| Sebastian Chesterhill | |
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Male |
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Human (Undead) |
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Shipwright (formerly) |
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Undead |
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Owain Chesterhill†, father |
Captain Sebastian Chesterhill is a former shipwright-turned decorated soldier of the Gilnean Army following the closing of Gilneas' harbors, and a member of the Deathsworn and close ally to the Crom'gar Warband.
History[]
Life[]
The head of a shipwright business in Keel Harbor, which he ran with his brothers Tristan and Percival, they were forced out of business following the erection of the Greymane Wall, and the three enlisted in the Gilnean Army. Unfortunately, this put him at odds with his eldest child Aeliren, who had joined the Northgate Rebels as a protest against what he saw as tyranny. Despite this, the Chesterhill brothers served honorably during the Northgate Rebellion, serving in the same platoon as their brother-in-law Harry Gawdron.
On the side, Sebastian was the one who discovered a link between his family and the believed-defunct House of Chester. Seeking to restore his family, he chased as many leads as he could that would prove the legitimacy of his claim with the help of two of his friends, Anthony Oaksworth and William Marlon. Though he never lived long enough to see it himself, his notes and research were discovered several years later and allowed his son to reclaim their ancestral lands in the Ashen Coast.
Death and Undeath[]
Sadly, Tristan never saw the end of the rebellion, dying during the rebels' attack on Gilneas City, and Percival was killed during the Invasion of Gilneas. Sebastian himself was slain by the Wolfcult shortly after returning home to Keel Harbor, having had just enough time to make amends with his son who found him dying of his wounds shortly after the attack. Tragically, the peace of death did not last long, as his grave was amongst those disturbed by the Forsaken invaders following the Gilnean exodus, and he was raised from the death by the Val'kyr.
Initially believing he had little choice in a world that now hated him, he found his way to Tirisfal and spent some time amongst the civilian population of the Forsaken. His time amongst them eventually turned him to their cause, leading him to throwing his lot in with the Forsaken.
Broken Isles[]
During the campaign on the Broken Isles, Sebastian served in the Queensguard, participating in the ill-fated assault on the Broken Shore and later clashing with the Gilneas Brigade in several skirmishes across the Isles. He was later assigned to join the forces bound to the House of Cobalstant and assist them in their efforts with the Crom'gar Warband in Refuge Cove. Called there as part of the Crom'gar War Council following the Alliance's deceitful actions in the region, he aided in investigating the disappearance of an entire company in the region of Esterwyld, where they discovered a strange mist that caused a Troll headhunter's skin to become pale and his veins to turn black, following which he was begging to be put down. As the mist dissipated, the War Council's investigation was interrupted by the arrival of an Alliance company led by Sergeant Nathan Torrickson. In the ensuring fight, Torrickson and his men were defeated, with one soldier managing to escape and bring word back. Sebastian claimed Torrickson's shield after the worgen's death.
Siege of Tirisfal[]
With the Blood War in full force, Sebastian was deployed away from the Broken Isles after an attack on the Gilnean stronghold of Farimond. He was pulled back to Lordaeron to defend it following the War of the Thorns and the burning of Teldrassil. During the Siege of Tirisfal, he fought against Lord Godrick Darkwater at the Battle of Garren's Haunt. Outmatched by the Gilnean battle cleric, he barely made it out alive and was left for dead after a blow that left a gaping hole through his torso that needed to be stitched back together post-engagement. Along with the Grimtotem Brave Muroco Rockhoof and Doctor Ivan Felsorrow, he participated in the capture of Cardinal Niklos Adamant as he was with his Gnomish assistant, Markov Gildgear.
The Hand of Vengeance[]
After the Siege of Tirisfal, Sebastian was assigned to the Hand of Vengeance under Doctor Ivan Felsorrow as part of the Vengeance Militia.
He joined them as they investigated a Forsaken force that failed to report in following the fall of Lordaeron. They found them at their last sighted location in Alterac, holed up in the ruins of Alterac City. Led by Commander Richard Safecrest, he claimed that their alleged reason for failing to report in was due to a human presence that had taken over the nearby village of Strahnbrad that had been harassing them for months.
Though the Hand doubted the truth behind Safecrest's words, Sebastian identified the fact that Safecrest's position was well-fortified and well-placed to counter Alliance movements in northern Lordaeron, and supported securing the lines of communication and supply with Tarren Mill. They moved towards the town and began attacking the humans, though found the town center strangely empty. A misfired catapult shot revealed that they had been preparing for an ambush, and that Safecrest's forces were working with them. Safecrest tried to get them to surrender, but they refused and engaged the ambushing force, defeating them handily.
Following the reforming of Cobalstant's forces into the Deathsworn, Sebastian was transferred back under Hendrick Cobalstant's command, though maintained ties to the Hand.
The Invasion of Silverpine[]
Along with Hornes Trimlight, Sebastian was present as part of Cobalstant's honor guard when the Deathsworn were to delegate with a party of the Sons of Strom led by Marshal Heinran Chapman. However, upon arriving they found the camp destroyed and Chapman dead with evidence pointing towards the Deathsworn having done the deed, and the Blades and their allies present and investigating the wreckage. Though they tried explaining that they had nothing to do with it, the honor guard was soon beset upon by the furious Blades and Sons, and Sebastian escaped along with Cobalstant and Trimlight atop Doctor Gehrman Crestwake's abomination.
When the Blades directly attacked the Dreadhold, the Deathsworn's flying base of operations, Sebastian led a squad of Deathsworn in defense of the castle, and for the first time since his death at the hands of the Wolfcult he came face-to-face with his son, who engaged him in combat. Ultimately, he was forced to fall back along with Cobalstant when the Blades took away the power that kept the castle afloat.
Personality[]
In life, Sebastian was something of a patriot, finding a new cause in the Gilnean army after his shipwright business was shut down. His sense of duty saw him promoted to officer ranks during the rebellion. His sense of order pitted him against the rebels and he was unwavering in his service.
Undeath perverted these qualities of duty and order. His experiences amongst the common folk of the Forsaken drew him to their plight, and he chose to throw his lot in with those he came to believe the world had cast away. The new order would offer stability to the Forsaken. And so he served dutifully again, rising through the ranks of the Queensguard before being transferred to the forces under the House of Cobalstant that would later be reformed into the Deathsworn. He believes that the strength and power of might and will of Hendrick Cobalstant could lead to this stability, a belief that strengthened in the wake of Sylvanas Windrunner's abandoning of the Horde and the Forsaken.