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Name: Lady Mangus Amama Trueflower

Faction (if applicable): Dalaran

Rank/Role (What's their 'job' in the faction they play a part in?): 

Appearance (images welcome, text description required):

Amana was graced with the elven beauty and dexterity of the Highborn Elves. 

As a young girl Amama was a bit of a tomboy, climbing trees, walls, and seeking adventures. She was easy to spot in a crowd, with hair a dark auburn color and her skin was tan. She was always in a dress and normally barefooted. It is rumored that through her use of magic her hair and skin color have changed. Some believe it was just aging or being in her lab and out of the sun. Amama does not really seem to care. Now her hair is a fiery strawberry blond, and her skin is pale like a smooth cream.

Even in her middling age, she looks to be a young woman and is hiding her years well. Some believe that the use of magic changed her hair and skin color. Like many nobel women, her hair shows her position and office. When let down her hair can flow like the train of a formal dress. It has not been cut, more than a trim, for over one hundred years. She has a human maid servant just to tend to her hair and clothing. Normally Amama wears it braided so it does not drape the floor. Her eyes are a clear pale blue like emeralds shining in the cool morning light of a winter's day. Her height is slightly over six feet and tends to look down on most humans and most of the women she is around. She is still a thin woman weighing about 130 lbs. Now she has to work to keep the weight off as she has reached middle age. 

Like many High Elves, she likes to wear clothing that is more formal. Her dresses are made from soft fabrics like silks, while her magus robe tends to be heavy wool with a gold clasp that has symbols of the Sunstriders and the violet color the Kirin Tor. She wears soft leather footwear that is well cared for. 
  
She chooses the colors depending on the situation. Colorful when she is really trying to be noticed, to either solid white or black depending on the formality of events. She also wears the violet of the Kirin Tor when acting on their behalf. 

The jewelry tends to be gold with fine gems. No need to wear silver when you can wear gold. Her items tend to be functional and well made, be it a spell foci or a weapon. In her world everything serves a functional purpose.  

She is rarely seen without her red oak staff which has been hardened with enchantments and is her main spell foci. On the top of the staff is an area that is formed by three separate stems that leave the main trunk and hold a rose quartz crystal about the size of her hand that she can make glow.  


Personality (especially important for non-canon characters, but also for canon characters, so I can grasp how you'll play them):

Amama is a diplomat by nature, a mediator that strives for common ground. She can also have a temper at times. She tries to choose when to let her anger control her thinking.  Personally, she is driven by a desire for magical power. She wishes to study Titan and other ancient Artifacts to learn their secrets.  While she does not wish to be the Grand Magus or a political leader, she is drawn to power behind the scenes. She sees many leaders as being trapped from having true power and freedom. She does wish to be close to that power as it provides opportunities and benefits that are helpful. Even so, she does see the need for structure and good governance. People need to farm so all can eat. Craft people need to make things, soldiers need to keep order, and so on.  Her role in the world is to learn magic and use it to make things better.  

As a mage she prefers not to get into situations where she needs to fight. Direct conflict, in her opinion, is best handled, indirectly and by others.  If pressed she prefers to fight with her staff over a blade. Given the choice she would avoid killing. When dealing with the Scourge, she uses all of her abilities to fight it. 

Her biggest flaw is that she is drawn to expanding her magical powers. An artifact or ancient magical item, would be a temptation to sway her thinking about things.  

Amama finds some technology strangely fascinating, though she would rather use her magic than rely on technological devices.

For an Elf, Amama keeps a relatively small servant staff. She has a maid that handles much of her daily things, from her tending to her hair and clothing to cooking.  Amama uses her as a sounding board for ideas but only in private.  

Biography (at least since PoD, if canon):

Amama was born to a noble house in Quel’Thalas. She is a cousin to Prince Kael’Thas Sunstrider through her father. Her family, like most elves, is involved in the politics of Quel’Thalas and magic.  She is not trying to gain the throne of Quel’Thalas. She is sure that Prince Kael’Thas would be better suited for the job.  

Her father was a traditionalist, loyal to the crown, and the old ways. He served as a Magister fighting the scourge in the war. Her mother was a Lady and moved in the quieter world of backroom politics and dealing. Protecting the family name and position. This meant many fancy parties, balls, and the required social niceties. 

As a young girl Amama wanted to learn all she was allowed. She started early with her magic, having fine tutors. Then came the other important subjects - languages, literature, history, music, and handcrafts. Being able to do needlework was both practical and social. 

To this day, Amama still loves learning new things. While this was frowned on by her mother, it was not discouraged. Amama’s argument was that it was important to be better read and more well-rounded so that she could discuss things with possible suitors.   

When she was about to come of age her father taught her the way of the bow, a necessity to be a proper elf and join the hunts, and the staff as she, even as a child, shied away from spilling blood. Being able to defend herself was important. These were things needed to be a proper elven lady. 

As a young noble girl, she found that her magic allowed her to influence others.  Her magic could influence other people's perspectives. A little injection of emotion to stir for a cause or away from another. Her belief is that it is no more than what a good speech or the beating of a drum would do, she just uses a bit of magic with it. This was especially useful during her early teenage years, where young women tend to be very conflicted, territorial, and packish. A little bit of terror made her way easier. 
  
After Amama’s father died Amama moved to Dalaran to study magic with the Kirin Tor. This was a touchy thing. 

With Kael'thas Sunstrider’s refusal to return home, Lady Amama found herself in a strange place. Her loyalty was torn between the Prince and the King, between Dalaran and Quel’Thalas, and between the Elves and Kirin Tor. 

Amama found herself being the one to bring a group of Elven Magi home to help fight against the Scourge with the Scarlet Crusade. She also relayed the message to King Anasterian Sunstrider that Kael’thas refused to return.  

Amama offered to be the Grand Magus’ assistant, which would give her access to more magic knowledge from deeper in the Kirin Tor libraries. Kael’thas’ refusal to return home put much of her ambition up in the air. 

She has strong feelings for Auel'Thalas, Dalaran, and the Elven people.   

Powers and other Abilities (what are they capable of?):

Amama is still young as Mage. She is still coming into her true powers, which will take wisdom and experience. Her affinity is towards magics that influence emotions and by using illusions on people and crowds. Her magic can also allow her to read behind words to what people are feeling, which is helpful as a diplomat. Even so, she is quite a capable mage, able to defend herself and use magic in a wide variety of situations. Her usage tends to be more pragmatic in nature. Offensive magics tend to take a higher toll on her. 

She has offered to be the Grand Magus’ assistant. This would give her access to more knowledge of magic, allowing her better access to the Kirin Tor libraries and access to more exotic reagents. It would also mean that she would need to “put on being nice” for him at times. Being of a noble house, this was something she has been raised to do.  
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