Kai-ron Zao

Kai-ron Zao was a Pandaren Tinker, a member of The Crew, and a former member of the Shado-Pan.

Early Life (6 Before the First War - 29 After the First War)
Kai-ron was raised on a farm in Halfhill in the Valley of the Four Winds. Had his first encounter with a virmen at six years old. Met Sinjo Swiftpaw when he was 11 at the forge in Halfhill. Sinjo was the blacksmith, and with Kai-ron's parent's permission was allowed to teach Kai-ron how to be a blacksmith.

Kai-ron was selected by a Shado-Pan agent at age 16 to participate in the Trial of the Red Blossoms, an ancient tradition that if passed would allow entry into the Shado-Pan. After passing the Trial of the Red Blossoms, Kai-ron was allowed to become a Shado-Pan. Five years after joining the Shado-Pan, Kai-ron forged his own Shaktani Warblade called Serpent's Fang and shortly afterwards was sent to patrol the Serpent's Spine.

After five years of serving along the Serpent's Spine, at age 26, Kai-ron was given command of a squad of other Shado-Pan warriors, and continued to protect the Serpent's Spine for the next ten years.

Mists of Pandaria (30)
After the mists surrounding Pandaria had vanished, a great swarm of mantid lead by the Grand Empress Shek'zeer attacked the Serpent's Spine. Kai-ron and his squad were the first ones to encounter the swarm. And for many months, and with the aid of other Shado-Pan warriors as well as members of the Alliance and Horde, they were able to keep things under control and continue fighting in many other regions where the mantid and yaungol have breached the Serpent’s Spine.

Near the end of his twentieth year of being a Shado-Pan, and after almost constant fighting with the mantid and the yaungol, Kai-ron Zao and his squad of Shado-Pan warriors were ambushed by mantid warriors at the Townlong Steppes. Near the end of the battle Kai-ron an immense mantid warrior. After nearly defeating his enemy Kai-ron was struck in the back of the head by another mantid knocked unconscious. Members of Kai-ron's squad came to his aid and defeated the two mantid warriors before they could finish him. Kai-ron's injury had put him into a coma, which lasted a little over two months.

When he woke from his coma, Kai-ron had lost his memories of being a Shado-Pan for the last twenty years. A few weeks after waking up from his coma, Kai-ron retired from the Shado-Pan, and went back to his family home in Halfhill taking with him what little belongings that he had including his Shaktani Warblade.

A few weeks after returning home, Kai-ron met a gnome at the tavern in Lion's Landing that went by the name of Kesprix Fizzelcog who worked on a ship called The Admiral's Pride as one of the engineers. Shortly after meeting Kesprix, Kai-ron was then inviited to meet Captain Seaworth, who invited him to join the crew as Kesprix’s assistant. Kai-ron accepted the invitation, and a few days later was on The Admiral's Pride as one of the newest crew members leaving Pandaria for a new life of adventure.

The Blood War
(See The Blood War)