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About Shayglade

Description: A half-elf of slight build. His elven heritage is apparent to the point where he looks like an elf, except for his above average height and a somewhat rounder face. He is young, but alert and his clothes are somewhat dirty while being slightly adorned with feathers, twigs and leaves. He has an earnest countenance, and seems eager to please, though he will occasionally speak in an awkward or uncivilized manner. You might catch a mischievious glint in his eyes.

Background HistoryShayglade was born to a Shoanti father and a Mierani mother, who were living in exile thanks to their respective communities disdain for their union. In their travels on the fringes of the Ashwood, they came across a tribe of orcs who killed them both. Before the orcs could decide what to do with the infant, the druid Narlan drove them off and rescued him. Shayglade only knows of his biological parents from descriptions provided by Narlan, who would become his foster-father.

Shayglade was raised with druidic beliefs, but never had enough interests in martial matters to excel as a ranger like his foster-brother. He preferred to sneak, hide and climb amongst the trees and foliage. On his way to a ceremony where he would take his druidic oaths, he got caught in a poacher's snare. He was unfamiliar with anything mechanical, and had never seen plant-life behave this way. A gnomish rogue who was travelling from Sanos forest, Pinras Ashlittle, managed to free him, and Shayglade ended up as his apprentice for a time, learning about locks, traps, urban civilization and intrigue. Moving to Korvosar, Pinras was able to make a living as a trap and locksmith in good standing with the Cerulean Society, and had Shayglade as his apprentice.

Shayglade's departure from the Ashwood soured his relationship with Narlan somewhat. While Pinras was a good teacher and provider, and taught Shayglade much about Gnomish culture, the wild youth lacked for real fatherly guidance. Membership in the Cerulean Society already exposed him to shadier elements in Korvosan society, and in the times he wasn't doing trapsmith apprentice work, Shayglade fell in with rougher sorts of people. The thrill of living on the fringes wore thin, and Shayglade tried to mend his relationship with Narlan, by taking trips back home and renewing his faith and bonds to the druidic community.