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| Usvira Longspell | |
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 Sergeant Usvira Longspell | |
| Vital statistics | |
| Title | Sergeant |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Human (Stormwind) |
| Faction | Alliance |
| Class | Warlock |
| Profession | Tailor |
| Status | Alive |
| Location | Stormwind City |
General Information
Usvira Longspell is one of the Alliance’s many enlisted soldiers. She now serves her people as a warlock, but once served in the First and Second Wars as a mage.
Physical Description
Usvira looks, more than anything, subdued. By anyone's best guess she is in her adulthood. Her eyes are brown, hair shoulder-length and red and always worn down, and her skin is pale. She stands around five and a half feet tall, and has a lean build. At first glance, one might think that Usvira is "a vagabond or perhaps a disgraced soldier with some spell ability". She dresses in dull, off-white travelling clothes, with a well-kept red cloak, and a tabard depicting the Crest of Stormwind.
History
Early On
“I was good with numbers, and with people, and with my pen… I was a counting house’s dream." -Usvira, on her teenage years
Usvira was born in Grand Hamlet to merchants around twenty years before the outbreak of the First War. While possessed of great mathematical genius and remarkable penmanship, the merchant’s life would not be hers to live, for she was viewed with some favour by one of the conjurers of Stormwind and taken under her wing as a protégé. She performed above average in most aspects of the arcane arts, and seemed destined to live a quiet life as some noble’s prestidigitator. This was well enough by her, and well enough by her family.
Uncle Lothar Wants You!
“It’s not called cowardice, it’s called pragmatism! Now saddle up, girl!” -Usvira, admonishing a fellow mage in Sunnyglade
Fate had other things in store for Usvira, when reports of green-skinned brutes began to buzz about the kingdom. Usvira was one of many mages who fought the invaders, known as “orcs”, and eluded capture in Grand Hamlet, though she lost her family. She also eluded capture in Sunnyglade thanks to a swift horse and defensive riding. While she was able to hold her own against the more martially inclined orcs and their ogre allies just as well as any of her order, she found herself struggling to stay alive while fighting their spell casters. To the horror of her fellow magi, she was very outspoken about her envy of their warlocks in particular. Usvira found herself climbing to the rank of Sergeant, and was among the many surviving defenders who aided in the exodus to Lordaeron.
Uncle Lothar Wants You!
“They only look stupid. Don't underestimate them.” -Usvira, advising an apprentice wizard
Usvira participated in the Battle of Hillsbrad Foothills, surviving again by the skin of her teeth against the might of the invaders, and despairing at the perceived inefficiency of her arcane magics. She spent the majority of the Second War in the Hillsbrad Foothills and Dalaran, aiding in skirmishes and defending against attackers. When at last the Horde was defeated, Usvira aided Lordaeron’s able-bodied people in hunting and subduing orcs, eventually returning to Stormwind to rebuild her life. With her went several tomes that were taken from the dead hands of orcish warlocks...
Burn Them
“Well, you see, I’m burning those bodies because there exist dark magi who can bring them to unholy life. You don't want that. And even if you did want that, I don't want that.” -Usvira, explaining why she is burning a pile of dead murlocs
Upon her return to Darkshire, formerly the Grand Hamlet of her birth, Usvira claimed to want to put warfare behind herself, making a living as a tailor. In truth, she used the remoteness of her old home as a place to study demonic magics more or less freely, and learned of more warlocks who congregated in Stormwind City. Naturally, she began to collaborate with these dark and ambitious folk, practicing her craft against the gnolls and murlocs that threatened the kingdom. Her fiery magics were disguised to look like those of any other mage, and her propensity for putting a torch to the bodies of those she slew was written off as a fear of their coming back to life. In the aftermath of the Third War, Usvira took to wandering the Eastern Kingdoms in search of power, soon electing to harry the Argus Wake and other threats in Alterac.
Painting them Scarlet
“After Herod fell, we made a sound decision to, ahh, perform a 'tactical retreat'.” -Usvira, on why she never went to the Scarlet Monastery Library
While Usvira enjoyed her work and gains in knowledge from her time spent in the Alterac region, she soon found herself joining a band of adventurers headed to the Scarlet Monastery. At first finding them to be of little menace, a paladin she was travelling with told her of how the Cult of the Damned was also ignored at first, and what they became. So it was that Usvira and a handful of heroes entered the armoury, eventually and after much difficulty defeating Herod. While Usvira wished to explore the libraries, complications prevented this from happening.
It was also discovered by more than one person at a time that Usvira wielded fel magics, and not the arcane fire magics she initially claimed to. While many of her companions balked at this, a few grudgingly accepted her talents.
Lost Hero
“Damned if I didn’t make sure every day that my tabard and cloak stayed in as good of condition as they were the day that I got them… I can’t say the same of my robes.” -Usvira, on her experience on a small island
After bringing proof of the demise of Herod to Southshore, Usvira journeyed to Ratchet to study under the warlocks there. In time, she made ready to march on the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj with the rest of the Alliance, and (grudgingly) the Horde. While en route to Steamwheedle Port, the merchant vessel she was on was attacked by naga. Usvira was thrown overboard during the chaos, but had the presence of mind to fortify her lungs against drowning, and swam to the nearest landmass that she could find. This was unfortunately a small island in the southwestern parts of the Great Sea. There, she spent the next five years stranded and alone but for the company of her demons and the local wildlife. Every once in a while, she would try in vain to reach out to the world.
Usvira’s salvation came in the form of a damaged slaver vessel that weighed anchor near her camp. With no small amount of manipulation and magical force, she managed to overpower the crew and release the slaves. The navigator and cook were allowed to live, but turned in as soon as everyone reached Stormwind City -- well away from their original destination of Kezan.
A New World
”I just went upland and hid in a cave.” -Usvira, when asked how she was able to survive the Cataclysm despite living on an island at the time
Usvira at first despaired at how much the world had changed in the six years she had been gone from it. Worgen and Death Knights were allies. Theramore was gone. Adjusting to the changes took effort on her part, but the return of King Varian Wrynn to Stormwind - and his pragmatism in accepting such "villains" as death knights and warlocks - improved her morale and resolve greatly. The next two years saw her assisting adventurers around Azeroth in battling the evils that plagued it. As if to prove herself and ally to goodly folk, Usvira once again focussed on servants of the Burning Legion and the Void.
Demons versus Demons
”None of us were prepared for what we faced on Argus.” -Usvira recounting her time on Argus
When the call came for heroes of the Alliance and Horde to aid in the fight against the Burning Legion, Usvira aided in repelling whatever invaders tried to reach Stormwind City. Countless demons fell to her fel magics and demonic minions, and with every death she assisted in, she delighted in the irony of it all. When a great rift opened in the skies above Azeroth, Usvira seized the opportunity to
For the Alliance!
”Mages.” -Usvira, when asked how she was able to participate in so many battles in so little time
Since returning to the world, Usvira has renewed her aid for the Alliance in its conflicts against the Horde. This began with her helping to fortify holdings in Feralas, and eventually contributing to efforts on Argus. She was able to prove once and for all that she, a warlock, was very much against the Burning Legion by laying scores of demons to rest on the blighted world. She was also able to secure a talbuk and a ray for herself to take back to Azeroth…in addition to scores of tomes and scrolls rife with profane knowledge.
Shortly after her return she was called to help defend Darkshore and later Teldrassil, first assisting in pushing back the Horde, and then ushering confused citizens to safety. When came her call to aid in efforts in the renewed war against the Horde, she willingly accepted.
Quotes
“Did I stand against mighty Aggramar and Argus with the other heroes? No, but I did see Aggramar...and say a prayer for those who did stand against him.” -Usvira, when asked about her experiences on Argus
Gallery
Other Information
This character is played on the United States Earthen Ring server.
For purposes of roleplaying, consider Usvira Longspell to be Neutral Evil in alignment.