Shalana Starrunner

Shalana Starrunner is the first Night Elf darkcaster to take the Gifts unto herself.

Once a minor devotee of the Sisterhood of Elune, she fell from grace as the Nightmare consumed the holy sites of the Goddess, and without intervention, allowed the people to suffer.

Her faith was reignited by Greatmother Lucaerna after the saving of Ysera, and she became a staunch devotee of the cult and of the Mother, serving the once-demon huntress in her battles and rituals.

As the cult drifted further from its original purpose and down its twisted path, Shalana assisted in the developments of the fleshbinding magics of the Cult, eventually taking the first blessings unto herself at the behest of the Mother. She took a lover, and birthed the first of the cultsworn demons.

History
Shalana Starrunner was born to Priestess Mylana Moonwhisper and Murkan Oakbreeze (Druid of the Talon). She was born in Mount Hyjal a short time after the Sundering. Her early years were wild. She spent early afternoons with her mother in prayer and later in the night she hunted with her father. Her childhood was happy, but as always the happiness was short-lived.

Since a very young age Shalana felt the calling of Priesthood. She devoted herself to Elune earlier than most, but no one challenged her on this. Shalana grew up with the Sisterhood, and they knew before she did that her path was destined for sacrifice, and she was marred with visions for her early years, and the contradicting nature of things often caused her devotion to fluctuate.

She lived for many years in Mount Hyjal, tending to the great trees and the altars as best she could, her visions coming and going all the meanwhile, showing her a series of horrifying visions. Many denied her, and refused the notion of failure of their Long Vigil. She would go unheeded until the Legion returned, and with them the battle for Mount Hyjal destroyed her home, causing her to drift from the goddess and depart from the sisterhood entirely and travel to the ancestral worship place of Elune in Val'shara.

For years she flickered back and forth as her visions persisted, gradually weakening in strength and accuracy, collapsing entirely as the Nightmare overtook the sacred forests.

It was during this time she came into contact with the Shadow Cult of Elune in the form of Lucaerna and two of her acolytes, Nyxana and Sterrana. Demon Hunters the three of them, and they brought a new form of faith, one of penance and redemption for those who were far from the light of their goddess.

The spark of faith was reignited with repeated meetings, and solidified as the Green Dragons were saved by their Goddess. Her faith was directed towards the Mother's cause.

The First
Within the Cult, Shalana enjoyed a place of privilege, gaining much magical power and knowledge quickly as she worked with Lucaerna to develop the cults magics and rituals. As she worked her magics, she found her visions returning in greater and greater clarity.

As her dearest Lucaerna began to change, Shalana changed with her, and when the acolytes of the Dark Faith were called for volunteers to receive blessing, she happily and joyfully agreed. She received the blessings of Tae'shala and Bru'dalan from the Mother, and took a lover from the Demon Hunters. She was soon heavy with child, eventually birthing twin Satyrs before starting again.

As she took her place as the first handmaiden and seer for the Mother, she eventually found herself with child once more despite no lovers being taken. Her essence was intermingled with demonic power and the magics of the cult, and her belly grew to accommodate her new state, a new demon forming within her even as she birthed, eventually reaching equilibrium of three; one growing, one gestating, and one birthing. Her swollen body would never be the same again.

Farsight
Shalana is blessed and cursed with visions of what is to come. Part premonition, part feeling, these visions have, over time, served the beloved Mother well, guiding her in her early decisions. Though Lucaerna no longer seeks her council, she is beseeched daily for insight and advice by the many members of the Shadow Cult.

The accuracy of her visions waxes and wanes with the growth and birth of her offspring; reaching highest accuracy just before birth while holding all three within her, and drifting towards potentials as the cycle begins again. It is through her sight that she identifies which of the handmaidens will birth the next of their kind