Background
When she was only six years old, Zallaka and her family were for some reason on a ship. She was too young to understand entirely what was going on but she does remember being hugged close by her mother as she hummed a song as old as the Darkspear Tribe itself. That and being afraid of the crew, who were a variety of races.
The ship never ended up making it to wherever it was going, sailing into a storm that battered the ship to near pieces. During this, the last thing Zallaka remembered before she awoke in an unfamiliar bed was her mother’s voice praying in Zandali that Shango let her pass through the storm and the firm grip of her father’s hands as he tied her to a piece of wood that would hopefully keep her afloat. Those were the last memories she would have of her parents as their bodies were never found in what little wreckage was seen by her rescuers.
Early Life
Unknown to her at the time, she and what remained of the ship had drifted past the Wandering Isle. Several pandaren ventured out to investigate the wreckage to see if there was anything useful amongst what was left and instead found her, unconscious and dehydrated from an unknown time in the open ocean. They brought her back to the Isle where she was healed and allowed to recover until she woke up on her own
Unfamiliar faces and the trauma of what had happened to her parents followed Zallaka for many years. It, however, became softened over time thanks to the pandaren family who chose to take her into their home when no one else rose to the task. The Thunderpetals were a warm pair despite the fearsome sound of their surname (remnants of an ancestor who had been a great monk before they had left Pandaria for the Isle) and they had a young daughter who was close in age to Zallaka. They, at least, became fast friends and Zallaka considered Yahui her sister several years before she accepted the Thunderpetals as her adoptive parents.
As they grew older, Yahui was drawn to the shamanic arts and Zallaka was drawn to the monks on the Isle. Not only was she influenced by the tales of the Thunderpetal ancestor but by the calm every monk on the Isle seemed to project. It was an emotion she longed for in truth as often she pretended calm when she was truly a storm inside thanks to her past. Because of her status as an outsider, however, she had to work harder than any other student in order to prove herself to her teachers over the years.
When the Skyseeker crashed on the back of Shen-zin Su, she and Yahui were amongst those who moved to help those who had crashed. At some point they were separated and were not able to meet back up before the decision was made for the Tushui to follow the Alliance. Despite returning home to gather her things in the hope that her sister might be there, Zallaka would not see Yahui again until a year later when they ran into each other in Dalaran.
Upon hearing her sister’s plans to find a place to live in the city and Yahui saying she could live with her, Zallaka was excited to make the move. Unfortunately, the Purge of Dalaran happened and all of those plans to live together were pushed back as the Horde became banished from the city. Though crushed at their plans being denied, Zallaka urged her sister to go forward with her plan and that one day they would be able to live in the same home again.
When the conflict in Pandaria was finally over, Zallaka took the opportunity to go home – to the people of her birth. Although she felt like a stranger amongst them, there were several trolls there who remembered her parents…and who could finally tell her what had happened to them. Pirates had apparently come across them and several others while they were on the outskirts of the Darkspear Islands, killing and wounding many before they captured several. The captured included Zaljian, Shauja, and their young daughter Zallaka, who the tribe had believed lost since that day. That led to days of celebration and Zallaka did not lack for places to stay and many members of the Darkspear offered her a bed in their homes until she could find her feet.
Current
This set the pattern for the next few years as Zallaka went back and forth around the world, living off the kindness of others or in the wilderness. When the Horde was finally allowed back into Dalaran, Yahui insisted upon taking her to her home immediately upon entering the city despite the troll’s protests. At the sight of a bed and other items already waiting for her and her sister saying they had been there since she had bought the place, Zallaka had tears in her eyes as she hugged Yahui tightly. Since then, they have made their home in the city with only one wish – that their parents (birth and adopted) could see where they are now.
Future
…to be added…
