Khelben Manshoón

Summary
Khelben Manshoon is a magican within the Covenant of Lordaeron, with a reputation for extravagant methods and unconventional ideas. Khelben is a man in his thirties, specializing primarity in evocation and divination, and with a preferred fighting method of sword in hand.

Khelben is originally from Kul Tiras, and is a trained hydromancer as well, however he has yet to demonstrate this old, traditional Tirasian magic. Khelben is a private within the Covenant, and has, on several occasions, demonstrated a devotion to getting paid, and delivering quality work in return. He is not as devoted to the Covenant's or house Wyrmfyre's ideals, as others within the House, and his main motivation would be the sound of coin.

Description
With an intermediate stature and physical shape, one might not determine Khelben as an impressive variety of man. His corpus is surely not deficient, more it is candidly constructed for reading old tomes while consuming a delightful cup of afternoon tea. Khelben is angular, rather than athletic, expeditious rather than robust, with well groomed hair and avid eyes, eyes full of fire and brazenness. He has a sharp mold, evident jawline and his ever discernible smirk always expose his dimples at the edge of his mouth. He is an expressionistic man, candid some would say.

A firemage, if there ever was one. The first apparent characteristic of this man, is the undeniable fact, that he manipulates the magics of fire, like a familiarity. As flamboyant as his magic, Khelben transpires as an individual draped in fancy clothes, wild gestures and a unruly frame and will. Easily dis-entranced, he can be easily perceived reading, conversing and walking at the same time, to some frustration to his peers. Not that Khelben seems to consider whatsoever you think, his entire persona vibrates of a suave attitude, cocky by nature. In truth, a combination of natural charm, and a visible attitude of nonchalance so thick you could cut through it with a butter knife, makes some people find him obnoxious, if not outright presumptuous.

In most cases, when one is found in the pressence of Khelben, he is with a sword by his side. The enchanted blade is easily persieved to have a distinctive glow, touched by magic and clearly crafted for that very purpose.

His attire is flashy, colourful and expensive, and he always carries pouches at his belt but nothing else to hinder him. Shoes and gloves matching the outfit, looking immaculate. When it rains, Khelben would rather use magic to shield himself than wear a hood.

Abilities
As a magician mainly focused on evocation and divionation, Khelben's spells are powerful and violent, and he can easily seem out of control to the untrained eye. However, as an evoker, Khelben revels in the chaos, he breathes and lives for the roar of the fire, the power in violence.

In an almost poetic contract to his violent magic tendencies, Khelben's divinative powers are subtle, beautiful and elaborate, mainly focused on large rituals, long preparations and time consuming magic. He is known by many, to be "slumming" with the lower commoners in Stormwind, using this power in cardgames

, cheating his way to a little cash.

Outside of his magical prowess, Khelben is also able to navigate and sail a slup or smaller ship, and has quite a lot of experience with such. He has some skills within strategic warfare and he is especially qualified with naval combat.

Last but not least, Khelben has been taken in apprentices, and will occationally be available for tutorage. This is something rather serious to him, unlike much else in his life, and he is quite a skilled teacher, with a knack for teaching others the evocative school.

Khelben is also lesser enchanter, with minor skills within weaving magic into items, but nothing too impressive as of yet.

Childhood
Born as a Cannon's son, meaning between the cannons upon a ship, Khelben never knew his father and grew up with a fatherly figure among the many crew members upon the Lady of Mists, a average sized slup within the Tirasian army. His mother, a woman of many trades, never lacked a man in her life, and Khelben grew up knowing love and romance as fleeting, beautiful things.

Youth
As a youth, Khelben aspired not just to be a sailor, but as a craftman within the artistic fields. He knew how to play several instruments, the violin being his favorite thing, and came about a reputation as a skilled bard among his own. Khelben w as already a charming man when he was quite young, and he took advantage of this

charm to land him some rather well paying jobs. One of which, was where he met Janeira, turning out to be the love of his life.

Marriage
Janeira Beauvoir married Khelben Manshoon and took his name, against the will of her father. A lovely summer evening, when Khelben was playing his violin on the streets, Janeira had passed him, and already then, been enchanted by the vulnerable, beautiful soul, that Khelben was in his youth. She found such pleasure in his romantic character, and he in her devotion to him. Khelben was quick to ask for her hand, and Janeira never reconsidered her decision to marry. It cost her a good standing within the Tirasian noble houses, but as a young teen, she didn't consider that a sacrifice.

Given birth to their twin sons, only strengthened the relationship between them. However. When Khelben was forced into the navy full time, he took a turn for the worse. Drinking and gambling became standard practise, and the stressful life made him fuming with anger. That anger, was taken out on his beautiful wife in full force.

Exile
Khelben was enlisted within the navy at an early age, and he never wished any other life. He served well, and without question, and ended up giving the rank of first mate and navigator upon a small vessel called the Proudmore Edge, with quite a reputation for being quick on his feet and a forced to be reckoned with. However, when the scourge attacked his home at Drisburg, and the order to withdraw was given, Khelben along with several others, stayed to fight for their homes. Many were evacuated, but in the end, the foolish attempt at ignoring orders for heroics, cost several ships and a large amount of soldiers, it was a costly and foolish tactical mistake, that forced Khelben into Exile from his home, having refused a direct order from a Captain of the Tirasian Navy.

Drifting around in Azeroth, Khelben never did find footing. He attempted joining the Kirin Tor, but found no peace within the structured organization. He tried to tutor in Stormwind, but several incidents forced him to give up that path of career as well, until finally contacting the Covenant of Lordaeron.

While exiled, Khelben does keep tap on his family trough scrying magic, and recent events at Kul Tiras has forced Janeira to remarry, something Khelben isn't taking too well.

Within the Covenant
Within the Covenant, Khelben has been given some responsibilities, and he is growing into his own, slowly but surely. At first, attempting to withdraw himself some social matters, Khelben did what he could, to try and make enemies rather than friends, not wanting for a connection to others, wishing to be left on his own, however it has failed miserably for him, and he feels included where he would rather be alone, and welcome where he would rather it was nothing but work to him.

Recently, Khelben has been putting his talents to good use, crafting communicative devices to the entire organization. Not long ago, Khelben was offered a more stable position within the Covenant, and still uncertain how to reply, he waves between handing over his tabard, or establishing himself further upon the mainland.