Characters
Proudmoore
Ulfrun
Ah, Ulfrun; my long-beloved main. Ulfrun was actually my second character after release. The first, Noxxul, I managed to get all the way to level 50 before realising I really hated playing a Rogue. Ulf was my second try, a Shaman — because I’d played one previously and enjoyed it — and a Troll because I thought they looked kinda cool in a gangly sort of way (plus my friend at the time already had an Orc Shaman).
The name itself is a kind of a pun; it’s taken from the name of a troll-wife in Norse mythology, and it literally translates to “wolf-rune”, though it sounds like “wolf-run” (like, Ghost Wolf, get it, get it). Ulf bravely levelled 1 through 60 as Resto, raided for a while, then respecced to Enhancement for Burning Crusade and pretty much hasn’t looked back.
Lore-wise, Ulf is a Northrend native, from one of the smaller tribes of ice trolls along the coast. Her father went missing after signing on as a mercenary with the expedition lead by Muradin Bronzebeard and Arthas Menethil that sought to track down the cursed Frostmourne. Ulfrun’s mother, wisely sensing that Very Bad Things were on the horizon, escaped Northrend and eventually wound up in Kalimdor, where they were absorbed into the Darkspear Tribe and thus the New Horde. As a sign of dedication to their new life, Ulfrun took up the path of the shaman under the tutelage of the old Tauren, One-eye.
Ulfrun’s favourite pastimes include fishing, slaughtering Alliance in Alterac Valley, and hanging around major cities in Level 1 gear. Generally not terribly adverse to the Alliance, she harbours a special hatred for Draenei Shaman (the traitors).
The Rest…
And then there are the alts. I’m terrible at alts; I usually get through a mere handful of levels on each when the sheer, daunting task of simply getting them to the same approximate point in-game as Ulfrun terrifies me. Still, I have a go every now and again.
In order of appearance, Ixxis is my Blood Elf Mage. There’s not much to say about him other than I figured I’d try something different for a change. Leikn is my somewhat unfortunately-named Tauren Druid. Her name actually means “bug-bear” which, like Ulfrun, makes it a kind of bad Old Norse pun. Loki, my Blood Elf Priest, just goes to prove that I like both healers and silver hair. Tourne, my Orc Hunter, ran all the way to the Night Elf starting area (yes, the level one starting area) in order to get a spotted nightsabre pet. And finally Vesper, my highest level alt, an Undead Warlock named after my cat.
