Florin was born to Hethcanter
Falconhand (a retired captain in the
armies of Comyr) and his wife, the half-elven
Wizardess Skydusk (Florin himself
is human in all respects) in the town
of Espar. From his youth, Florin was
interested in elves, flowers, and woodland
creatures; his mother encouraged him
in gardening. His father thought he
should learn a useful trade, and
apprenticed him to a famous armorer, <Smith>
Hawkstone. Florin preferred the woods 
to the forge, however, and walked miles
in them whenever he could, earning
him the nickname "Silent" and a smattering
of elvish, dryadic, and ent languages.
Skilled with the long sword and
two-handed sword, Florin set out to
find his fortune when of age, with several
companions, and quickly emerged
as the leader of the band, in battle and
in matters of diplomacy, a role he still
holds today, as one of the senior
Knights of Myth Drannor. In the intervening
years, however, Florin gained
(through a wish) a telepathic warhorse,
Firefoam. Florin was personally offered
the Lordship of Shadowdale by
Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, though
he declined it and directed that the title
be bestowed on one of his companions
by a vote of all the band, who chose
Doust. Florin served Doust faithfully
for a few winters as Warden of Shadowdale
and its chief diplomat, and finally
married the ranger Dove. 
Gaining Wizard and Druid spells through training
by his companions Jhessail
Silvertree and Lanseril Snowmantle, he
recently acquired a familiar, a hawk he
named Minstrel. Florin is tall, curly-haired,
direct of voice and manner, a
decent, polite "straight shooter" who
bears a magical shield + 1 called
Reptar's Wall, and a magical teleport
gem that will take him, without error,
to Evermeet to visit his wife and child.
Ere his marrage to Dove, Florin's companion
for a time was the sometime
thief "Pennae" Alura Durshavin, and he
found time before and after Alura's
PRESENCE to acquaint himself with
many ladies in his travels. The god
Mielkki has appeared directly to Florin
on several occasions; on one such, she
commanded him to marry Dove and
have children, because it was "necessary:"
 

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