Ink Raindrops

Overview:

This fan-fiction work chronicles the rise to power of Maleva Greymourne, a young noblewoman who is destined to become one of the greatest Warlocks in Azerothian history.  With the aid of her demonic companions, and her human friends and teachers, she begins to find her way in a life that she never intended to live.  Whether the sacrifices that she makes in the name of power–the power to change the world for the greater good–are worth it, only time and history will tell.  Can she avoid making the biggest sacrifice of all?

This unfinished story is based in the Warcraft universe, particularly World of Warcraft; all relevant subjects are the copyright of Activision Blizzard.  You should not need to be familiar with these properties, however, to enjoy what is written.  I have opted not to continue this story due to the impending arrival of the Cataclysm expansion.  The resulting overhaul to the story will make many of the things I have written either obsolete or different enough to be unrecognizable, and I can no longer go back and check my facts for further chapters.  I leave it here as a memory of what has come before in the World of Warcraft, and I hope someday it brings a smile to someone’s face in recognition.

Rating:

This story is rated yellow, for infrequent coarse language, moderate violence and/or death of humans or animals, sexual references, and occasional frightening imagery and themes.

Spoiler-Free Author’s Notes:

Maleva was once my main character in World of Warcraft, and we shared nearly four years together.  She was my first serious character, and together we learned as much as we could in regard to the game, its expectations, its rules and its people.  She (and I) also became the leader of a little guild called Night Legion, which ran for almost three years and grew to around 300 people at its height, before dissolving due to a giant load of guild drama around the time of the first expansion.

In my subsequent search to restore the deep friendships and teamwork that I had enjoyed so much, a great many things happened, and a handful of them led me to delete all of my old characters in anger at the game.  Maleva died that day, but her story lives on in the hearts and minds of those who remember her.

Note: I have, after much thought and consideration, thrown myself on the mercy of the GMs, and asked them to reinstate Maleva for me.  She is no longer Maleva, as I have changed her name and race, but the character is the same one that I used to play.  It has taken me a long time to “earn” her back, but I feel I have done so, and I’m enjoying my time with her once again.