Returned to the mortal plane, Thalrian seeks to finish the task laid out before him by the August Celestials, and fulfill his destiny once and for all. ***

Thalrian Guilderglade was a priest of the light who was forced to flee his homeland as it fell to The Scourge invasion and purge of the Kingdom. Losing consciousness alone on an abandoned naval vessel, Thalrian would wash up in ruin on the shores of Pandaria.

Nursed back to health by a wandering Pandaren, he would commit himself to his new life, learning the Way of the Monk from his new master, Gymer The Wandering Ox.

Upon the completion of his training with Gymer, Thalrian set upon the pilgrimage to visit each of the Celestial Temples in Pandaria. First was the Temple of the Jade Serpent, a monastery that had been in Thalrian's eye line for his entire stay thus far in Pandaria, residing in the Jade Forest.

Yu'Lon would greet Thalrain forlornly, stating that the Avatar had finally been brought upon them. The Avatar of the Celestials, as it was explained to Thalrian, was a monk who would be able to invoke the power of all four of the celestial gods of Pandaria at a time of the land's greatest need, and that it would give the forces of Pandaria a chance in vanquishing an othering insurmountable foe.

Thalrian would ask Gymer if he had known about his destiny and trained him anyway effectively for slaughter in the name of the land that wasn't his. Gymer knew and didn't disclose the information to protect his beloved apprentice.

Thalrian would walk away from his master, setting out into Pandaria to complete his training and prepare for what he now saw was inevitable.

Thalrian would visit the Temple of the White Tiger and Ninzao Temple, home of the Shado-Pan, where these two celestials confirmed Yu'Lon's prophecy for Thalrian. The Shado-Pan sensed the presence of deep emotional trauma within Thalrian, and banished him from Pandaria in order to limit the risk of the Sha corrupting him.

He made his way south, where on his way to a quiet secluded location he stumbled into the Temple of the Red Crane. Chi'Ji too greeted Thalrian as the Avatar of the Celestials, but this being and their monks took Thalrian in and gave him space and training, not in martial combat, but in dealing with the Sha and accepting inevitabilities he couldn't control.

Here, Thalrian would rise as Master of the Way of the Crane, and would use the foresight he was granted to reach out past the mists, and discover that there were still people alive in his homeland; that his beloved survived the slaughter now some decade ago.

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Thalrian returned to the home of his former master, expressing understanding and forgiveness, now having walked the same journey of the Way of the Monk and expelled his Sha as best he could. His master also apologised, and aided Thalrian, acquiring what he needed to emerge from the mists and go home.

To Be Continued

Age

34 at time of death

Gender

Male

Eyes

Ephemeral Red

Hair

Long Foxtail, Dark Brown

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale White Skin

Height

6'1''

Weight

80kg