Lena Shine
Artwork by Athena
Name: Averlena Shine
(AH-ver-LEH-nah or LEH-nah)
AKA: Lena
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Class: Warlock
Role: Damage
Faction: Fleet, WEB
Professions: mining, skinning
Homeland: Silverpine
Player: Alli
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RP Hooks

  • Third War: You could have known Lena if you were an Alliance soldier or amongst the Eastern Kingdom refugees during the Third War.
  • Theramore: You could have known Lena if you spent time in Theramore after the war.
  • Silverpine: You might have known Lena prior to the Third War if your character grew up in northern Silverpine.
  • Fleet: You might know Lena if you're involved with the Fallon Fleet.

Appearance

Lena is a woman in her late twenties with long, pale blonde hair and earnest grey-blue eyes. She's a little thin in a way that hints at previous hardship, and has hands roughened from physical work. These days, she moves with quiet confidence and an easy smile that still hides more than it reveals.

Personality

Resourceful - Amiable - Tough - Ambitious

Lena learned from hard experience that she needs to look after herself, because no one else will. She has been used to doing this from a position of weakness, relying on charm and careful strategy to make a place for herself. Old habits die hard, even though she's now earned herself a place as a warlock in Cobalt Company, as well as with the Warlock Ethics Bureau and the Fallon Fleet.

If there's anything she's certain of, though, it's that everything you rely on can vanish in the blink of an eye. She's still careful, still nurtures connections that might help her in lean times, and still keeps careful track of what favors she might have available to call in. She is determined to survive in the chaos of Azeroth for as long as she can.

This character is in a committed romance, and thus not available for romance.

History

Lena grew up in northern Silverpine, and she lost her family during the Third War. She joined the refugees following Lady Proudmoore, traveling with them to Kalimdor. As a single young woman without a profession, she stuck close to the army and worked at odd jobs, like cooking, cleaning, and eventually other things.

After the army's victory at Mount Hyjal, she stayed on working in Theramore for several years. As time passed, she started looking for an exit strategy, and thought she found one in an affectionate, rich warlock named Kade Morrow. She went back to the Eastern Kingdoms with him, and things went rather worse than she'd hoped. She knew extracting herself safely would be a challenge, and so she quietly started learning her boyfriend's trade on her own. Eventually, she summoned her first demon and fled to Ironforge.

That's when she joined Cobalt Company, where she first began to make a place and a name for herself. Eventually, her ex-boyfriend vanished from Stormwind warlock society, and Lena became more prominent, working with people such as the 7th Legion's Zath Tyrrell. She accompanied Cobalt to Outland as a part of a forward squad, and then again to Northrend. She was recruited by Vice Admiral Fallon to serve as a warlock for his fleet, and became a founding member of the Warlock Ethics Bureau. Her personal life was also turning around, as she now had many friends she can trust, and a girlfriend, Terrineth.

Not everything continued to improve. After a positively-intended gesture from her girlfriend had potentially disastrous consequences for her career and reputation, they broke up. During the work in Northrend, multiple people were vocal about their distaste in working with someone of her profession. After the death of the Lich King, this formed part of the motivation for Lena to leave Cobalt Company (on good terms) and move to working with the Fleet full-time.

Relationships

 Shine
Fiance. He's always been easy to talk to, and then we started spending time together at Fallon House. He taught me knots and how to sail, and I shared all my demons with him. I never knew love could feel like this.
Vice Admiral Fallon
My captain, my admiral, and my friend.

Ben

 Ben
Close friends, been through a lot together. I trust him with my life.

May

 May
Best friend, been through a lot together as well. She'll go far, I'm sure of it.
Avrenne
Noblewoman, married to the Vice Admiral. She's trustworthy.

Rae

 Rae
A squadmate and friend. Someone I can talk to.

Writings

Title Summary
(2026-03-30) A Captain’s Guide to Naval Warlocks, First Edition Lena Shine has been working on an handbook for the purpose of helping the Alliance fleet best utilize their warlocks. Today she has finished a first copy, which she is sending from the Shrine of Seven Stars to Admiral Siamus Fallon on the southern coast. ~2000 words.
(2026-01-26) Warlock Letters Lena writes to Siamus about the prospect of taking on a warlock apprentice, and then writes back to Melancholy.
(2026-01-26) A Warlock Application Melancholy Grimlocke has become a warlock, officially, and on her second full day, sends out an application for an apprenticeship with experienced Affliction warlock, Averlena Shine, with a W.E.B. reference letter from her sponsor and instructor, with all her Ts crossed and Is dotted. Melancholy's a Dewey Decimal sort of warlock. 1k~ words. Personal Plot.
(2025-12-23) First Winter Veil For her first Winter Veil in Stormwind, Aszera makes a significant effort on gifts for friends and family.
(2025-09-20) Idyll Lena enjoys a time of peace in Pandaria, as she gets used to thinking of herself as Shine's wife. ~1000 words.
(2025-06-05) Sentimental Horsekeeping On the eve of the final battle (but hopefully not the FINAL battle), Shine writes to Lena.
(2025-04-21) Weird News, Bad News After Blue Squad's dragon-packed Sunday, Shine wrote home to Lena. Before returning to Fallon House for the week, there's one more order of business he needs to attend to.
(2025-04-21) A Short and Perhaps Slightly Annoyed Letter The evening before Shine is due to return from the Highlands, Lena receives a second letter.
(2025-04-15) Response to Not Quite Digested Lena writes back to the shocking letter from Shine about how the Wildhammer wedding went.
(2025-04-14) Not Quite Digested Shine writes to Lena with an update on Blue Squad's latest.
(2025-03-18) Highlands Update Shine replies to Lena's reply. It's becoming a correspondence.
(2025-03-17) One Hat Here for Now Lena responds to Shine's letter about the squad's work in the highlands.
(2025-03-16) Many Hats, Handle It On the evening of Blue Squad's big arrival in Highbank, Shine writes home to Lena.
(2025-01-21) Courting (pre-Dance Dance) Lena prepares for a dance party.
(2025-01-11) Demonic Ladies Dancing The day after her arrival to Fallon House, Aszera comes down to find Lena at breakfast. The two talk and dance, as demonic ladies do.
(2024-11-02) Reply to the Clarification Almeiria responds to Lena's clarification about the invitation that is surely not an ambush.
(2024-11-01) Clarification to an Invitation Lena writes back to her dear friend Almeiria about the social ambush she has planned.
(2024-10-31) Reply to an Invitation Almeiria replies to Lena. As a friend.
(2024-10-30) An Invitation Lena sends an invitation to Almeiria Fey, as a friend.
(2024-08-20) Hurricane Post or Post Hurricane Lena sends a letter to the person she's pretty sure might worry about her, her best friend Mayellen.
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