Born to an elven man and a human woman, Rowan Ellis has lived in Nirmathas all his life. His father, a visiting diplomat from Kyonin, left shortly after he was born. He was raised by his mother, a skilled herbalist who taught him everything he needed to know about surviving in the wild. Rowan grew up to become a trapper living in the Fangwood, hunting small game and gathering herbs to trade. He has continued his now-deceased mother's tradition of experimenting with herbalism and has even branched out into alchemy using materials gathered from the forest.
Having lived in Nirmathas almost since the start of the war with Molthune, Rowan has done his best to avoid the fighting. Although he supports the Nirmathi people in their struggle for freedom, he is not a fighter at heart. However, he hates to see people suffering and has done his part to help in indirect ways, healing the injured with his mother's herbal remedies and donating what supplies he can find to the war effort. A few years ago, Rowan decided to settle down in Phaendar, hoping it would be far enough from the front lines that he could live in peace.
