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Shazeer was born and raised around the Arthfell Forest in Andoran. His mother loved him, his "father" despised him. It was a widely known family "secret" that Shazeer was conceived while his father was away at the capital, Almas, representing his small town at the People's Council. The boys mother has always claimed that while she in the forest, foraging for medicinal and magical herbs, a forest "spirit" appeared to her and told her that she was going to have a son borne to her in due time. The next month she discovered that she was pregnant. Shazeer's father never believed that story, but could never deny the boy's sometimes otherworldly qualities. the boy's appearance was for one thing a little different. He looked human enough except for his deep blue, almost glowing eyes and his golden hair. The boy never associated with other children very well and spent a lot of his days wondering the nearby forests alone. It was during these wanderings that Shazeer discovered his innate talents with the animals and fey of the local forests. He always was bringing home animals that acted tame around the boy and even came home one day saying he had befriended a sprite in the woods. His assertions were always dismissed by everyone, but his loving mother.
As Shazeer matured he spent more and more time in the forests and outlying areas of the town. He eventually discovered, with the aid of the some of the local Druids that maintain the the circles within the Arthfell, that he had the ability to summon animals of the forest to do his bidding. As the young man continued to develop his skills he found he could also summon some of the fey spirits of the forest too.
Shortly after reaching adulthood, Shazeer's mother died of some sickness. The bereft man knew he could not live with father now that his mother was gone. Two weeks after he buried his mother, in the forest they both loved, Shazeer packed his belongings and left home.
Shazeer traveled Andoran for a while, though his mother's memory always haunted him. Eventually he left Andoran and explored nearby Druma and Isger. Though Shazeer was never accepted by his father, he was an Andoran to the core. He embraced the ideas of freedom and democracy. So while traveling in Druma, he heard of the war between Molthune and Nirmathas. He decided then and there that he would make his way to Nirmathas and lend his abilities to the Nirmathi resistance.
Shazeer made his way through Molthune and eventually came to the Fangwood. He traveled through the for days before he was captured by Nirmathi Rangers. Shazeer explained his purpose and after being held for about a week, was told that he possessed skills that would be of use to the army. He was outfitted and told to report to Sir Mirock Nobb.