the Highborne even more power.

Though around five hundred years later, due to the longevity the Well of Eternity had given him, he was still very much alive and quite young looking still. Yol'Tithian soon found himself aiding the demon Mannoroth along with countless other Highborne with the opening of the Portal to the Twisting Nether for reasons he did not fully understand, all he knew was that he would be granted more power.

As history dictated, various Highborne, led by Dath'remar Sunstrider staged a coup against Azshara, and fled Zin-Azshari, hoping to aid Malfurion and Tyrande in their quest to save the world from Azshara and her still loyal Highborne.

When the Well of Eternity exploded, and the Maelstrom formed, Yol'Tithian found himself surrounded by peculiar robed and coweled Night Elf forms. These men and women introduced themselves as Lorekeepers, and felt that Yol'Tithian should join them, to "never let such pains as the Sundering to be forgotten" (The mistress of the Lorekeepers said this). Yol'Tithian asked the strange leader what how they intended to keep track of all of history forever, if they were only mortal. She explained to him a complex ritual, in which, using the Arcane or any other potent magic (such as the Light, Fel Magic, or other means) to transfer one's very soul, into the body of another. Yol'Tithian soon thought them mad, for such a horrendous idea, although the mistress of the Lorekeepers calmly explained to him that it was not necromancy, that one could not accomplish this without the dieing person's permission to do as such.

Shortly before most of the remaining Highborne were exiled, Yol'Tithian and his new allies attempted to move bodies. In the process, many of the Lorekeepers failed "crossing the great leap" into another's body, and subsiquently, there were few left at the end. Yol'Tithian had sucessfully moved bodies, and now found himself as a young Night Elf, although, he was still exiled with the other Highborne, since the druids and priests saw through his flimsy trick.

Yol'Tithian realized his old body's name would not suit, and as such, named himself Rel'thanar, his second body.

Recently, Yol'Tithian, now Gelivath, had become a mage once more, in his youth, although, later on in life, he saw the majesty of the Light, and took it up, hopinh he could redeem himself for his early in life failiures. As Gelivath, he has experienced many failiures, such as the loss of the High Home; Quel'thalas, along with numerous other times he let the young down, such as the First, Second, and Third Wars. This also includes the fall of Medivh, or the loss of Turalyon and Alleria.

List of Names and Bodies
*note, the night elf did not actually "die" in each body, he was believed to have died, although he actually transfered bodies

Appearance (current day)
Gelivath is an extremely old paladin, as such, his face is withered, and his skin paper thin. He has a very thin build, but somehow still supports his armor when he chooses to wear it. Recently, he gave part of his life force to another elf in order to stem the younger elf's lethal condition. As such, he has now forgone using his age allusion spell, and opted for his true visage. He has long white hair, and is usually seen in either his robe, or his armor.

Personality
Yol'Tithian, in any of his bodies, is a stern, old acting man (or woman in one case). Although, on occasion, Yol'Tithian is seen to make jokes, and laugh when young people complain about their problems. He always put the needs of others before himself, seeing himself a pathetic excuse for a mortal. Yol'Tithian is in a constant mourning over his failiures, he believes that, since he is one of the few remaining Highborne, he must shoulder more of the responsibility for the Sundering.