Warlock and Kyrian?

[Strielok-twisting-nether]

So I made Void elf warlock - most edgy combo You can get on Alliance. And I enjoy class a lot! Now, most fitting would be Maldraxxus but I had enough of gloom and doom, it’s summer afterall.
I like Kyrian astetics but got big problem justyfying my warlock joining them. I mean what dark mage than hungers for power, suck life out of enemies, spread plauge and call for demonic forces can be looking for there? Would even Kyrian accept her?

If You know some lore bits better, help me to come with some reason to make it fit.

[Carenza-argent-dawn]

Are we talking strictly oocly or ic possibility? I’m pretty sure as a game you are free to choose any faction you desire on whatever character. Rp wise, not all players - if many - consider Shadowlands as knowledge accessible to the ‘public’ aka society that most people dwell in.

On an ooc regard, my paladin here is in the Necrolords - ironic I suppose. But it makes sense for me if she died since she’s a restless combatant. I also really appreciate the death aesthetic. So, I picked it largely based on my own preference as a player, as well as it fitting her ‘persona’ should she die.

I’d say it’s up to you to interpret your character’s reasons for being associated with the Kyrian. From what little I know on the faction they could be considered rather morally grey, insisting they know best - but can inadvertantly harm those they are trying to help.

[Mawjob-argent-dawn]

Depends on how your warlocks feels about things.

Kyrian’s big identity, or rather identity crisis, is the conflict between their tradition of giving up on the memories of their mortal lives, to be truly impartial when carrying out their duties of ferrying mortals to the Shadowlands. Their traditions dictate memories and attachments to the mortal world are harmful, and only serve to distract you, to make your job harder. But now, many have rejected that notion, and are fighting for the exact opposite - the embrace those attachments and memories, believing the Path is flawed and they can utilize those attachments and memories - pain, grief, love, longing, loss etc. to be better, rather than reject them entirely to be “effective”.

Void elves struggle with their new void-suffused state of being. They require an iron will and a constant effort to keep the whispers down and ensure they are the ones who remain in control. Perhaps one might fight the kyrian’s practices useful - maybe giving up on your emotional attachments and old life helps a void elf reach a state of harmony where they can better control the void - where the void’s taunts and threats, its mindgames and maddening tactics no longer work because of the lack of levarage.

Or maybe they think the Kyrian are flawed, and agree with the push for a reform, for embracing and coming to terms with one’s feelings and past to better understand their present. Maybe exactly those attachments to their mortal lives, to their loved ones, the losses they’ve suffered - are why they’re able to emerge victorious over the void every new day, and despise the thought of others having to give what in their opinion is the truest strength one can harness.

As for classes, every class can more or less fit everywhere, and the covenants don’t have out mortal prejudices. Warlocks simply utilize chaotic fel energies, a fundamental part of the universe. They’re not any more evil than a priest harnessing the light, or a mage harnessing the arcane - which has proven to be just as if not more corrupting.

If you simply want a fitting aesthetic, I would recommend venthyr - which is where I personally wish to bring my Void elf priest. Of course, you might not like the warlock’s poor ability there, but kyrian isn’t exceptional either, and aesthetics and lore should always take precedence.

[Zymara-argent-dawn]

Whats the problem?
Both of you guys are soul collectors
Those shouls shards are coming from someone you know
If anyone a warlock is proficent in grabbing the souls of the dear departed…
Maybe you are a ‘good warlock’ and stealing souls like Shang Tsung to protect them from the Maw (or as an inside double agent, from the mean Kyrian who would just throw them in to the Maw… Or brainwash them. Yes ma’ it IS a cult) or storing them in soul stones to make sure they are safe

[Zaphius-argent-dawn-370497]

It’s more about personality with the covenants than social roles. If your character used dark magic to serve others or smth, in a sort of antihero fashion, perhaps he could be there.

Then again, it also looks like characters can join covenants freely, just out of their choice. It’s not really explained how that works and I doubt Kyrians can look into your soul and understand your personality, so perhaps your character could join them under the pretense that your mindsets are similar, when in truth you’re just using them for your own end.

Anyway, few people RP in the SL as far as I know.

[Levey-argent-dawn (Levey)]

It certainly is an angle to be the warlock who’s an absolute paragon (heh) of service unto others, sacrificing much of their life with foul, corruptive magic and gambling with their soul to help all the world. All that they do is one great Service, setting aside ego and ambitions to do all the things they must do, worthy of Bastion and seeing merit in their ways enough to serve the Path.

[Strielok-twisting-nether]

@Mawjob-argent-dawn

Perhaps one might fight the kyrian’s practices useful - maybe giving up on your emotional attachments and old life helps a void elf

I think this would fit my warlock well. Like she had to abandon her life in Silvermoon, taking magic from sunwelll and whole blood elf style of life. Thinking about this all the time while she can’t come back could drive crazy even normal person. Not to mention void infested one. Yeah I like that explanation.