Warchief's Echo by Galder The story of The Warchief’s Echo is one of loyalty, love, and loss. When Vendelia Artamir began her service under Warchief Garrosh Hellscream she felt no honest loyalty for her faction, no love for her leader, and no pride for her place in the eternal fight. It was on the shores of Pandaria that she first teamed up with Vol’jin and, in her opinion, it was then that she was first guided by a true leader. Her people’s opinions and sordid history with trolls be damned, this blood elf quickly came to admire the chief of the Darkspear tribe. She was elated, though not surprised, when the mantle of Warchief was passed to him. She was his right-hand man and his first pick for General on Draenor and she proudly championed the Horde and her Warchief for the first time in her military career. Over time she even began to notice herself genuinely falling for Vol’jin. He was smart, noble, strong, kind -- he was everything she admired in both a leader and a man. Unfortunately, she never got the chance to express this to him. The seemingly never ending war against anything and everything did eventually cost Vol’jin his life. Vendelia’s heart shattered but she had to carry on her service, hardly finding inner peace again until her assignments took her to Zandalar. On the island she replaced his urn, spoke with his spirit, and afterwards found herself with a small portion of his ashes as an act of gratitude from Princess Talanji. Pondering what to do with them the answer came to her quickly. The heir apparent to the widely-renowned Artamir jewelcrafting service and a master jewelcrafter in her own right she got to work the second she arrived back in Silvermoon. The Warchief’s Echo is Vendelia’s love letter to Vol’jin. With his ashes pressed into a colored gem she created a talisman reminiscent of her beloved Warchief, as a way to both honor his memory and keep him close to her heart. And in her quiet moments, when she clears her mind, she swears up and down that the gems glow. And she can almost hear his voice. I had the absolute pleasure to design and paint this wonderful piece for the amazing FavGallery. The story behind the piece(supplied by the commissioner) and the concept were quite exciting and I had a lot of fun working on it. Thank you for commissioning me!
