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Backstory

Short summary

Nora Marie Silvercrest was born into the opulence of a noble family in Stormwind, yet her lineage was not always paved with gold. Her father, Garrick Silvercrest, had risen from humble beginnings, amassing his wealth through the trade of fine cloth, earning the favor of lords across the Eastern Kingdoms.On one of his business ventures to Duskwood, he met a mysterious young woman at the Scarlet Raven Inn. A woman shrouded in secrets and carrying an aura of otherworldly charm. Dahlia became his wife, and from their union came three children: Gregory, Nora, and Clare. Their father’s tragic death at the hands of bandits in the treacherous mountain passes of Alterac left a deep scar on their family.The weight of grief hardened Dahlia, transforming her from a warm, enigmatic woman into a cold and authoritarian matron. She demanded obedience, discipline, and an unyielding pursuit of perfection, shaping Nora’s childhood into one of rigidity and restraint.As a result, Nora grew into a timid and passive young girl, often overshadowed by her charismatic older brother and rebellious younger sister. Gregory, noble in both heart and duty, joined the Order of the Silver Hand, devoting himself to the Light. Seeing his strength and conviction, Dahlia guided Nora toward a similar path, though in a more delicate manner, urging her to serve as a priestess under High Priestess Laurena.It was there, within the hallowed halls of the Cathedral of Light, that Nora first tasted freedom from her mother’s suffocating expectations. Under Laurena’s tutelage, she learned compassion, healing and selflessness, finding solace in tending to the sick and wounded, offering relief to those in pain.
For a time, she was content, believing her purpose had been fulfilled.Yet, Gregory saw potential in his sister beyond the cloth robes of a priestess. He often sparred with her in private, teaching her the ways of combat. However, the Burning Legion’s return interrupted her training. At the Broken Shore, her brother Gregory fought valiantly alongside King Varian and the many heroes who stood against the demonic onslaught. That day, victory came at a great cost. Gregory was among the countless lives lost.Nora was devastated. The grief threatened to consume her, but things would become worse. When she returned to Stormwind to grieve with her remaining family, she was met with yet another heartbreak. Clare, her beloved younger sister, had vanished without a trace. Some whispered that Clare had run away, unable to bear their mother’s suffocating grip. Others murmured of far darker fates. Dahlia, already hardened by loss, grew colder still, leaving Nora alone in her sorrow.It was then that Nora shed her priestly robes and donned the armor of a paladin. No longer would she stand by as life tore her family apart. Though many urged her to move on, to accept that Clare was gone, she refused to believe it. For years, she scoured Azeroth and beyond, following rumors and chasing whispers. Each lead took her further from Stormwind, yet she pressed on, driven by the hope that somewhere, Clare was still alive.Meanwhile, Clare had endured a nightmare beyond words. She had been taken at the age of fourteen, captured during a raid by the remnants of the Defias Brotherhood. Sold into slavery, she was cast into a world of suffering. For twelve years, she knew only chains and cruelty, passed from one cruel master to another. Any attempt at rebellion ended in brutal punishment. Any friend she made was either killed or broken. The bright-eyed child who had once danced on the floor of their Stormwind house was gone, replaced by a woman hardened by torment.By the time she turned 26, she had long abandoned the hope of being rescued. The world had moved on without her. But fate had not forsaken her. One fateful night, the ship that held her captive came under attack by a band of privateers, mercenaries who held no love for slavers. Amidst the chaos, Clare fought for her freedom, her chains shattered in the fray.As the ship burned around her, she stood amidst the wreckage, staring at the vast horizon. She was free finally, but the world beyond her prison was unfamiliar, a place she no longer belonged to.
Though she was overwhelmed by the world she had been torn away from for so long, she knew she had only one place to go: Stormwind.There, at their family’s house, she found Nora, who embraced her without hesitation. Though years of pain and separation loomed between them, for the first time in over a decade, the sisters were reunited. After years of pain and searching, Clare no longer ran from the world, she walked into it.Not long after, Clare met Eldric Vane, a weaponsmith who lived in Dornogal. Their bond formed naturally, not through grand gestures but quiet moments. When Clare announced their engagement, their mother Dahlia was furious. She dismissed Eldric as a common blacksmith, unworthy of the Silvercrest name. But Nora stood firmly by her sister’s side, proud of the life Clare had chosen and unbothered by their mother’s scorn.The wedding was small, held beneath Dornogal’s stone arches, surrounded by warm lanterns and close friends. Clare chose to settle there with Eldric and leave her priestly robes behind in the past. Nora returned to Stormwind, carrying the peace of knowing her sister had finally found her place, but she promised to visit often.“The Light does not show us the end. Only the way forward.”To be continued.

Timeline

Warlords of Draenor (18)

Nora joins the Order of the Silver Hand.

Legion (19-20)

Nora leaves Stormwind for the first time as a paladin.
Nora meets Terin in Duskwood.
Nora gets a lead on Clare in Stranglethorn Vale.
Nora meets Uldwynn in Ratchet.
Nora helps the denizens of Azeroth fight against the Legion as a medic.
Nora meets Beatrix in Dalaran.
Nora meets Captain Tarik in Stormheim.

Battle for Azeroth (21-22)

Returning to Stormwind, Nora receives a mission to deliver a message to a priest in the Northshire Abbey.
Nora meets Sash Redwind in Elwynn Forest.
Following a false trail, Nora ends up meeting Kalec'thur Sunwhisper in the Howling Fjord.
Returning to Stormwind to check on her mother, Nora receives a call to arms. She flies to the Arathi Highlands warfront to help the Alliance in the war.
Nora meets Albireo in the Arathi Highlands. He saves her from an evil plot and they travel together to the Hinterlands.
Nora goes to Boralus and helps the Alliance against the Horde and threat of Old God N'zoth.
Nora goes on a courier mission in Uldum and meets Sunwhisper again there.

Shadowlands (23-24)

Nora returns to Stormwind and receives an important mission from Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker, sending her to Icecrown.
After much trouble, she gets to Icecrown, where she meets an orc named Mok'var.
Nora meets Highlord Lys Raseri, leader of the Legion of the Dawn.
After her mission, Nora returns to Stormwind and immediately gets a quest from a mysterious woman.
Nora arrives in Duskwood, where she meets an otherwordly girl named Saria.
Nora returns to Icecrown and traverses to the Shadowlands, where she meets Captain Faelen in Bastion.

Hiatus (27)

Nora returns from the Shadowlands.
Nora meets Sunwhisper in Dalaran.
Nora goes on vacation and meets Talendras Dawnpath in Tanaris.

Dragonflight (28)

Nora travels to the Dragon Isles.
Bounty hunt with Logar Grimhowl in the Azure Span.
Nora meets El Moonburst in the Timeless Isle.
Reunion with Clare.

The War Within (29)

After getting a new quest in Dornogal, Nora travels with her sister to Boralus to meet El.
Maraudon quest with El, Clare and Logar.
Clare's wedding in Dornogal.

Midnight (30)

Nora leaves the Silver Hand, returns to Stormwind and becomes a priestess again.

Roleplay Encounters

Adventure
During her time as a paladin of the Holy Light, Nora met many other adventurers, some of them as friends, lovers and even enemies. Chronological order.

Terin

Nora begins her first journey as a newly ordained paladin of the Silver Hand, leaving Stormwind for the first time as a shieldmaiden. On the road through Elwynn, she witnesses three brilliant lights battling high in the sky before crashing toward Duskwood. Drawn by instinct and a hungry duty, she follows the fallen lights to a small clearing where she finds a tall, white haired stranger in heavy bone like armor and a massive hound lying unconscious at his side. Though unfamiliar and strange, neither presence feels threatening, and Nora calls upon the Light to heal their wounds.As Nora watches the man awaken, she senses that this encounter marks the beginning of a story far greater than she expected, and perhaps the beginning of a bond that could grow into something even deeper.Artwork by Eviane Art

Logar Grimhowl

What? Ivar is alive? Nora randomly sees his face on a wanted bounty poster in Valdrakken. She approaches the orc carrying the poster. Logar Grimhowl. Not that kind of orc though. Logar was like no other orc she had seen.He allows for the shieldmaiden to accompany him on this quest and together they fight through the cold of the Azure Span, battling gnolls, saving a group of Tuskarr pups and even sharing their own personal struggles. There, Nora finally gets a new clue about her sister.By the time they left Iskaara, Nora and Logar were no longer merely companions in a bounty hunt. They had become entangled in multiple ways, giving in to the heat of each other’s bodies when the world around them felt unbearably cold.Artwork by Crom

Clare Silvercrest

Clare, Nora's long lost sister. After the ship she worked in as a slave was attacked and her captors were killed, the girl finally made it back to Stormwind.After so many years, she wasn’t even sure she belonged there anymore. Knocking on that door was the hardest thing she’d done. But when Nora opened it, she burst into tears and pulled Clare into the biggest hug ever, holding on like she’d never let go. That’s when Clare realized how much she still mattered, she wasn’t forgotten, she was loved, and she still had family.After that, the reunited sisters traveled and quested side by side for a while, until after one mission in the Maraudon tunnels, when Clare met a blacksmith and merchant named Eldric Vane. She ended up marrying him in Dornogal, and that’s where they live together now.Artwork by Moonlen Jack

El Moonburst

While on the Azure Span, Nora ends up getting a clue of Clare's whereabouts from her old acquaintance, Ivar. New destination: The Timeless Isle!Getting there, she meets a very wholesome, friendly elf monk with a not-so-secret sensual side: El "Petal" Moonburst, the Leading Lady of Divine Delights.With her help and the use of a special mystical tea, El shows Nora a vision of the past, which helps the shieldmaiden figure out where Clare is headed next.

Artwork by NikztArt

Talendras Dawnpath

Back from the Shadowlands, Nora just wants to relax. Who can blame her? The Tanaris beach seemed like an obvious choice to her, but it was also, sadly for the shieldmaiden, the choice for many people in Azeroth. She hates crowded places!Thankfully, another handsome paladin showed up to make her feel special among all of those women. Talendras Dawnpath was his name.Together they ventured into one of the supposedly abandoned ships anchored nearby. Needless to say that ship was not abandoned at all and Talendras had to fight for the two of them to make it out alive!
After the battle, the shieldmaiden rewarded him appropriately, of course.Artwork by Zoratrix

Faelen

Nora was summoned to Icecrown again. There, she entered the realm of the dead known as the Shadowlands.But even with such a title, the place wasn't all ugly as she thought. In Bastion, while she was helping the Kyrian covenant with their anima problem, she met one of the most inspiring soldiers of the Army of the Light: Light Captain Faelen!While their encounter was brief, both shieldmaidens had a little chat before going their ways.

Artwork by LFCaptainFaelen

Saria

Nora is back home! Finally! After all she went through in the Shadowlands, the shieldmaiden needed a break! But it wasn't meant to be. As soon as she gets to Stormwind, she has a big argument with her mom about her sister who was still missing after all these years.Sad, upset and a little angry, she leaves the house looking for her safe spot behind King Varian's tomb. But someone else is already there. Nora talks to the strange woman, who gives her a quest. Investigate several disappearances in Duskwood.And she did! But not without the help of a very special goofy girl, Saria, who happened to be in the forest at the time. Together they uncovered the mystery of the witch behind it all.

Artwork by PoppyArtz

Lys Raseri

Nora finally gets to the Legion of the Dawn encampment! And she was not received with open arms. After proving herself to the guards that she was indeed a courier, they finally let her meet their commander, Lys Raseri.A war veteran, strong leader and a handsome man. Perhaps Nora's superior knew Raseri wouldn't take the retreat orders nicely so he sent the shieldmaiden, who was sweet on the eyes, to deliver it.Whether that was his intention or not, Nora falls prey to the Highlord's charm. He commands and she obeys. A very important but still tasteful lesson was taught to her that day.

Artwork by Tsar

Mok'var

King Anduin was taken by the Mawsworn! Nora receives an urgent mission from Lord Grayson to deliver a message to the commander of the Legion of the Dawn.Unfortunately, the shieldmaiden has terrible luck. She misses the ship to Northrend, leaving her no option other than to hire someone to take her to Icecrown.Getting there, she realizes she wasn't ready for the cold. Trying to hide from a blizzard, she takes shelter in a cave. But what she didn't know was that it was not a regular cave. It was full of undead!However, her streak of bad luck comes to an end when a very honorable orc named Mok'var comes to rescue her. Together, they clear the cave out of the evil within and Nora moves on with her mission.Artwork by Zsanjani

Kalec'thur Sunwhisper

After the 4th War, Nora rides into Uldum on a delivery mission, expecting to meet the League of Explorers, only to find their camp empty.As she waits, the charming bloodknight Kalec’thur Sunwhisper surprises her. Even the cold of the desert night could not stop their playful teases, which led to a very heated time inside the explorer's tent.Luckily they got to finish before a group of Tol'vir attacked them! They were no match for the naked bloodknight, of course. After the battle, Sunwhisper gives Nora a ride through the dunes, ultimately leaving her to seek help for the missing explorers.Artwork by Eluney

Albireo Bartley

Summoned to the warfront in Arathi during the 4th War, Nora comes to tend to the wounded there, where she encounters Albireo, a strange warrior with a cursed helm.Betrayed by her own lieutenant because of a debt of her deceased father, Nora is left bound and vulnerable in the keep’s barn, but Albireo comes to save her.
It was then that, despite his jester attitude and carefree spirit, she sees in Alb a good man.Together they surrender to many nights of passion as they flee toward the Hinterlands, where Alb's own quest needed him to go. But the warrior must continue his quest on his own, leaving the shieldmaiden with memories she will never forget.Artwork by Alb

Tarik Whitehill

After the Legion’s defeat, the shieldmaiden carries a critical order to Stormheim. Strike against Suramar, the Horde’s newest ally.Still burdened by grief for her brother and the absence of her sister, she finds herself attacked by nightmares of the past. But at her side is Captain Tarik Whitehill, who supports her through that self doubt.Even when their camp was suddenly besieged by a bloodknight and Horde soldiers, Nora and Tarik fight back and manage to repel them and fulfill the mission.Artwork by Temp

Beatrix McCormack

In the middle of the Legion’s invasion, Nora was struggling with grief for her fallen brother and the still unanswered disappearance of her sister.
Seeking a little bit of respite from all the stress, she goes to Dalaran after a mission, where she encounters Bea, a charming and hearty battle-scarred lady.What began as an offer of healing quickly turned into something far more heated when Nora discovered Beatrix’s not so little secret!Artwork by Egg Dishes

Uldwynn Farlane

While on the search for her sister Clare, Nora ends up in Ratchet. Being her first time in the old continent of Kalimdor and surrounded by Horde, she hired a guide and bodyguard, named Uldwynn Farlane.The charismatic blood elf warrior had a flirtatious nature that kept the shieldmaiden both irritated and intrigued during all their time together.
His gentleman side, however, was proven to be too much for Nora to resist!Artwork by Siireenh

Sash Redwind

After the Legion's final defeat, Nora returns to Stormwind for a new mission. Unsure on being happy about the return of her courier routine, she gets sent to the Northshire Abbey for a quest.Arriving there, she is met with condescension from a local man, Sash Redwind, who mocks her abilities.Provoked by his arrogance, Nora challenges him to a duel and manages to defeat him. But instead of anger, Sash is deeply impressed by her strength and skill, and his newfound respect quickly changes into attraction.Screenshot from the game

Important Notes

Age: 29 (as of The War Within)
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 59 kg
Body type: Human
Body shape: Slim, athletic, hourglass
Gender: Female
Personality: Gullible, caring, possessive, sometimes impulsive

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