History Fanfic / AChildOfNobleBirth

''A Child of Noble Birth'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' SelfInsertFic written by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/midasman.472887/ MidasMan]] and can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-child-of-noble-birth-warcraft-high-elf-si-oc.923207/ here]].

** Verana Coldwater is AnIcePerson, but also somewhat of a HotBlooded BloodKnight, who became Syllia's friend after she was defeated in the entrance exams for Dath'Remar Academy.

** Syllia Dawnguard is PureEnergy, and the arcane "element" is associated with high intellect and wisdom. Syllia is at best a GeniusDitz, who while possessing great magical potential (and cosmic awareness due to her meta-knowledge), she's also TheSlacker.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The dragons and the Council of Six in Dalaran give weight to Syllia's claims about the threat of the Scourge, they even took her warnings about Arthas seriously before he even took up Frostmourne. Lord Coldwater is this in a way. He's the same kind of magister as the rest, utterly sure in his own superiority and near-heedless matters he sees as beneath himself, but he takes Dar'Khan's treason seriously and is the only vocal figure in the conclave that doesn't see the Scourge as a minor threat.

* PaperThinDisguise: Siristra Everflight, whose real name is Siristrasza, is a red dragonness who disguises herself as a high elf and becomes Syllia's mentor. Syllia fails to realize she's a dragon even though her manor is decorated with paintings of heroic dragons.

* LineOfSightName: As commoners, Syllia and Amiria don't have a family name. This becomes an issue when the former applies to Dath'Remar as the proctor tells her to write her family name or her test will be thrown out, so she writes the first fantasy elf-sounding name she could think of: Dawnguard.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Syllia befriends Elsia Emberbirth and Verana Coldwater, daughters from very prominent and opposed magisterial families, simply by being nice in the case of the former and saving her from her own hubris in the case of the latter. Notably, they do not like each other, particularly in Verana's case as Elsia tends to just ignore her barbs, but will tolerate the other's presence because of Syllia.

** Syllia is also TheSlacker, and doesn't actively do anything to oppose the Scourge until the purging of Stratholme. In fact, the only reason why she urgently attempts to change anything (as before it was half-hearted) is because her EvilKnoff chews her out in a dream for her lazyiness and not having a plan to deal with the Scourge. She also fails to notice her mentor is a red dragon.

* SingleMomStripper: Given their family circumstance, Amiria's youth and secretive nature, as well as the strange insinuations made by her clients within earshot of her daughter, Syllia operates under the assumption that her mom turned to prostitution to support them. Her interlude shows that she's actually an assassin and a minor crime lord. Her office is in a brothel she owns, which lends to this misunderstanding when Syllia comes in to warn her of Arthas' attack.

* EldritchAbomination: The Old Gods and anything related to the Void. It's implied by her dream counterpart that Syllia was captured by the Old Gods before her reincarnation as a high elf.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Deconstructed. The Magister, the ruling class of Quel'Thalas, are portrayed as out of touch with reality but not necessarily evil. However, their obsession with politics means that the Convocation doesn't do anything as the Scourge marches on Silvermoon.

* OffTheRails: The story follows lore for much of the early part as Syllia was too young and had no capability to influence anything. She was able to make some changes after she gained the attention of the dragons, managing to warn the Alliance Council of Arthas' betrayal early enough to save Terenas. Later, she exposes Dar'Khan's treason and [[spoiler:even saves Sylvanas]].

* PlaguedByNightmares:

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sylla's EvilKnockoff gives her this

** Syllia is also TheSlacker, and doesn't actively do anything to oppose the Scourge until the purging of Stratholme. In fact, the only reason why she even tries to change anything is because her EvilKnoff chews her out for her lazyiness in a dream.

** Syllia is also TheSlacker, and doesn't actively do anything to oppose the Scourge until the purging of Stratholme.
* EvilKnockoff: Syllia meets an dark version of themselves in a nightmare, which is implied to be a servant of N'Zoth.

** Syllia pulls this off for several times in Defense - I, rescuing fleeing High Elves from getting wiped out by the undead. The very next chapter has her do this twice, first breaking an attack on the garrison at Fairbreeze and the next saving Sylvanas from getting killed by Arthas.

* OffTheRails: The story follows lore for much of the early part as Syllia was too young and had no capability to influence anything. She was able to make some changes after she gained the attention of the dragons, managing to warn the Alliance Council of Arthas' betrayal early enough to save Terenas. Later, she exposes Dar'Khan's treason and even saves Sylvanas.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The dragons and the Alliance Council in Dalaran give weight to Syllia's claims about the threat of the Scourge, they even took her warnings about Arthas seriously before he even took up Frostmourne. Lord Coldwater is this in a way. He's the same kind of magister as the rest, utterly sure in his own superiority and near-heedless matters he sees as beneath himself, but he takes Dar'Khan's treason seriously and is the only vocal figure in the conclave that doesn't see the Scourge as a minor threat.

* LineOfSightName: As commoners, Syllia and Amiria don't have a family. This becomes an issue when the former applies to Dath'Remar as the proctor tells her to write her family name or her test will be thrown out, so she writes the first fantasy elf-sounding name she could think of: Dawnguard.

** Syllia pulls this off for several times in Defense - I, rescuing fleeing High Elves from getting wiped out by the undead. The very next chapter has her do this twice, first breaking an attack on the garrison at Fairbreeze and the next saving Sylvanas from getting killed by Arthas.

* SingleMomStripper: Given their family circumstance, Amiria's youth and secretive nature, as well as the strange insinuations made by her clients within earshot of her daughter, Syllia operates under the assumption that her mom turned to prostitution to support them. Her interlude shows that she's actually an assassin and a minor crime lord.

* OffTheRails: The story follows lore for much of the early part as Syllia was too young and had no capability to influence anything. She was able to make some changes after she gained the attention of the dragons, managing to warn the Alliance of Arthas' betrayal early enough to save Terenas. Later, she exposes Dar'Khan's treason and even saves Sylvanas.
* SingleMomStripper: Given their family circumstance, Amiria's youth and secretive nature, as well as the strange insinuations made by her clients within earshot of her daughter, Syllia operates under the assumption that her mom turned to prostitution to support them. In truth, she's an assassin.

* DeadlyCourt: Courtly intrigue in Quel'Thalas is dominated by the magisters, turning an already deadly affair up to eleven when its participants are stupendously long-lived and capable of powerful magic. Anecdotes from various characters paint just how petty the leaders of their society can get, from having randos murdered over stray comments to disowning their children due to unsatisfactory performance at school.