Snowfi

Appearance and Personality
At first glance, Snowfi gives off the image of a strong and proud military tactician. Her armor is usually cleaned and her hair is kept short. At 5'5" she is not the tallest woman in the armed forces, but she carries herself with composure. Her bright blonde hair blows freely in the breeze and her nose and ear piercings reflect the sunlight long with her eyes.

Her armour choices reflect an officer who prides herself in her image. She is rarely seen wearing a helmet as she finds them to limit her vision, and of course ruin her hair.

Her wardrobe consists mostly of various suits of armour, as she has not had much opportunity to obtain civilian clothes in recent years. Her weapons are chosen carefully for their balance and stability, and also to maintain an intimidating profile.

Snowfi is first and foremost a military officer. As such, her attitude towards the world is very rank-and-file. She is slow to open up to strangers, but is quite eager to strike up conversation, even if they end up talking about nonsense. Beneath her strict exterior is a clumsy girl who would prefer wearing a pretty dress to a suit of plate. She is eager to help people, mostly derived from her sense of duty to the Alliance and its citizens.

Her job and those involved take top priority, but she places a huge value on her friends. She would defend them to the end and is not afraid to cause a stir because of it.

Her idiosyncrasies would include being somewhat nosy and expecting people to drop what they're doing to give her attention. This "me first" attitude stems from her role in the Battlefield, a role she finds difficult to turn off when around civilians.

History
Despite her young age, she has spent most of her adult life in the field. Her parents, both geologists prior to the Third War, had encouraged her to follow in their footsteps. Snowfi was well on her way to becoming a fine scholar and explorer but the events of the Third War caused them to be delayed.

Snowfi and her family fled to Theramore when the first signs of the war appeared. Her family were certainly not ones to encourage violence and the last place they expected their daughter to end up was in the military.

And that's exactly where she ended up. Although her parents had taken her away from the combat, Snowfi felt a burning desire to defend her home. Already strength-trained from heavy work in geology, Snowfi lied about her age to join the armed forces at the age of 16. Her abilities as a scholar allowed her to avoid front-line deployment and spent much of her duty time being trained in Tactics and strategy.

The skills she developed in the early years allowed her to excel at leading small groups. This natural command ability was seen by the higher Alliance brass who were eager to mentor someone with potential, especially in a period that was faced with a shortage of officers.

Four years after the end of the Third War, Snowfi had become a prominent and extremely popular Lieutenant in the armed forces. The male members of command had learned to appreciate her unique views as a woman, often offering up alterations to solutions in order to save men and resources.

The fact that made her so popular was her desire to stay close to the soldiers she worked with. She rarely stood behind a desk or table, preferring to discuss even confidential plans amongst her troops. She gave each person she worked with the same loyalty she gave to her family and they returned the favour.

A year after her promotion to Lieutenant, she was assigned to the newly formed Silithus Batallion, aimed at defending Alliance interests in and around the Silithus desert. She worked alongside men and women of the Cenarion Circle and developed a great respect for the druids there, which she continues today with all druids.

The opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj marked a jump point in Snowfi's career. The flood of Silithid and the Ten Hour War forced Snowfi make decisions she hoped she would never have to make. Her tactical ability and resolve helped the Alliance forces maintain their space in the region, though it cost her the lives of several friends. Among those lost was her Commanding Officer, a man she admired greatly. In the days following the opening, Snowfi was promoted to the rank of Commander, and second-in-command of the stationed Batallion. She answered only to a handful of people, a trait which sticks in her personality.

The opening of the Dark Portal meant little to Snowfi minus the knowledge that more than half of her assigned troops had been re-assigned to the Outlands. Having never been to the Outlands, she considered it a vile place that separated friends.

Her limited travel experience makes it difficult for her to discuss news from other regions, though she hopes to someday visit all the places her friends talk about.

She has recently returned to Stormwind, as part of a program to keep her skills and tactical training up to date.

Goals and Motivations
Her primary duty is to her uniform. She is completely loyal to the Alliance, but remarkably open. She despises the conflict with the Horde, considering that many druids she had met in Silithus were members of the Horde. She believes the Alliance might is better spent on fighting the Scourge instead of other civilized races.

She aims to find herself a mate, although she is in no rush. Watching her friends marry and have families have created a longing for her own similar life. She still views the military as her family and finds it difficult to change priorities.

Although trained as a Paladin, Snowfi finds the goals of the Light to be tedious and boring. She uses the Light to heal and build strength, but keeps away from the more religious aspects of it.