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Published: 2012-08-27 14:58:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 4887; Favourites: 83; Downloads: 0
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Description A random doodle about an original Argent Crusade paladin in Warcraft universe named Miria.

She was based on an actual human paladin player in WoW who saved a newbie blood elf hunter, that was me from Myzrael in Arathi Highlands. When my bear was about to get killed from tanking the giant bitch, she charged and tanked for me.

It was my first or second month on Azeroth, I was doing quests (aka leveling) near Tarren Mill in Hillsbrad Foothills. My Lv20-30 toon was murdered countless times by Lv80 Death Knights, which "defend myself from the Alliance!" became my muscle memory.

The incident of the paladin was so impressive to me as a noob. I thanked her with /emote and left, but I didn't memorize her name. After half a year I noticed she might need help to kill Myzrael too (a symptom of Huntard). As Myzrael was a group quest before Cataclysm.



There is a bio of Miria, as I love making bios.

Miria Swan was a low-rank paladin who came from Northshire Abbey of Stormwind, born in 10 years after the Opening of Dark Portal. She was the eldest daughter of a peasant family. She became a paladin of Stormwind and an Argent Crusader.

Miria mastered both the Light and martial arts, specialized against undead and demon. She wielded a 2-hand warhammer and shield issued from Stormwind (she shouldered her shield and wielded the 2-handed warhammer with 2 arms. Wait... this technique obviously borrowed from Havel the Rock, a fearsome enemy from Dark Souls lol).

Her armors were issued uniforms of low-rank knight, which were reliable, low cost and nothing special. Most of her pay was sent back to her family and she only relied on provision from Argent Crusade and Stormwind.

She was a complete idiot that she often unintentionally volunteered for suicide missions.

As a loyal follower of Tirion Fordring, Miria didn’t judge a person by his/her race. This made her saved a blood elf hunter, Irina from Myzrael in Arathi Highlands. Irina owed her life and befriended with her, which caused her some troubles.

P.S. Her first name "Miria" comes from Miria of Claymore. She has a nickname "Rice Grain" in Chinese/Taiwanese fan community because of pun, that pronunciation of Miria is similar to rice grain in both Mandarin or Cantonese.
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Comments: 17

gyakamilk [2012-10-22 14:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Cusader Title! It's the best fot paladins! This one, Hand of A'dal, Light of Dawn and Argent Champion.

I used to have "Crusader" on my pally~

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lazyseal8 In reply to gyakamilk [2012-10-23 05:51:03 +0000 UTC]

Indeed I had only finished 10 and 25 Trial of Crusaders, with my hunter.

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gyakamilk In reply to lazyseal8 [2012-10-25 01:20:05 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to have Grand Crusader on my Pally... but it's not able to get anymore :~

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lazyseal8 In reply to gyakamilk [2012-10-25 02:23:05 +0000 UTC]

The title "the Seeker" satisfies me as my main is a hunter

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gyakamilk In reply to lazyseal8 [2012-10-25 02:36:26 +0000 UTC]

Didn't get "The Seeker" yet... almost 12k achiev points and no Loremaster hahaha

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lazyseal8 In reply to gyakamilk [2012-10-25 02:54:21 +0000 UTC]

"the Seeker" required 3000 quests completed, including dailies. At the time I was doing dailies in Argent tournament. I got it even faster than "Loremaster".

I am interested in the stories of WoW, so I did nearly all the quests after I joined WoW at the time of WotLK.

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gyakamilk In reply to lazyseal8 [2012-10-25 12:41:29 +0000 UTC]

I've joined WoW on a private server at first... Was BC expansion. But I didn't played a lot there (oh lucky me). On the middle of WotLK exp I started on Blizz servers : )

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lazyseal8 In reply to gyakamilk [2012-10-26 05:04:05 +0000 UTC]

It was a real pain and it took a long time to level when it was WotLK.

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Praxiusalternate [2012-09-05 07:11:31 +0000 UTC]

Awesome piece of art.

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lazyseal8 In reply to Praxiusalternate [2012-09-06 02:19:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks^^

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scribblerian [2012-08-28 12:24:05 +0000 UTC]

That was a cute story. I have played both sides, and have been saved more than once by the opposite faction whilst questing. Pretty cool. That is one of my favorite armor sets - overlord, I think. I saw a black worgen wearing it as transmog and it looked amazing on him.

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lazyseal8 In reply to scribblerian [2012-08-28 15:55:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
Sorry to tell you that I haven't take any reference, just draw a random armor set as simple as possible. It is a tortune to draw the armor of my Blood Elf Pally [link]

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scribblerian In reply to lazyseal8 [2012-08-28 15:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Interesting! Check it out! [link]

I would definitely not have the patience to do your pally's armor - at least not in such detail.

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lazyseal8 In reply to scribblerian [2012-08-28 16:16:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow... my armor looks really close to the Overlord Set. Thanks. I would take it as reference if Miria makes appearance next time

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Roux4 [2012-08-28 11:12:11 +0000 UTC]

Loved the story, was so cute! XD
What I find amazing is the bloody effect, good one ^^

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lazyseal8 In reply to Roux4 [2012-08-28 15:49:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
It is because her missions are difficult.

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Roux4 In reply to lazyseal8 [2012-08-28 18:31:40 +0000 UTC]

awww :3

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