Ellings

Trenton Charles Ellings, otherwise known simply as Father Ellings is often seen outside the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind City. He is best known for the old man shenanigans himself and Prian Teravaine usually pull off. The two of them usually target unsuspecting young people to ramble at about the 'good 'ol days'. When seen without Prian, he is best described as a docile, pathetic old man who's often confused about what time it is.

Physical Features
This pale man stands at an unimpressive five feet six inches. Far too lazy to join Azeroth's Hair Club for Men, his hair is mostly grey although it's clear that it was once black. More often than not, his dark brows are drawn together with concern for those around him.

His lanky build suggests he is delicate, if not physically weak. If visible, there is a nerubian spider burnt into the inside of his palm. Dark brown eyes hold nothing extraordinary about them. There is nothing special about his face either. Handsome would be too kind a word to describe him.

For whatever reason he always has a cluster of trinkets, charms, vials and miniature figurines strung to whatever weapon he is holding. From tiny ticking pocketwatches to oddly glowing orbs, if it's small and can have a leather string securely fastened to it, chances are it's there.

These days he is looking more tired than usual, the permanent dark circles under his eyes slightly darker and a thin cigarette constantly in hand.

History
At an early age, his poverty strucken parents left him in the care of the Cathedral. (This probably means he was left on the steps in a basket. With a note, of course.) From there he was sent to the orphanage. Nobody wanted to adopt the sickly child Trenton so he ended up leaving the orpahnage to live on his own at the tender age of sixteen.

After a few years of living on the street, a preacher approached him. He noticed the young man begging in the city and thought he would try to give his life some purpose. As it turns out, young people are impressionable. Trenton Ellings was no different. A few years passed and he made the transiton from wagging a mug for change to passing around a collection plate in the local cathedral.

Before he became the young enthusiastic priest ready to tackle any horrid social problem, he became curious about his parents. Like every other orphan, he searched registries and relentlessly questioned the orphanage he came from until he got an answer. As it turns out, his parents and his older brother were alive and well on their farm outside of Andorhal. After he re-connected with his family, he continued to follow his 'calling' from the Light. Like any good priest, he sent them most of his earnings.

He ended up getting married to a woman he met in the choir and they had one child. At the time they married he was twenty two years old. As it turns out, after their divorce she informed him that the child wasn't his. Like most people who fail with love, he vowed to never fall in love again. Ten years later ate those words when he re-married a much younger woman on the grounds that he accidently impregnated her.

Happily married, Father Ellings enjoyed a few short years with his second wife and his legitimate son. He was able to avoid enlisting in any wars, seeing how he was much too frail to be of any help. His happiness was short lived once the plague swept across Lordaeron. He and his thirteen year old son escaped the plague.

With little to no aid to offer, Father Ellings joins the Scarlet Crusade in order to keep himself and his son safe. The two of them were seperated to undergo the required 'questioning' and thirty day quarentine. Once they proved to show no signs of being undead, Ellings spent most of his time organizing long-term war strategies against the scourge inside the halls of the Scarlet Basilica. His son, Vandre, tended to the library.

Most of the crusade was probably in a stasis after the fall of their demonic leader and the rise of the Argent Dawn. During their superficial allegiance, Father Ellings served as an ambassador to the Argent Dawn. He could be spotted at Light's Hope Chapel cooking food for crusaders or debating with the Argent Dawn priests. Once he experienced first hand that the Argent Dawn happened to have their heads screwed on a bit better than the fanatic zealots of the Crusade (Onslaught), Ellings and his son became 'traitors' and joined the Alliance after the 'fall' of Naxxramas. (We all know it later appears in Northrend.)

Once he finally got settled into Stormwind, Father Ellings tried his hand at preaching once again. After more than a few stab wounds and muggings he decided that the Alliance was still better than the Scarlet Crusade. On the bright side, at least he was accustomed to the Scarlet Crusade's torture. What's a little stabbing?

These days he suffers from mild depression and a teenage son. The two problems just might be linked to one another somehow but he hasn't figured it out yet. He's much too busy wondering why his son has no friends and how his on again off again lover is doing.

Special Abilities
For some reason, most people he comes in contact with immediately like him and want to tell him all of their problems. This is special, right?

Positive Personality Traits
He is very understanding and is always willing to go out of his way to help others.

Negative Personality Traits
His overly daft nature sometimes gets him into trouble. He has a way of acting like the father nobody had (or wanted), often telling the young men to tuck in their shirts and the young ladies to get clothing that fits them. Death Knights scare him. He is 'not down with it'.