Zumbrunnen Brightstar

Appearance
Despite the rather deary armour Zumbrunnen wears, he's actually a very cheery elf. Wearing his plate all day has given him quite the build, and while seen wearing casual clothing, his fit and muscular form is easily seen beneath the folds of cloth. On very rare occasions can this elf be seen frowning, nothing seems to be able to ruin his good mood.

Early Life
Zumbrunnen was born in Suncrown Village, approximately 800 years before the founding of the first human nations, his Father Elandien Brightstar, his Mother Yvestra Brightstar, along with his brother Yourvick Brightstar were all very powerful mages, masters of the arts. Sadly, this talent seemed to have forsaken Zumbrunnen, as by the age of 100, he couldn't summon even the smallest flame. Fearing ridicule by the Magister community, his father kept Zum a secret, secretly buying Zumbrunnen a house and getting him a fine job in the city, doing manual labor the nobles required. During this time of solitude, Zumbrunnen often looked for a higher calling in life, and around the age of 300, heard the first whisperings of The Light, not knowing what it was, he still listened intently, following every word it spoke to him.

His Time in Dalaran
When a group of Dalaran mages came to the High Elves for help, Elandian Brightstar used his power to have Zumbrunnen sent with the mages, as Zum's work had often times put him in combat with various thugs and thieves, he had developed a mastery of combat, to which made him essential to the cleansing of demons from the city. After assisting the humans, he quickly found a niche' amongst the mages, and found a special interest in the Order of Tirisfal, a low ranking member, he attempted to relearn the Arcane Arts, but failed. After living in Dalaran for another few hundred years, Zumbrunnen began to feel extreme pains that only seem to abide when he was near a mage harnessing extreme amounts of Arcane, through meditation The Light told him that he was suffering from something that one day all elves would face, an addiction to magic. This addiction, instead of hampering Zumbrunnen, only made him stronger, he used it as motivation to practice Alchemy, his natural curiosity and fearlessness quickly gained him reputation amongst the Dalaran alchemists. On the darker side of things, he began to harness his addiction, and eventually discovered ways to drain the Arcane from other mages. This did not go without notice however, as his superiors noted his skill, had him arrested, and offered him a deal he could not refuse.

He was assigned the task of hunting down mages that were showing signs of dementia and insanity, either tapping into fel magics for power, or using too much Arcane. His job was to stop them before they became a threat, and he performed this task well. He put himself through brutal experiments to enhance his seeking abilities, sacrificing his sense of smell and taste for the ability to track down specific energy patterns that every mage leaves. Upon his arms and palms he inscribed various runes to assist him further, they granted him access to the "Dreamscape" of mages he touched, it placed him inside the mages mind, where he could wreak havoc until the mage surrendered, or simply died. His sacrifices and skill caused those who knew of his abilities to worry, and he was slowly waned from duty, eventually told that he had been replaced with wards, he was offered a handsome sum of money to never speak to anybody of his actions again.

The First War
The First War came as a surprise to all inhabitants of the Eastern Kingdoms, fearing his homeland would come under attack, he relocated back home, meeting his family for the first time in 1,200 years. They welcomed him with open arms, his reputation from Dalaran had proceeded him, while they did not know what he had done, they knew he had done many a "great deed" for the mages. As soon as could be scheduled, his father held a formal "Adoption" ceremony, to re-induct Zumbrunnen back into his family, none were ever the wiser that for the first 2,000 years of his life, his family refused to acknowledge his existence. Eventually the orcs did indeed attack the elven homeland, Zumbrunnen contributed fiercely to the defense, making sure to slip aside and secretly take out as many of the warlocks as he could without either side noticing him.

The Second War
After the First War, Zumbrunnen returned to peace, his years of combat had hardened his heart and mind, The Light had stopped contact with him since he moved to Dalaran, but at this moment he no longer cared, he finally felt like he belonged. Of course, nothing good can last forever. Following the onset of The Second War, he remained aloof from the humans, as did most of his kind, only to be surprised when the Death Knight Arthas stormed their city and corrupted the Sunwell. The blow of the Sunwell's corruption did not effect Zumbrunnen as hard as it did his brethren, most assumed it was because of his natural fortitude, when it was in fact because of his previous experience to the withdrawal. He was among the first to sign up for the legion of Kael'thas to venture to Outland, his brother also joined him, and the both of them quickly rose in the ranks. At First, Zumbrunnen was among the ranks of the Spellstealers, a group of warriors trained to attack from afar, and prevent enemy spellcasters from enhancing their allies with magic, by stealing the magic for their own allies. After the betrayal of the humans, their allegiance to the Naga and Illidan, Zumbrunnen began to grow suspicious of Kael's sanity, but having been promoted so high in his ranks, pushed the thoughts aside. His brother, however, did not.

Outland and Beyond
Upon arriving in Outlands and assisting Illidan in closing the various portals, then taking the Black Temple for themselves, Yourvick began to speak to his fellow magisters in Kael's army, spreading a fire of dissent and rebellion. It took many decades for Zumbrunnen to find out it was his own Brother planning a coup against Kael. Zumbrunnen was also among the first to join the ranks of the Blood Knights, his extreme devotion to Kael granted him a high rank amongst them, eventually being promoted to leader of The Botanica, as during this whole venture, he had continued his experimentation with Alchemy, they had not gone unnoticed.

The night before he was to officially be given his job as Head of Botanica, he was given a parchment describing his own Brother as a leading force of the inner rebellion, an extreme rage overtook him at that instant, blinding all reason. He stormed to Yourvick's quarters, dragged him half-asleep into the Public, and ran him through with his sword. As Yourvick was dying, he grinned down at his younger brother, and with his last ounce of strength, used the ambient magic of Netherstorm to deal a powerful blow to Zumbrunnen's mind, causing him to go insane. He instantly dropped the now-dead Yourvick, and began to stumble about the camp, falling into a crate of supplies, he later awoke in Shattrath.

Yourvick's spell had caused him to lose all memory of his life, all he remembered was his name, Zumbrunnen Brightstar. Joining the Scryers he made connections with the Horde, eventually returning to Silvermoon City, it was during this time he met A'dal for the first time, and upon hearing the Naaru speak, fell into a coma. He awoke two weeks later, spouting off preachings of the Light, for every day until the main forces of the Horde arrived in Outlands, he could be found praying with the Dreanei, who at first mistrusted him, but at the urging of the Naaru, began to see him like a brother, and treated him thus.