Syarra Sunstrike
Artwork by Athena
Name: Syarra Sunstrike
(see-ARR-uh)
Gender: Female
Race: Blood Elf
Class: Death Knight
Role: Tank/Damage
Faction: Knights of the Ebon Blade
Professions: none
Homeland: Quel'Thalas
Player: Alli
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RP Hooks

  • Blood Knights: If your character is a Blood Knight, they've likely met.
  • Silvermoon: If your character spent a lot of time in Silvermoon, they may have met.
  • Plaguelands: If your character was in the Plaguelands under any (non-scourge) affiliation, they can have met.
  • Ebon Blade: If your character is a freed death knight at this point, they can have met.
  • Argent Crusade: Her sister is in the Argent Crusade, and she's spent time trying to improve their ties with the Ebon Blade.
  • Tuskarr: Syarra has spent considerable time in Northrend building rapport with the Tuskarr, who don't seem as opposed to death knights as some races (we are marked by Karkut). Others with an affinity to Tuskarr may run into her or hear of her.
  • Redridge Mountain: She has been living in the Redridge Mountains lately, and can be encountered there.

Appearance

While alive: Syarra was a pale blood elf with a tumble of long, slightly-curly black hair and eyes with a luminous green glow. The strength of her body was shaped from many years of training and combat, and her hands were roughened from the same. She was competent in the use of cosmetics and followed Silvermoon fashions, but she would be unremarkable next to most city sophisticates. She would considered very pretty in a rough way, but not exceptionally beautiful.

Now, as a death knight: Syarra's skin is even paler and has a tinge of grey. Her tumble of long, slightly-curly black hair remains, but her eyes are a dead, burning blue. She still retains most of the skills and strength she had in life, but no longer has much interest in fashion or cosmetics, except as a tool to present a particular image.

Personality

Serious - Sensitive Perceptive - Driven - Idealistic

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Syarra and Roper

While alive: Syarra approached life with a quiet intensity, trying to see value in everything that she did. She struggled with feelings of inadequacy and doubts about decisions she'd taken. She took her responsibilities to her society and her loved ones very seriously, and tried to live up to their expectations. Her longing for success and approval was illustrated by her paladin horse, who she named Glory.

Now, as a death knight: Syarra is still serious and driven, but her idealism cuts her with a sharper edge. She is cruel, as all death knights are, but tries to restrict this to appropriate situations. Her emotional core was ravaged in the transition to becoming a death knight - she is still capable of feeling to some extent, but positive feelings are brief flickers that quickly fade away. Emotions were so central to her decision-making in life that she often feels like her whole life was something that happened to someone else, despite her relatively clear memories of it. Her strong internal focus has shifted to external, and her perceptive eyes watch and read everyone she encounters.

This character is unavailable for romance.

History

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Syarra Changing the Stakes

From Syarra's early years, she sought a way to serve and protect Quel'Thalas. She had disappointingly little talent for the arcane, so she dedicated herself to military training. She had little talent there, either, but what she did have was a dedication and focus that over many years enabled her to increase in skill and rise in rank. She fought in the Second War on the side of the Alliance in Quel'Thalas. She was, in general, friendly to humans and made an effort to learn Common during this time. She was opposed to the withdrawal of Quel'Thalas from the Alliance after the war, but did not leave her homeland over it.

Syarra was the eldest child in her family. Though she was not a mage, her military pursuits eventually brought pride to her family name, unlike the less noble pursuits of her decadent little sister, Aszera. Eventually, she convinced Aszera to follow a similar militaristic path. To her distress, she soon found her little sister excelling over her and drawing more approval and accolades than Syarra ever had. Still, the sisters remained close, and Syarra tried to keep her jealousy quiet and out of sight. During the Third War, Aszera saved her life more than once. The two of them made it out alive, though they lost their parents. When Kael’Thas Sunstrider called on some of the healthiest fighters and magisters to join him in aiding the resistance in Lordaeron, Syarra was not chosen to join. Aszera was. Syarra said farewell to her sister, for what she thought would be a short time. Time stretched…

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Syarra and her Ghouls

For the duration of Vanilla Classic, Syarra was living quietly in Silvermoon - grieving without her sister's comfort, struggling with mana addiction, fighting the remnants of the Scourge in the Dead Scar, and attempting to help rebuild Quel'Thalas.

Prior to The Burning Crusade, Kael'Thas Sunstrider sent something unusual back to Silvermoon — a Naaru war prisoner, Mu'ru. The Magisters learned how to forcibly extract Light powers from the Naaru, and the blood elf paladin order, the Blood Knights, was founded by former-priest Lady Liadrin. Syarra put her name forward to take on this new ability, and to her surprise, she was accepted. After receiving her connection to the Light, Syarra found that invoking her powers caused her agonizing headaches. Despite this, she was determined to make the order proud. She and her squad of Blood Knights were assigned to the Plaguelands, aiding the Argent Dawn in the shadow of Naxxramas, when they caught the trail of something unusual. Following it led to their doom, with Syarra being the only survivor of any sort, as a death knight of Acherus.

As a Scourge death knight, Syarra engaged in the destruction of Scarlet Onslaught settlements at the behest of the Lich King, and then assaulted Light's Hope Chapel. During this time, there was no possibility of resistance to domination in her, and she sought to fulfill her master's orders with the same drive she once dedicated to the military and the blood knight order.

After being freed during the Battle of Light's Hope Chapel, she was briefly without purpose. She was angry and erratic, and potentially very dangerous to the living. She met (and didn't kill) Kit during this time, and their conversation helped her find direction. She ended up teaming up with a fellow death knight, Roper, for a mission. Their association ending up growing into much more over time.

As she began to find her footing, she became once again interested in reclaiming connections from the wider world. She sought out her only living relative, her younger sister Aszera, who was violently hostile. Through persistence and care over a long period, Syarra has managed to convince Aze that they are still family. Shortly before the Northrend campaign, Syarra and Roper joined the fight against Kael'Thas Sunstrider in Quel'Danas, where the Sunwell was ultimately restored.

+ Wrath of the Lich King
+ Cataclysm

Relationships

 Alaisa
Roper's chosen family. As such, she is important to me as well.

Aze

 Aze
Little sister. It was difficult to convince her to accept me as a death knight, but that difficulty is behind us now.
Roper
Partner and husband. My highest loyalty.

Writings

Title Summary
(2026-03-09) There Will Be Blood Siamus responds to the news from home. His response is, perhaps, not nuanced.
(2026-02-26) Becoming: Syarra Five writing prompt response scenes from history ranging from the Second War to the present, showing how Syarra Sunstrike has been shaped by world events.
(2026-02-26) Becoming: Aszera Five writing prompt response scenes from history ranging from the Second War to the present, showing how Syarra Sunstrike has been shaped by world events.
(2025-12-23) First Winter Veil For her first Winter Veil in Stormwind, Aszera makes a significant effort on gifts for friends and family.
(2025-10-30) The Grateful Dead The day before Hallow's End, and the festival Paws for Pumpkins, Roper and Syarra both make their way through Elwynn Forest, encountering different types of predators within. The death knights have been good little monsters, lurking on the edges, biding their time as they pursue their long-term goals. But, who are they to say no when a little trick-or-treating comes to them? 9700~ words. Death Knight story+RP. Please see CWs.
(2024-12-24) Good Neighbors Dara comes to visit her family's recent new tenants, the Sunstrikes, and to bring a bit of holiday cheer. She learns a little bit about why not to drop in unexpectedly on death knights, and Syarra learns a lot from her as well. ~2700 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.
(2024-06-15) Resignation After Icecrown Citadel, Syarra Sunstrike takes what steps she can to close off avenues of possible involuntary betrayal.
(2024-03-09) The Most Hopeful Insight I Can Give Syarra writes back promptly to Cressidha's letter.
(2024-03-08) I Would Appreciate Your Insight Cressidha, after her second experience at Mord'rethar, writes to someone she hasn't spoken to in some time about it: Syarra Sunstrike. ~370 words.
(2024-01-07) Death Knightmare Syarra Sunstrike is caught in her worst nightmare.
(2023-07-16) After the Battle Little glimpses into the reactions to Wrathgate of a handful of characters: Sil, Leric, Lena, Syarra and Aszera. ~1000 words.
(2023-07-12) The Difference Between a Win and a Loss Syarra and Aszera go on a shopping trip together.
(2023-04-13) What it Tastes Like Now Aszera comes to visit her sister, and they do some baking.
(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.
(2023-01-17) A Farewell Between Sisters Sisters Syarra and Aze meet up for their first getting-to-know-you-again appointment. Less than a week later, Syarra comes by with news about Northrend.
(2023-01-07) Fan Letters for Rann A few letters that turn in up Rann's mailbox after the performance.
(2022-12-27) Second Reunion Syarra finally manages to make contact with her sister Aszera again. It goes better than it did the first time.
(2022-12-10) The Silvermoon Cache On a visit to Silvermoon, Syarra heads out to retrieve Roper's lost spy cache, while she thinks about what they are to one another.
(2022-12-04) A Meeting On The Best of Terms Possible Colson replies to Syarra's letter for a meeting, agreeing to meet in Shattrath. 380-ish words.
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