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| Artwork by Athena |
| Name: | Celaven Evensong |
| (SEL-uh-ven) | |
| AKA: | Ven |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Night Elf |
| Class: | Priest |
| Role: | Healer |
| Faction: | Priesthood of Elune |
| Professions: | herbalism, skinning |
| Homeland: | Nordrassil |
| Player: | Alli |
RP Hooks
- Night Elves: If you spent much time in night elf society in the last 500 years, you might know him.
- Mercenary: He's working in Cobalt Company and has a history with Zhevra Company in Kalimdor. Connections may be possible through this.
- Shattrath Infirmary: He worked in Shattrath Infirmary for a while during the Outland days, other healers or patients may know him from there.
- Battle Healer: He's often in the background, healing on the battlefield and in the aftermath. One might know him from any number of major engagements.
Appearance
A well-groomed, tall night elf man, with long, silky purple hair and close-cut facial hair, and smooth pink skin. He's relatively slim, clearly not a fighter, and tends to wear stylish robes.
Personality
Gentle - Accepting - Vain - Steadfast
Celaven is a very difficult person to shock, and he generally treats others with open acceptance and curiosity. He holds himself to different standards, though, and is much more likely to be self-critical than critical of others. He also has a tendency to cater to others' needs even at his own expense, which is part self-denial and part just his natural tendency to seek to heal and nurture. All of this does make it somewhat difficult for people to get to know his genuine self, but anyone who manages will find him to be deeply loyal.
He's also very aware that he has a certain kind of delicate attractiveness, and he puts in considerable effort to stay that way (fashion, grooming, etc.). One might guess he's averse to the outdoors, but that's not true. He is rather fond of forests, but he's more likely to slip through quietly and examine the flora than to climb trees and swim in rivers.
This character can be romanced.
History
Celaven is a little over five hundred years old, and is the younger brother of the Sentinel Larawen Rivenbark. They are both the children of Anareline Evensong and her then-partner Cerelar Dawnshadow, a druid of the Cenarion Circle. He is also the half-brother of Florande Wildbloom.
Celaven was something of a disappointment to his father, who had hoped to have a son to follow in his footsteps with the Circle. Instead, Celaven felt called to the priesthood of Elune, which was not seen as an appropriate path for a little boy. His father left on 'druid business' when he was an adolescent, and showed no further interest in his life. His mother did her best to soften this blow, but it was a difficult rejection for a child, and now a man, to bear. Still, Celaven did spend considerable time growing up with his sister Larawen, whom he adores and looks up to, and his mother Anareline, who he loves despite her shortcomings.
After the Third War, he was finally accepted into the priesthood of Elune, and he began to wander and learn more about other races. After a disappointment with a mercenary company in Kalimdor, he joined Cobalt Company. He has now served as a healer for Cobalt for several years. During this time, he met and befriended the druid Caspis Silvershade, and eventually helped Caspis to make contact with his mother. It turns out the two were long-lost soulmates, and now Celaven has come to look up to Caspis as something like a father.
More recently, Celaven has found romance himself, in a tumultuous relationship with Velrin Silverbloom, which fell apart during the Company's mission in Outland. Both of them had problems to work through, Velrin with pain of her past, and Celaven with various emotional upsets, including a surprise adult half-sister (Florande) and the death and reanimation of a close friend (Syarra) as a death knight. After some time healing separately, the two of them have decided to try again, this time with more honesty and openness.
The most recent development with Celaven is that he is pursuing a position in the 7th Legion. At the moment, he's been taken on as a temporary healer with the 6th EU, which has had incredibly bad luck with healers in the past. Provided it works out and he passes the training within the next year, his affiliation will formally switch from Cobalt Company to 7th Legion.
Relationships
| Anareline Evensong His mother, with whom he has maintained a relationship largely through his own efforts. |
| Larawen Rivenbark His sister, who hadn't had much contact with since he was a child. He hopes to know her better. |
| Caspis Silvershade A druid he fell in with, helping out around Teldrassil and nearby lands. He set him up with his mother, and has come to think of him as a father. |
| Flo His very-young half-sister. She is eager to be friends. |
| Velrin Silverbloom Celaven's partner. It's been tumultuous, but things are going well now. |
Writings
| Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| (2026-01-02) Return to Duty | Celaven contemplates the new year and the work it may hold. |
| (2025-07-17) Mutual Benefit | Celaven visits Almeiria at Count Amerith's manor, where they discuss past and present personal events related to family and the Void. ~5400 words. |
| (2025-02-21) Storm Clouds | Celaven happens across his half-sister Florande in Stormwind just before his deployment. They speak of family and work, as well as future plans and worries. ~2000 words. |
| (2024-11-18) There Will Always Be Love | Anareline waits for Celaven after he finishes 7th Legion training one day. The two of them discuss a number of things that they probably should have before now. ~2500 words. |
| (2024-09-04) A Concept of Friendship | Celaven comes to the Redridge Mountains, and runs into someone he hasn't seen since Northrend - the death knight Syarra. ~2800 words. |
| (2023-11-30) A Response to My Light | Celaven responds to Velrin's latest letter. |
| (2023-11-26) To My Light | Velrin sends a letter to Celaven catching him up on the events of her work in the Blue Squad and thanking him again for the time they spent together last. |
| (2023-08-28) The Argent Counteroffensive | Velrin and her company lead a series of ambush attacks on the Scourge forces making their way toward The Argent Stand. Tensions rise as differing opinions arise among the officers. |
| (2023-07-22) A Prickly Reunion | Leric finds Kalindra looking for him on the battlefield. The two make it back to Wintergarde to talk. |
| (2023-06-21) Reasonable Caution | Anareline and Celaven venture out to the destroyed Tree, where Celaven hopes to gain some insight into the creeping corruption. Anareline is cautious, or overcautious, depending on who you ask. ~1100 words. |
| (2023-03-25) A Missing Mondragon | Celaven notices there's someone missing in Valiance Keep. (It's Alysson.) |
| (2023-03-03) Healing and Harming | Syarra asks an old friend, Celaven, to help her cope with being healed by the Light as a death knight. |
| (2022-12-03) Beautiful Mother Moon | Alysson meets up with Celaven by the Stormwind Moonwell, to begin learning more about Elune. |
| (2022-11-16) Healing and Evasion | After her reunion with her sister, Aszera goes to the Shattrath infirmary to talk to Celaven (and also to be healed), running into Mordecai while there. |
| (2022-11-13) Where it Began: Jo and Celaven | A couple of prompt-response scenes. First, the start of Jo's appreciation for tiny, intricate machines. Then, the start of Celaven's career as a mercenary. |
| (2022-10-30) Letter to Velrin | Celaven responds to Velrin's letter. |
| (2022-10-28) Doing Better | Velrin sends a letter to Celaven telling him how she has been doing. |
| (2022-08-28) Unfinished | Celaven makes a stop by the Plaguelands before heading down to the Dark Portal, unexpectedly picking up his first quest for Outland. |
| (2022-08-23) Transfer to Outland | An exchange between Celaven and Jo regarding a request to transfer to Outland. |
| (2022-07-14) Response to a Second Meeting | Celaven responds to Velrin's invitation to meet and share stories. |