Nehaalista

=Vindicator Nehaalista= 

=Simple Bio and Appearance=

Full Name and Title: Vindicator Nehaalista the Kindly of Shattrath ((Pronounced "Nay-Ha-Liss-Tah"))

Status: Vindicator of the Hand of Argus

Relatives: Missing, Presumed Dead

Marital Status: Single

Nehaalista is your typically big, dark-skinned, hooved and horned Draenei woman. Her dark hair curls in ringlets and falls down her back, admittedly rather vain for a paladin. Her horns curl back against her head and point downward. Aside from this, little seperates her from the rest of the female side of her race. Except, perhaps the fact that Nehaalista does not speak.

Ever.

No, Nehaalista is what you'd call a perfectly functional, perfectly happy mute. As she cannot speak, she must often use sign language to communicate. It is a bit rudimentary, and still a little clumsy, but as far as she is concerned, it gets her point across just fine for her purposes. Usually, she appears to forget about the fact not everyone uses or understands signing, and signs rapidly. Or perhaps she does it to watch them look confused.

Contrary to popular belief, Nehaalista does, in fact, have her tongue.

On Her Mute-ism

Nehaalista has tried to cure herself of her affliction in the past. However, no amount of petitioning the Light, goblin and gnomish devices, magic elixirs or panceas have fixed her. As such, Nehaalista has learned to live without speaking for a very long time. While it isn't the most desireable trait in a Vindicator, Nehaalista has learned to loom when necessary.

=History=

Family Life Before the Destruction of Draenor
Nehaalista was born the third child (and third daughter) to a small family in Tuurem. Her father, Neheram, was a jeweler and her mother, Haara, a peacekeeper for the small town. Her elder sisters, Jurea and Soorai, aided their parents with Nehaalista's raising, once it was confirmed that their sister did not speak. Nehaalista has memories of being treated gingerly, as a child that could not speak was bound to cause trouble for the social positioning of their family. Her sisters helped her develop her writing and signing skills quickly, and when she was old enough, put her to work in the family's shop. She couldn't sell jewelry, but she handled the exchange of money and the ledgers early on. She would later admit that during this time she was often given sweets for being such a "good, quiet" child.

Nehaalista and the Light
Nehaalista's manipulation of the Light would make itself known fairly late in her childhood. She found herself pressed into service soon after, however, and the family packed up and moved to Shattrath. By this time, Nehaalista's family had grown once more, with her eldest sister marrying and a new younger sibling to take care of, a boy named Faram. Finally being put to a purpose that was more than, "Nehaalista, count the draenite" or "Nehaalista, order the books", the young Draenei woman leapt into her new position with eager, open arms. She was willing to do what she needed, happy to adapt and learn how to give and take orders. Nehaalista loved the Light, and loved the fact that she could now "call" out to something and have it respond with out her waving her arms or pointing irritably at a piece of parchment.

The Siege of Shattrath and Kinase
With the sudden influx of orcish attacks on the Draenei people, Nehaalista and other young trainees were charged with spiriting away many of the citizens of Shattrath to hiding places where they had hoped would not be compromised. Nehaalista did her best to keep her group, generally made up of women, children and her members of her family, safe from harm, hearding them to safety in Zangarmarsh as the city of Shattrath fell. In the chaos, her group split into smaller numbers in the hopes that the orcs wouldn't be able to hunt all of them down. Nehaalista took her group further into the marshes, staying hidden for ages until it was finally "safe", however tenuous that safety was.

As Nehaalista had problems communicating with the other Draenei by and large, she was paired with another young trainee named Kinase.

The Escape from Draenor
Many of her fellow trainees had lost members of their family, or were killed themselves in the siege and following exodus, and Nehaalista felt doubly blessed (even if it was a phyrric blessing) that her family had managed to survive somehow.

The happiness of the reunion was cut short, as the Exodar crashed and Nehaalista was knocked out for ages.

((And I will finish this later. /lazy))