Carathel Callowlight

Dr. Carathiel "Harpy" Callowlight is a blood elf physician.


 * Class: Discipline priest (currently specced holy/shadow for OOC purposes)
 * Profession: Physician/surgeon/combat medic
 * Age: 178 - appears about 36 by human standards
 * Tradeskills: Herbalism, tailoring
 * Nicknames: Harpy, Cara

Appearance
Carathiel is very pale and constantly has bags under her eyes due to sleep deprivation. She walks with a pronounced limp and suffers from frequent bouts of coughing, both of which are lingering souvenirs from the severe injuries she sustained years ago during the fall of Quel'Thalas. Always busy, Carathiel "can't be arsed" to invest time into her appearance; as a result she is often seen stalking about in tattered robes stained with the mud and snow of Icecrown and occasionally even the blood of her patients, swigging from her ever-present flask of Caraway Burnwine. A thin white scar bisects the left side of her lips, and she wears a mask over the lower half of her face in cold or dusty environs to reduce the strain on her damaged lungs.

Although Carathiel is past her youth, she remains an attractive mature woman, and would probably be beautiful if she took better care of herself. As it stands she never lets her hair down from an austere bun and constantly eyes the world above a pair of severe-looking glasses, which makes her appear awkwardly daunting to potential suitors--just the way she likes it.

Hands
Carathiel is almost always accompanied by a minor arcane elemental named Hands, who functions as her servant and surgeon's assistant. She rarely uses Hands' real Kalimag name, Moth'keretch, because she finds it annoying and difficult to pronounce.

Personality
Carathiel seems to possess a Forsaken soul trapped by mistake in a sin'dorei body. She displays the combination of world-weariness, intense cynicism and wry, rather gory humor that one normally expects to encounter in an undead barmaid in Brill, not a scholarly-looking blood elf physician.

Cara gives the strong impression that there is little left in the world that has the capacity to surprise or shock her - her enduring attitude of dry, jaded resignation makes it clear that she's probably seen it many times already, and, depending on what it was, has probably had to touch it, too. Fortunately her sense of humor has managed to remain largely intact throughout the years, although it usually possesses a distinctly dark and bitter undercurrent (after all, the woman spends much of her time immersed up to the elbows in someone else's blood). She is exceptionally blunt. Those who are acquainted with her only in passing often find her unpleasantly harsh and cold, and they are entirely justified in doing so, as she intentionally fosters that image to reduce the amount of crap she has to put up with both at work and in her social life; hence her unflattering nickname, "Harpy."

Once one gets to know Carathiel better, it becomes clear that she is in fact a very caring person despite appearances, especially when it comes to her friends. She just displays her loyalty and affection through actions, not words--in fact, you can generally gauge how much she likes someone by how often and how creatively she insults them. She is always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need, but prefers to do so behind the scenes; after all, she doesn't want to publicly ruin her formidable reputation by taking credit for rampant do-gooding.

When she isn't working, she's usually sitting around drinking and bantering at the nearest inn, tavern or pub.

OOC Notes

 * As you may have gathered, Cara can sometimes come across as rather unkind IC - please do not take it personally OOC!
 * I play another very similar (male) character on a different roleplaying server, so if you ever come across him, rest assured that no copying/stealing-type shenanigans are going on.