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| Name: |
Iphindra |
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(if-EN-dra) |
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| AKA: |
Faeryn Umbrafang |
| Gender: |
Female |
| Race: |
Night Elf |
| Class: |
Druid |
| Role: |
Healer |
| Faction: |
The Dryads |
| Professions: |
herbalism, enchanting |
| Homeland: |
Mount Hyjal |
| Player: |
Saaron |
RP Hooks
Nature loving: Anything related to nature could be fun!
Past life: Iphindra has forgotten all about who she was as a Kaldorei, and used to be completely different. Those who have known her a few hundred years ago might be surprised to see how much she's changed.
Criminal?: Before disappearing, Iphindra stole something important to the druids. Perhaps one day she'll be punished for her crimes.
Appearance
Covered in plants growing on her body, especially in her hair, their roots reaching the side of her face and on her shoulders, Iphindra is a sight to see! Her green hair and pink skin make her look strikingly similar to the dryads of Kalimdor. She's taller than average for a Kaldorei, and lean. Her face is soft and fairly mature-looking.
In Northrend, she looks more like one of the Frost Nymphs. Her skin is icy blue, her hair in a darker shade holds perennial vines and flowers, while some frost gathers on her skin.
Regardless of where she is, Iphindra lacks the face tattoos most Kaldorei woman have.
Personality
Have you ever met a dryad? Then that's all you need to know to understand Iphindra's personality! She has spent centuries with them, losing her old identity in the process and becoming progressively more like them. Cheerful, nature-loving, and willing to fight to protect the life around her. She also takes on their more negative aspects, as any of her negative emotion is felt tenfold, and greater forms of sadness could cause her to feel extremely sick. Thankfully, as in her sisters, these emotions are rare, and almost inexistent in Iphindra.
Iphindra is romanceable. Love is one of the few emotions she can truly feel, and therefore sees it as something that is free to share with people of all genders and all races, although she's uncomfortable around Kaldorei, and especially male Kaldorei. It would take a lot more work for a relationship with them to happen, even a casual one.
She's open to casual relationships or more long-term ones. It's possible to have a monogamous relationship with her, if this is brought up, and if a person she really likes is truly not open to polyamory.
As she's rather shy, she likely won't make the first move - she might not even consider a possible romance with someone until they spell it out for her. She's very accepting and can "share her love" with a wide variety of people, even those who'd seem at odds with druidism. That is, as long as they're good or strive to be, and have an appreciation for nature. She also likes playful people and would love partner(s) who would engage in all sorts of games with her, and maybe make her discover new ones.
A partner for Iphindra would need to understand that she doesn't have free access to all the emotions a person can feel (at least, at the moment). Feelings that are usually considered negative - such as anger, sadness, hate, or envy - in high doses might create confusion in her, and greatly impact her and her health. This complicates serious relationships, especially.
History
Iphindra wasn't always called like this. Long ago, she had another name, even a last name, but both have been lost to time. Iphindra was born almost 600 years ago to a blacksmith mother and an affluent druid father. She grew up hearing of the Emerald Dream, of the wonders druids were capable of, as well as how she was forbidden from following such a path.
So she grew resentful.
For the first two centuries of her life, Iphindra was angry, and disrespectful to druids like her father, preferring loneliness to the presence of any Kaldorei who might have suggested their traditions were right. She was cold, serious, bitter. She refused to join most religious ceremonies, rejecting all traditions of her people, criticizing it all regardless of her actual faith in Elune.
And one day, she snapped.
She stole one of the enchanted acorns used to give life to a dryad from her father, and ran away from Mount Hyjal, into the deep forests of Ashenvale. She took care of the acorn, helped it grow, strive, and soon enough, the fruit would grow into a dryad, Idrana, who took a strong liking to the woman who grew her, regardless of her transgressions. Both joined a nearby dryad community which welcomed them with open arms as Iphindra had shown great care in how she took care of Idrana. The dryads taught Iphandra the value of life, and how to nurture it. From them, she learned the speech of flowers, of vines, of beasts and leaves. She learned how to heal, and how to fight.
Soon, Iphindra received her current name from her sisters, and every day the old one became progressively more meaningless, until it fully disappeared from her mind, quickly followed by the woman she used to be.
The dryads hid Iphindra from most other Kaldorei, protecting her from the repercussions the theft could have on her. It took the Battle of Mount Hyjal for the elf to come out of hiding, although, even there, she kept pretty reclusive. Only a few elves saw her heal her sisters as they fought the Legion. A ghost of a past life.
After the end of the Third War, Iphindra went home to Ashenvale with her sisters, hiding once more. A few months ago, however, Iphindra grew curious about the world outside of the woods, and the elf decided to finally leave to fully see all the life that inhabits her world.
Relationships
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Maisha Cloudskimmer
"Maisha sounds so much like one of my sisters! I never thought I could meet someone like this outside of Kalimdor." |
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Erixa
"She's a colleague in Blue Squad! She's very competent, and she seems kind. Erixa obeys the orders of Atley without flinching, which is good, according to what people like! We played with snowballs for a little bit. So she can be playful, too! I wonder what all the worlds she went to looked like…" |
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Cressidha
"Cressidha was the first person in Cobalt Company who came to me to get to know me better. She seems really nice! Although she looks very serious and proper. I think she should let loose a little! I think she sees right and wrong very much. That's good!" |
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Atley
"He seems strict, but that's part of his function, I believe! I need to show him especially I'm strong, loyal and obedient, to prove myself to the Company! Sometimes he gives orders that make me feel not happy, but that's what leaders are for… probably." |
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Velrin
"One of the Kaldorei. I don't know what to think of her. She's my ally, and I must work well with her, at the very least! I heal her just as much as I do the others, if she's in need of help. She smiles at me from time to time… but she's a Kaldorei. There's just something weird about them." |
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Zaara
"A healer, like me! She says she feels the world. I wonder if she understands all the way it speaks like me, too. She sneezed, when I was there, I forgot to ask if she needed healing…" |
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Mayellen Mullby
"She seems nice and worried about me when staying in Ironforge became a little too difficult. That was nice. This human kept looking at me while I was making Ironforge livelier… Maybe she doesn't know some plants thrive in the dark and thought I was dooming the ones I grew?" |
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Annibeth Jensen
"She left before me and Maisha joined their table. Too bad, she looked like a friend of these other humans!" |
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Whatever his name was
"One of these 'perfect' male kaldorei druid. He seemed nice enough, but I think he was trying to recruit me into some… elven Elune worship. I feel… a warmth - an unpleasant one - in my stomach, when he talks to me, as well as some pressure in my shoulders, and when I'm like that, I don't feel like talking. I don't know what this feeling is…" |
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The stone thrower
"She left when I said I wasn't comfortable around elves. That was very nice of her!" |
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Linwel
"They're wonderful! A real moonkin! We exchanged gift, and I plan on keeping their acorn with me very preciously until I find the perfect place to plant it. I wonder if all moonkins are elves who've ascended their previous form like them… No matter, I know luck will bring us together again!" |
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Captain Sparkwire
"What can I say about Captain Sparkwire that hasn't been said already? She's the captain of a group of heroes after all! She seems smart, but kind too. I really want to impress her. To show her I'm worthy of being a hero, too!" |
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Lena
"A warlock I met during a company event. She seems nice! She travels the seas, that's interesting. I don't go to sea often." |
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Ben
"He's one of the squad leaders. He seems a little softer than Dane. I think that's cute! I'm sure he's strong, though, he wouldn't be where he is if he wasn't. Loyal and obedient, too!" |
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Nunuzac
"She's one lively draenei! She looks really fun, I'm curious to know more about her. I… didn't understand fully or what she was trying to do when I met her, however, so maybe that's why I'm curious." |
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Hm…
"I'm… not sure I caught his name! He seems just as lost about Nunuzac as I did. He's a great tailor, Nunuzac said, so he must be passionate about his craft!" |
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Nedrus Umbrafang
Her father, from which she stole a sacred acorn, hundreds of years ago before she joined the dryads. She has no recollection of him, but his strictness regarding his people's traditions has pushed Iphindra to become a hermit living on the fringes of Mount Hyjal, before leaving Kaldorei society entirely. |
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Birch
"I helped Birch in the Plaguelands, and he helped me in return. He lost his cavalier, sadly. I said he could stay with me for a little bit, and he's been with me since! He's a true friend to me. |
Writings
| Title |
Summary |
| (2025-03-18) Top of my Game |
Iphindra tends to fields around Highbank when she's interrupted by a young man, Sandy. He asks her for her help, then cuts their conversation short. |
| (2025-03-13) Call to the Highlands |
After the recent request from Admiral Fallon, Jo sends letters to Bran, Dane, Iphindra, Oranna and Shine to assemble a team for the Twilight Highlands. |
| (2025-03-12) Little One |
While she was absent from Squads, Iphindra trained as more than a healer, preparing for the next time her help would be necessary. |
| (2024-04-21) The Lich King Falls; The Lich King Rises |
The battle against the Lich King at the pinnacle of Icecrown Citadel. |
| (2023-12-23) A Mysterious, Festive Package! |
Iphindra finds a brightly but somewhat sloppily wrapped package in her mail. It's heavy, and FRAGILE is written across it in angular, strangely shaped Common script. |
| (2023-07-22) Locating the Locket |
Iphindra goes on an adventure to prove herself within Cobalt Company. This leads her to the Western Plaguelands, where she's supposed to find a locket. She follows closely adventurers on that same mission, and makes a new friend along the way. |
| (2023-04-23) Lost Wildflower |
Iphindra explores the city of Stormwind and wonders about her place in the world. |
| (2023-01-05) Dreaming of Having Dreams |
On Saturday, before last week's episode, Iphindra falls asleep. After hearing a voice apologizing in the night, Iphindra has her very first dream. Soon, said dreams turn to nightmare, and everything familiar turns into a terrifying unknown. |
| Title |
Summary |
| (2025-11-30) The Hidden Master (S18 E7 - White Squad Log) |
White Squad meets up with Lin Tenderpaw and finds that the Hidden Master is, despite Shun's doubt, real. Gwenivene volunteers everyone for more training. TRAINING MONTAGE! Alysson cooks a banana over a very normal brazier. Iphindra tests a new spell. Estel makes jademoon leaf ointment. The trials just keep getting harder. ANOTHER TRAINING MONTAGE! With clarity and focus, nothing is impossible. ~3.7k words. |
| (2025-11-23) Stormstout Brewery (S18 E6 - White Squad Log) |
White Squad clears out Stormstout Brewery with the help of Joelle Ebek. Gwenivene explains the word "serendipitous". Estel carries Alysson's socks in his honor. Iphindra joins a hozen dance party. Shun might be in hell. ~4.4k words. |
| (2025-11-16) Hops and Barrels (S18 E5 - White Squad Log) |
White Squad continues to help Chen Stormstout with his brewing quest. Alysson gets the hops. Shun does not want to be the tooth fairy. Gwen has some experience farming. Iphindra hates the word 'weeds'. Estel makes a sprite bath, which is like a bird bath but in a barrel. ~4.1k words. |
| (2025-11-14) Felwood: Rooting out the Corruption |
Hespyth, Iphindra, Kaladris, Qelida, Sarandis, Syreithe and Velrin investigate the demon hunter's claims of demonic infiltration, as well as the possible danger it represents for Whisperwind Grove. ~4300 words |
| (2025-11-09) Chen's Emperor Stout (S18 E4 - White Squad Log) |
White Squad agrees to help Chen Stormstout make a brew to prove that he's the best brewer alive. Gwen is back to work, but Estel takes the lead for today. Iphindra befriends an otter. The otter befriends Alysson. Alysson names the otter. The Grainlord does not approve of smiling. Pookie is very strong. In a sad cave beneath a sad cliff, the team collects some malted cave barley, which Blizzard has decided is a thing that exists. Mudmug is stronger than Pookie. A green dragon turtle begins his enemies-to-friends arc with Alysson. ~4.8k words. |
| (2025-11-02) Li Li Stormstout's Big Adventure (S18 E3 - White Squad Log) |
Gwen is still resting, and Shun is away in Stromgarde, making Estel the default supervisor of White Squad. They pick up another child to babysit: Li Li Stormstout, a young adventurer from the Wandering Isle. Iphindra checks for caves behind a waterfall. Everyone gets to spend a day in the life of a silk-gathering guy. Alysson does not eat raw silk. Mothallus, Silken Deathweng, is defeated. Everyone tries dreamleaf tea, but the vision of the Golden Dream is not exactly as advertised. ~4.6k words. |
| (2025-10-26) Pigs, Sheep, and Virmen (S18 E2 - White Squad Log) |
White Squad visits several Thunderfoot farms in the area to lend a hand. Some pigs are picky eaters. Alysson gets to see some piglets. Iphindra has a great day being followed by all the animals. Estel learns how to catch falling friends. The turnip war continues. Li Li Stormstout is very relatable. Shun does not like pranks. ~4.6k words. |
| (2025-10-19) Veteran Turnips and Watermelon Boats (S18 E1 - White Squad Log) |
White Squad rescues some vegetables and does some pest control. Estel leads the team while Gwen is resting. Alysson builds a marmot village. Iphindra plays a game with a giant mushan. Shun is in the wrong genre. ~2.5k words. |
| (2025-10-19) The Mighty Cobalts (S18 E1 - Blue Squad Log) |
Cobalt Company ventures out of the Jade Forest and into the sunshine of the Valley of the Four Winds. And then Blue Squad rides straight out of the sunshine and into the rain at Zhu's Watch. Some good butt-punchin' gets done. |
| (2025-10-18) Felwood: The Health of the Forest |
Hespyth, Iphindra, Kaladris, Qelida, Sarandis, Syreithe and Velrin continue their work with the new growth of trees, but afterward they learn of a deadly crime that has been committed. The accused has much to share with them about the past and present of Velrin's home forest of Felwood… that is, if he can be trusted. ~5500 words. |
| (2025-08-18) Cleaning the Felwood |
Hespyth, Iphindra, Kaladris, Qelida, Sarandis, Syreithe, and Velrin meet up at Whisperwind Grove to do what they can to help the flora and fauna of Felwood move towards healing. ~1700 words. |
| (2025-08-05) Friends of Felwood |
Hespyth, Iphindra, Qelida, Sarandis, Syreithe and Velrin return to the Ruins of Constellas to push the satyrs out of the region. On the way north, they run into another slimy situation with a dryad and stop to lend their aid. ~4800 words. |
| (2025-06-15) Jo and Kerlo's Wedding Reception |
Jocoza Sparkwire and Kerlo Quarterflash are married! This log includes conversations between some of the people (Natlee, Atley, Gwenivene, Ivrianna, Tadget, Finnegan, Azizia, Gausanders, Auralind, Iphindra) at their wedding reception. ~5700 words. |
| (2025-05-25) Breaking the Siege |
Cobalt Company forces join their allies to liberate the besieged Wyrmrest Temple (and their comrades caught within). |
| (2025-05-04) One More for the Record Books (S16 E8 - Blue Squad Log) |
Blue Squad reports to Kurdran Wildhammer at Victor's Point. It's time to take on the Twilight's Hammer on their own turf. Dane carries a record number of heads. Bran doodles. A Shine/Shaw rivalry takes shape. No one is entirely sure how many eyeballs Cho'gall has. |
| (2025-04-27) Shadows in the Deep (S16 E7 - Blue Squad Log) |
Blue Squad answers Aitne Windwright's urgent plea for a team to enter Grim Batol. Nobody has a very good time. Dane mourns the lost wisdom of the ancient dwarves. Iphindra flirts with rabies. Oranna might be a lady. Bran's had better days, and Shine spooks at shadows. |
| (2025-04-20) A First Draft (S16 E6 - Blue Squad Log) |
Blue Squad is tasked with making diplomatic overtures to some local red dragons. Deathwing ensues. (Some stuff happens in between.) Bran sketches, Oranna fashes, Iphindra has a snail in her hair. No one is killed by a duck. |
| (2025-04-08) It'll Be Something |
Shine and Lena stop in Kirthaven to do some wedding preparation, Wildhammer-style. They are joined by Iphindra, who hates to waste a whole owl. |
| (2025-04-06) Hammer and Anvil (S16 E4 - Blue Squad Log) |
Blue Squad kills cultists, elementals, orcs, and ogres, and still finds time to play matchmaker. They're not super smooth, but these are dwarves we're dealing with. Bran's brother is not a Twilight Ascendant. Oranna has a number of blacksmithing-related questions. Shine wasn't finished with those orcs yet. |
| (2025-03-30) Divide and Smolder (S16 E3 - Blue Squad Log) |
Blue Squad, now allowed to acknowledge that they are Alliance (to Oranna's relief) return to the aid of the Wildhammer dwarves. Not all of the Wildhammer dwarves think they need aiding. Some think maybe someone should have aided them a little sooner. Bran takes notes. Oranna fashes. No one adopts a baby gryphon, though Shine might sneak back for it later. |
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Summary |
| (2025-11-23) TOP SECRET MISSION |
Alysson leaves a letter for White Squad. |
| (2025-11-06) How Are You With Everything? |
Dane meets Estel at the Thunderfoot Inn and takes the opportunity to check in about how White Squad has been doing. |
| (2025-04-09) Becoming The Helpers of the Highlands |
Oranna writes to Thalstan about what Blue Squad has been doing in the Highlands. Some of the phrasing of those things might be clearer than others. 2500~ words. Something at least adjacent to a summary of Blue Squad plotlines. |
| (2025-03-26) Not That Big a Deal |
Sandy goes looking for Dane in Highbanks to ask for his permission to stay there. Dane has a few advice for him. |
| (2025-03-17) One Hat Here for Now |
Lena responds to Shine's letter about the squad's work in the highlands. |
| (2025-03-17) Knowing When To Step Forward |
Oranna does some thinking, and then she does some talking with Jo about the lines and boundaries she needs to know about in Cobalt Company to work in a warzone, and how to set her own limits stepping back, but also stepping forward. 3300~ words. |
| (2025-03-16) Many Hats, Handle It |
On the evening of Blue Squad's big arrival in Highbank, Shine writes home to Lena. |
| (2024-06-23) A Visit to the Shrine |
On returning to the Fallon estate after the wedding, Lena happens upon Shine. They make a visit to the family shrine for guidance, each for different reasons. ~9000 words. |
| (2024-04-20) Lena's Visual Diary, Entry 5 |
Lena reflects on recent events and takes some time to consider her motivation for coming to Icecrown. |
| (2024-04-09) Lena's Visual Diary, Entry 4 |
The fourth entry in Lena's Icecrown diary. |
| (2024-03-24) The Healer Who Waits Behind |
Everyone in this room is worthy. Even Mordecai, according to Sir Dane Atley. A day at the Argent Tournament grounds where the Healer Who Waits Behind is not asked to wait behind. ~1400 words. |
| (2024-03-23) Lena's Visual Diary, Entry 3 |
Lena makes another crystal diary entry, this time about the mission to Ymirheim and the one to end the Scarlet Onslaught. |
| (2024-03-21) Different and the Same |
After the fall of the Scarlet Onslaught, Siamus comes by to check how Sil's doing. The two talk about various people and share a little about themselves. ~2100 words. |
| (2024-03-17) They Are Your Friends (S13 E6 - White Squad Log) |
Three members of White Squad plus bonus Mordecai join the assault on the Ymirheim vrykul, to help clear the way for the Alliance advance on the Horror Gate, which sounds fine. Mordecai and Rae make a new friend. Oh wait no. Whoops. |
| (2024-03-16) Lena's Visual Diary, Entry 2 |
Lena's second Icecrown journal entry. |
| (2024-03-05) Lena's Visual Diary, Entry 1 |
Lena starts an Icecrown diary, since maybe she's doing something kind of important there. |
| (2024-02-18) No Emergencies This Week (Post Squad) |
After Blue Squad's efforts in the forward camp of the Argent Crusade, Colson and Mordecai continue to do their best to assist where they can, take rest when they need it, and determine how to tell Colson and Cress apart (hint: one of them has a Combat Bun). 3700-ish words. |
| (2024-02-16) Eggs in a Rickety Basket |
Lena comes across Ben in Dalaran HQ, and talks with him about something that's been weighing on her mind. |
| (2024-02-12) Re: Real Shirty |
Ben sends a memo to Cobalt Company leadership. |
| (2024-01-07) Erixa's Jorunal, Entry 7 |
A journal entry the morning before Blue Squad reconvenes. |