Born into a family of horse merchants, Miro Hetlind had an enjoyable if busy childhood. Living on the borders of the Stolen Lands, the young halfling has had to be aware of the threat of bandits, as well as dangers both natural and supernatural.
While involving a large amount of travel and no small amount of danger moving the family's horses around, one of the largest influences in Miro's life came at the age of 24. While taking an otherwise unremarkable ride out with Sunshine, one of the horses his family was keeping, Miro ended up being attracted by a group of fey.
He does not remember exactly what happened when he met with the fey that had called for him, although a look of pleasant nostalgia does cross his face when he tries. A few weeks later he rode back onto his family's land, mostly unaware, with a shattered leg and a far-off look in his eye. For the next few years, he remained quiet, especially about his time away, and spent most of his free time with the horses.
A few years later, Sunshine had a child who Miro would later name Ranger, and that was the first time that Miro spoke with a horse. It wasn't a particularly long or complex of a conversation, but surprised Miro into the present for one of the first times since he had disappeared. After that, however, Miro and Ranger began talking almost every day, with another horse or two coming in infrequently.
Miro's parents worried, as he would frequently spend whole days out with the horses, skipping meals and often sleeping with them. When they noticed that the horses seemed to be eating less as well, they made sure to have both the horses and Miro checked out by clerics when they came by next. To their surprise, both seemed to be healthy, although Miro's leg seemed to be resistant to any healing. While the leg was strong enough to stand on, no magic that they had available was able to restore it to its former strength.
A few weeks ago, a customer came to get a horse and mentioned a call going around for adventurers, Miro was quite excited. Figuring that his time spent on the border would allow him to help others and a desire to see wherever it was that he was taken once again, Miro took Ranger and set out to aid in the exploration of the Stolen Lands.
