LAYLA DU LAC

RACE:

Human (Undead)

AFFILIATION:

Deathstalkers

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Southshore

CLASS:

Rogue

Assassination major

Subtlety minor

PROFESSIONS:

Elemental Leatherworking

Skinning

First Aid

BIOGRAPHY

Layla was born in Southshore to refugees from Stormwind during the Second War. After the kingdom was reclaimed, her family returned to Stormwind and Layla was largely raised there. The Du Lacs hailed from a long line of warriors. Her father, and later, sister, would often claim that they were an offshoot from the founding lords of Stormwind, but that was likely a baseless boast.

Though her sister Lyria flourished in the Stormwind military academy, Layla often fell short, and lived mostly in Lyria's shadow. Layla leaned towards trickery and manipulation, which often clashed with the straightforward training given by the soldiers in Stormwind. She was on the verge of giving up altogether when she was approached by a retainer of Lord Tony Romano. After arranging a meet with her, he offered her the chance to train under him. She was to leave the academy and would pose as Romano's servant. Though Layla was instructed to tell no one of this arrangement, she disclosed it to Lyria in secret.

Layla had found her calling. She excelled under Romano's tutelage and became one of his most trusted spies. When her time with him was finished, she was secretly inducted into SI:7. She was instructed to travel to Lordaeron and report to King Terenas Menethil. She was one of three SI:7 agents in his service - a show of camaraderie between SI:7 and the Lordaeron throne. Their relationship was unofficial, however, as she was still to pose as a civilian. Information was funneled to the crown by her handler, Oni'jus.

One of Layla's early assignments had her stationed in Tarren Mill. Eventually, she stumbled upon a suspicious man who, upon investigation, was revealed to be a former Alterac nobleman - Alahar Vardus. When he detected her on his trail, however, he attacked her. Though Layla lost an eye in the struggle, she defeated and killed Alahar. She was commemorated for her efforts with a private dinner in Lordaeron Capital, where Terenas revealed Layla's true role to his most trusted friends and family, including his then teenage son, Arthas.

Layla continued to serve Terenas for some years throughout Lordaeron. One of her longer assignments was observing Baron Silverlaine, who had made some remarks which incited a minor peasant uprising in Pyrewood Village. After Arthas went mad, Layla was sent word from Oni'jus, and attempted to make it to the Capital in time, but was too late to save Terenas. She began to wander the wilderness to avoid the Scourge patrols, but was eventually happened upon by Arthas.

Arthas recognized her from their meeting years before, and believed she was now working for Uther. After a brief interrogation, he killed her.

After the Forsaken came to power, Layla's remains were collected by one of the patrols and transported to the Shadow Grave. Layla was revived as an undead. After she got her bearings, she began to publicly identify herself as a rogue, and attempted to forge ties with other notable rogues in the Forsaken. She was eventually discovered by Mennet Carkad and he quickly brought her into the Deathstalkers.

Layla grew to be one of the more reliable free-wheeling Deathstalkers in Carkad's regime. She handled his assignments with brutal efficiency and had no patience for dramatics and the flourishes many of her colleagues enjoyed. Of her more notable successes was the murder of Fenwick Thatros, a high-ranking operative of the Scourge in Silverpine Forest.

 

 

FRIENDS AND FOES

BROKENSTRIDE

Skeletal Horse

Brokenstride was one of the Royal Apothecary Society's early successes, however due to an error in embalming, one of his hooved were warped and rendered it unable to walk on. Zachariah Post was instructed to destroy him, but hoping to make a quick buck, removed the hoof and replaced it with a stone prosthetic. After Layla received a notable payoff for one of her early assignments under Carkad, she bought Brokenstride from Post at a discount. He has served as her faithful mount since.

LYRIA DU LAC

Human Warrior

Lyria Du Lac prospered where her sister did not. The academy did well by her and she defended Stormwind from all manner of threats, within or without. She was the only soul whom Layla told her secret to. After the fall of Lordaeron, Lyria waited to hear word from Layla, but when months passed without any, she concluded that she was lost. Since then, Lyria has come to believe Stormwind as humanity's last bastion, and will defend it to the death. She earns her way by training warriors in Goldshire.

FENWICK THATROS

Scourge Warrior

Fenwick Thatros was once a cook in the inn at Ambermill when Layla was posing as a scullery maid while she spied on Baron Silverlaine. The two often met while picking up supplies, and after some months of courting each other, they eventually engaged in a brief love affair, which was cut short when Layla's mission in Silverlaine Keep ended. The two moved on. Fenwick was killed during the Scourge invasion, and in time, rose again as one of the Lich King's agents. His geographical knowledge of Silverpine allowed him to become a key lieutenant of the Scourge forces. He was put in charge of delivering corpses to Fenris Isle for use by Ravenclaw. Mistaken by scouts as a more powerful captain, he was marked for death by the Deathstalkers. Carkad put Layla on the case, and the two met in battle. Layla eventually bested him.

 

APPEARANCES

The Assassination of Fenwick Thatros

The Giant's Table

 

 

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