My mother gave me my name to me after my father left. Rhovanor is elven for wilder land. Mom said it reminds her of my father. Shadespyre is my mother’s last name. I don’t know much about my father except that mom loves him very much. I am 26 years old and my father has been gone just short of 27 years. I don’t know anything about him.
My mother raised me in a small sleepy town called Benden Hold and known for it wild grape wines. Named after the founder Benden. The town is a made mostly of social misfits. Mom moved there just before I was born. The town is a mix of different races but I was known as the bastard child with no father. I never really mixed will any of the social groups of Benden Hold. The only call to fame is the Benden Hold wine and is prized by kings and men alike. Another thing that about most of the residents are people what want to fade into the shadows or 20 generation families.
My wilderness survival skills where learn at the heals of my Uncle Tithaefarason Shadespyre. Mom had to work a lot to support us and so I had a lot of free time. Uncle Tith would watch me and take me out with him out into the wilderness. By my early teen years Uncle Tith would drop me off in a location and come back in 48 hours. He would expect me to have a base camp set up and ready to stay there a while. Every once in a while he would leave me there for a whole week. By late teens I was assisting Uncle Tith with basic jobs. I learned everything I know about the wilderness, tracking, survival, fighting, sword dancing, and other skills. There is a Ranger Guild but I have never been part of it, not a fan of organizations.
Uncle Tith is an half-elf with a elf father and human mother. Last I heard he was in the Blue Mountains down south leading a bodyguard duty for some up and coming prince. Uncle is a very solitary person who gives advice very rarely, so you listen when he talks. I have never seen him to be wrong. My missions originally came from my Uncle but over time I created my own network that pass on possible missions. I also find missions by just traveling and stumbling on to them. We associate outside of work but mostly it is survival or cross country trips with each of us just enjoying each others company.
The scimitar I use was a gift from my Uncle Tith, my mentor when he felt I had learned to hand them. Uncle Tith would let me use his scimitar to practice my sword dance. I don’t know where he picked up the skill. I like the way the scimitar feel in my hand. I grew up in forest most of my life but have traveled across mountains, desert, seas, and other regions. I live on the road right now, with no home besides the current mission. I do visit my mother every once in a while. She lives in a small town between two mountains off in the east.
I have a red tail hawk named Evrantilen meaning oath-sworn. She is a constant reminder of the oath I have made to my self. During the late teen years on a mission with Uncle Tith, one of the party members killed Evrantilen’s mother and I raised her. Since she has grown up her entire life with me, Evrantilen and I are really close. The training she received was mostly on trail and when I needed help. She seems to know what I need before I even give the command. The only issue is she has a mind of her own when it comes to protecting me. She has the habit of not following orders when she feels it would put me in danger.
Amy, a human healer that has been part of several missions with me, is the fourth person. She lives in Hope City. Amy is a cleric with good for her aligment. She worships Phoebus. She has chainmail, staff, and healing potions. She also has the gift of sanctuary. She is the only person out side of my family that has every really treated me as a normal person and the only one I enjoy talking to.
