Halsin

BIOGRAPHY: Many years ago, when Halsin was younger and far more foolhardy than he is now, he ventured to the Underdark to experience the beauty of its unworldly flora and instead found himself captured by a noble drow house - in his words, "something between guest, prisoner, and consort". The house's matron and patron took an interest him, seeing a wood elf from the surface as quite the novelty, and he spent nearly three years chained in their bedchamber.

Halsin did what was necessary to survive the experience, though he does not look negatively upon it as, while he feared for his life, he was willing to wait for the chance to regain his freedom. That chance came when his captors' rivals attacked, as Lolth's noble houses are constantly at each other's throats. While the drow were distracted by the battle, he escaped - though he never did learn what became of his hosts.

One hundred years ago, Halsin was part of the Emerald Grove's forces in the attack against Ketheric Thorm at Moonrise Towers. However, shortly after Ketheric's body was interred within the Grand Mausoleum, the shadow curse took hold. In the chaos that followed, Halsin lost contact with Thaniel, his childhood friend and the living spirit of the land, and worse still, the Archdruid of the Emerald Grove was lost to the curse, leaving Halsin to take command and lead the survivors to safety.

After that, Halsin became the Archdruid of the Emerald Grove and an accomplished healer. Before he went missing, Halsin and his apprentice Nettie were researching the recent spike in illithid tadpole infections.

APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL: Halsin will only gain or lose approval once he has joined the party as a full companion during the events of Lift the Shadow Curse. He likes those who are kind, especially to animals or children, and dislikes any decisions that involve harming the natural world or supporting corruption and cruelty.

LOOKS: Halsin is an extremely high elf, which makes him think maybe he had a half-orc familiar. He has brown hair, short to his shoulders that he keeps half tied in a bun. He has a big scar across his face, a scar a female bear did because she thought he was his mate and he rejected her. He as well has a red tattoo in his face.