Vraul

A Terrible Price Paid in Time

After many years of being able to successfully escape this terrible enemy, Vraul's father's health had started to decline. A former warlock returned to shamanism, Soran Jawrip's body had taken a massive toll from such drastic changes in his use of spellpower over the years. With his physical body aged to exhaustion, his spirit quickly began to wane.

One fateful day, while scouting the Hillsbrad Foothills for food, Vraul and his father had caught the attention of two Lordaeron soldiers, who began chasing after them. Soran attempted to fight back, but the elements refused to call to him. He quickly became exhausted and was barely able to remain conscious. Vraul refused to let his father give up, but he found himself helpless when one of the human attackers managed to grab hold of Soran's lagging arm. Vraul tried to wrest his father away, but it was of no use. The attackers quickly grappled Soran and then slaughtered him with their weapons. Just before being killed, Soran managed to eke out a small shriek, "Survive!", and quickly but sorrowfully his son obliged. Vraul, with tears in his eyes, darted towards the hills and managed to escape with his life.

As he managed to return to the others, sadness nearly took him as he found his legs becoming wobbly. Some of the elders tried to console him, though it took a few days before Vraul managed to break out of his exasperated state. As his head began to clear, he decided to take up his father's wolf-mask as a memento, and vowed to wear it in his honor. Some time later, he also decided to get a large tattoo on his left shoulder in memory of both of his deceased parents.