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| Name: | Donnall Cloudskimmer |
| (DON-uhl) | |
| AKA: | Don, Donnie |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Dwarf |
| Class: | Shaman |
| Role: | Damage |
| Faction: | Wildhammer Clan |
| Professions: | mining, skinning |
| Homeland: | The Hinterlands |
| Player: | Mishell |
RP Hooks
- Wildhammer Clan - Many Wildhammers know of the Cloudskimmer brood in general, though maybe not Donnall in particular, since he isn't much of a standout.
- Shaman - Anyone interested in the elements and the spirits, particularly earth spirits, might have things to chat about with Donnall, who is something of a specialist.
Appearance
Donnall has dark eyes, coily dark brown hair and beard, and light brown skin with a smattering of dark freckles. He is often seen laughing or smiling, but is yet too young for these habits to form lines on his skin. He has fine straight teeth that are maybe just a shade too large; many people think of teeth when they think of Donnall because he shows them so often.
He tends toward sturdy, practical clothing, and isn't shy about showing off his tattoos. He's a well-built dwarf, solidly muscled to reflect his nature as a physical combat specialist. He is of average height for a Wildhammer, a bit taller than the average Bronzebeard.
His voice is neither particularly deep nor high-pitched, with its most identifying quality being a slight growl as though he's always just a little bit angry, or has perhaps been in a smoky room.
Personality
BLUNT • JOCULAR • PESSIMISTIC • RUGGED
Donnall is a man's man, at home and confident in all manner of dangerous and uncomfortable situations, including up-close-and-personal combat. Anyone who has attempted to refine his social skills has failed miserably; he says what's on his mind whether it's appropriate or not. This combination of traits has led to him spending a lot of time alone in the wilderness, but he isn't a hermit by nature, precisely.
When around others, he tends to be the comic relief. No matter how dark the situation, Donnall will find the humor in it, though some of his jokes can be dark, inappropriate, or cut a little too close. He appreciates the humor of others, and is the first, loudest, and longest laugh at any attempt at a joke, no matter how feeble. "You gotta laugh," he says frequently, with the "..or else you cry" left unsaid. He never expects anything to turn out right- not due to any particular excess of trauma, but just because it's how he's wired.
This character is romanceable.
Quirks
- Cusses a lot and uses Scottish slang insults.
- Will eat or drink pretty much anything.
Examples
History
The second-youngest of Lireen Cloudskimmer's brood and the only one from his particular father, Donnall was named after a much older son that Lireen lost before Donnall the Second was born. Donnall wasn't really intended as a replacement; Lireen simply still liked the name, and no one else in her family was using it.
His father, Ogan Stonewhisper, was a Wildhammer shaman who mostly kept to himself due to being even less socially adept than his son, but Donnall spent a lot of time with him from birth, immersed in the ways of the spirits. Now that Donnall is grown, he's following in his father's footsteps but living a bit more of a sociable life.
He heard about Cobalt Company from his mother, and joined because he was genuinely interested to learn more about other peoples, especially his Bronzebeard and Dark Iron cousins.
In the days of the Twilight Hammer assault on the Khaz Modan Highlands, it was discovered that Donnall's father had joined the Twilight cult and perished in battle with members of Cobalt Company. Donnall is still grappling with this revelation and trying to understand it. It did not stop him from answering the call to Wyrmrest Temple in the late spring of year 29.
Relationships
| Ma A free spirit, a creature of the air more than the earth. One of these days she's going to get herself into some kind of trouble she can't just soar right out of. |
| Maisha Little sis. Got fire in her, that one. She knows how to have a good time, but she looks up to Ma too much. Now she's involving herself in all manner of cloak and dagger nonsense with the humans; it won't end well. |
| Ace Started out a student of mine in the ways of the elements; now I learn by watching her. Strongly connected to the earth, even more than me, but the more powerful aspects of air and lightning crackle along the surface of her as well. |
| Mizzy Put me shoulder back in socket at Wyrmrest and din't even laugh at me too much. Tastes of water and a sprinkling of earth. Married to a Cobalt Company Lieutenant. Too nice to live long in this world. |
