I was, yes - actually the names Shoka and Saukendar refer to the same person in one of my favourite fantasy books, the Paladin, by CJ Cherryh. There are two central characters, the reclusive swordmaster, known as Saukendar, nicknamed Shoka, who refuses all requests to train an apprentice, and the girl Taizu who persuades him to take her as an apprentice.
I still have Saukendar kicking around at level 80ish, but when I returned to WoW after Pandaria, I rolled a monk and levelled him from scratch, somewhat nostalgic journey as it happened