User blog:Gabrantth/Zaolen Cloudgrace

"Sometimes the choices we try to forget are the ones that change us the most." - Zaolen speaking to a past classmate.

Description (As seen In-Game)
Stern and generally ambivalent, Zaolen Cloudgrace is a gifted Pandaren who aims to find the most logical and simple solutions in any given task. Never without a plan and rarely seen without a fleeting thought poking at his mind, this Shaman seems to have more to him than the eye would see.

Though he is not typically seen as lazy, he possesses a carefree demeanour that encourages pacifism and sees violence as a last resort, assuming all other potential solutions are futile and ineffective.

Zaolen's fur is nothing too irregular to what can usually be found on a Pandaren of his upbringing. The only notable difference being his black fur which features small hints of brown, standing out only when seen up close or in bright environments. Most of his remaining fur is an otherwise milky shade of white, neatly kept without any clear signs of patches or imperfection.

His attire is quite different to what Pandaren culture would suggest he would wear. A lightly plated set of gloves and pauldrons that match a gold and brown harness wrapping tightly around his rotund form. All while a royal blue, cloth robe keep his scholarly appearance in check. If called to combat, Zaolen uses a large pair of claws that allow him to quickly dart from target to target with flexibility.

Though this Shaman might come off as difficult to work with at times. His heart is in the right place and despite his words, he aims to always take the right course of action in any given situation. He is loyal, quick-witted and skilled at his work, typically the signs of a good ally.

History (As seen In-Game)
An orphan shortly after being born, Zaolen was found and taken in a small village of Pandaren who raised him to become an inscriptionist. Picking up his native language quickly, the young shaman soon surpassed the brightest amongst other children of his age, picking up several languages in his adolescent years.

Not soon after did Zaolen catch the eyes of the Temple of the Jade Serpent and after time, was urged to join their ranks. Lacking the desire to become an inscriptionist as his teacher's urged him, he accepted.

Showing promise after mere months, his Temple soon offered Zaolen up as a hopeful August Celestial initiate and not more than a week after was he placed into a class known as "The Celestial Scholars".

Years passed and after several profound occurrences, the class disbanded, leaving Zaolen to wander into the ranks of the Alliance. Constantly boasting his skills to any that might of questioned him while also holding an unseen regret deep within his heart.