Ishnu-alah! This is your friendly neighborhood Druid Ankalima, here to babble on about professions again. Earlier I got to thinking about professions chosen and pursued for no reason other than the role-play value of them - or perhaps shock value would be a better term.
There are those that are just plain silly - Blacksmithing holds almost no value whatsoever for a Priest, Warlock, or Mage. They can't use any of the armor no matter what level they achieve and the end of the line BoP items available aren't geared toward casters in the slightest. While a 70 Warlock wandering around Shattrath with a Blazeguard would certainly be an interesting sight to behold indeed, even professions chosen for roleplay should still be at least mildly helpful. Think about picking up Jewelcrafting and Engineering instead, for a little shock value and a lot of role-playing possibilities. It fits for a Gnome of any class to pick up Engineering, it's like a Gnome "thing". What about the Night Elf Druid (*clears throat*), with goggles and rocket boots on, staring intently at a Living Ruby through a magnifying glass. Maybe the story behind her is that she lived in Gnomeregan before it was lost, loves all things mechanical and natural and strives to keep balance maintained between the two.
Go a different direction and bring up your raging Fury Warrior as a Herbalist and Tailor. I can hear you now, "But Ankalima you said they should still be helpful!" Yes I did, and this works. The herbs gathered can be sold for profit alone, and tailoring allows for the creation of always-in-demand bags. I mean, truly, Deathgaze is really a sensitive dual-wielding mass-slaughtering raging berserker deep down, who enjoys picking flowers in his spare time and creating the latest fashions with cloth and thread. The reasons behind this can be varied as well, maybe he lost his family in the war and remembers them by doing what he does because they owned a clothing shop or his little sister just plain loved flowers. Maybe it's something as simple as he managed to break his thumb with a hammer or impaled his foot with a pick on a failed attempt and simply just doesn't like Blacksmithing and Mining.
Snifflebolt has no aptitude for all things mechanical, nor does he have enough understanding of the arcane to get by on the that. Fear not! Everyone's favorite little rouge seems to have a mind that wanders right between the two. As an Alchemist and Enchanter Snifflebolt never really lacks for much of anything, and all of his plundered - er - purchased equipment is enchanted to sparkly perfection. I'd bring your own drink though, if you stay to visit him, he doesn't label anything and is mischievous even for a Rouge.
Well, that's all from me for now. Ande'thoras-ethil, and happy hunting all! *Peers into her drink and looks around for Snifflebolt* Eh, heh.
~ Ankalima |