Hey Rhonya,
Thanks for the feedback, I have rewritten Balgoth's backstory to be a little more detailed just for you.
Here it is:
All throughout his childhood, Balgoth was mocked by other orcs for being shorter and weaker than them, his father was very sick so his mom spent most of her time tending to him so with no way to stand up for himself and no one to turn to for protection he became very lonely and would often seek solitude. One day the chieftain of the clan Ner’zhul was replaced by another orc, Gul’dan. As Gul’dan started to assimilate the horde and offering power to those who wished it, Balgoth didn’t hesitate to accept, believing that his life could not get any worse. As Gul’dan and his shadow council grew in power one of its warlocks decided to conduct an experiment where he would take orcs from a very young age and bind them to demons in hopes of making much more powerful warlocks. Balgoth was among the children in this experiment, and although he didn’t like being forced to do anything he did find the lure of power too great to resist. There was only one problem in his mind, the other children, if they proved to be better suited then him he feared that he would be discarded, so he did what he had to do, he killed every other child in their sleep so only he would be chosen. His cruelty and conviction proved to give him what he wanted; he became a powerful warlock.
As he grew older and the horde had moved to Azeroth, his past deeds began to haunt him, in his dreams he would see the faces of the children he had killed and hear them choke on their own blood as the life left their eyes. He grew to deeply regret his actions, he journeyed across Azeroth in search of a way to sooth his grieving heart. On this journey he heard of a place where time can be changed or erased, where bronze dragons can alter time as they saw fit, so he went out in search of this place hoping that they would help him change his past.
Years passed but eventually he found it, the Caverns of Time. As he approached the massive cave entrance he was stopped by a huge bronze dragon who told him to leave at once. He plead his case to the dragon but it refused to help him saying that he had chosen his destiny himself and should pay the price for it.
He left the Caverns of Time with great sadness in his heart, but he did not give up there, if they would not help him then maybe he could learn to do it himself. He began looking for books, clues, texts or anything else that talked of magic that could alter time. He abandoned his warlock magic and took to studying the arcane arts instead, hoping it could lead him to his goal but also because the connection between warlock magic and his past was too much for him to keep. Even though Balgoth has been alone most of his life, or perhaps because of it he knows that there are things one cannot do alone, he seeks to find a place where he can truly belong, to experience what it feels like to not live a life of solitude.
Character concepts:
Balgoths long term goal of learning time magic is probably never going to come true, it’s meant to be a motivator for doing stuff if nothing else.
Balgoth was introduced to the Orcs of the Red Blade through one of its members named Nerh’gash, whom he met one day in Orgrimmar. They found common ground in their past as they both where subjected to experiments conducted by the Shadow Council.
Personality-wise Balgoth doesn’t have the best people skills but because of this he always tries to fit in as best as he can, since he hasn’t experienced much acceptance in his life so far.
Thanks for the feedback, I have rewritten Balgoth's backstory to be a little more detailed just for you.
Here it is:
All throughout his childhood, Balgoth was mocked by other orcs for being shorter and weaker than them, his father was very sick so his mom spent most of her time tending to him so with no way to stand up for himself and no one to turn to for protection he became very lonely and would often seek solitude. One day the chieftain of the clan Ner’zhul was replaced by another orc, Gul’dan. As Gul’dan started to assimilate the horde and offering power to those who wished it, Balgoth didn’t hesitate to accept, believing that his life could not get any worse. As Gul’dan and his shadow council grew in power one of its warlocks decided to conduct an experiment where he would take orcs from a very young age and bind them to demons in hopes of making much more powerful warlocks. Balgoth was among the children in this experiment, and although he didn’t like being forced to do anything he did find the lure of power too great to resist. There was only one problem in his mind, the other children, if they proved to be better suited then him he feared that he would be discarded, so he did what he had to do, he killed every other child in their sleep so only he would be chosen. His cruelty and conviction proved to give him what he wanted; he became a powerful warlock.
As he grew older and the horde had moved to Azeroth, his past deeds began to haunt him, in his dreams he would see the faces of the children he had killed and hear them choke on their own blood as the life left their eyes. He grew to deeply regret his actions, he journeyed across Azeroth in search of a way to sooth his grieving heart. On this journey he heard of a place where time can be changed or erased, where bronze dragons can alter time as they saw fit, so he went out in search of this place hoping that they would help him change his past.
Years passed but eventually he found it, the Caverns of Time. As he approached the massive cave entrance he was stopped by a huge bronze dragon who told him to leave at once. He plead his case to the dragon but it refused to help him saying that he had chosen his destiny himself and should pay the price for it.
He left the Caverns of Time with great sadness in his heart, but he did not give up there, if they would not help him then maybe he could learn to do it himself. He began looking for books, clues, texts or anything else that talked of magic that could alter time. He abandoned his warlock magic and took to studying the arcane arts instead, hoping it could lead him to his goal but also because the connection between warlock magic and his past was too much for him to keep. Even though Balgoth has been alone most of his life, or perhaps because of it he knows that there are things one cannot do alone, he seeks to find a place where he can truly belong, to experience what it feels like to not live a life of solitude.
Character concepts:
Balgoths long term goal of learning time magic is probably never going to come true, it’s meant to be a motivator for doing stuff if nothing else.
Balgoth was introduced to the Orcs of the Red Blade through one of its members named Nerh’gash, whom he met one day in Orgrimmar. They found common ground in their past as they both where subjected to experiments conducted by the Shadow Council.
Personality-wise Balgoth doesn’t have the best people skills but because of this he always tries to fit in as best as he can, since he hasn’t experienced much acceptance in his life so far.