Lanseril's mother was a beautiful
human maiden of the village, who perished
at her husband's side on the trampled
banks of the river Tesh in a bloody
skirmish with raiders from the Citadel
of the Raven, leaving behind six-year·
old Lanseril. Lanseril loved to play in
the forest with the elves, and hated
what little he saw of cities. A druid,
Haemfaest "Holloweye" Sarthun (he
had lost his left eye in a long-ago battle,
but disdained to wear an eye-patch)
who lived in the forest near Snowmantle
took a fancy to Lanseril and schooled
him in the worship of Silvanus--a god
Lanseril found more believable than
the elven god Rillifane. Haemfaest and
the elves believed that Lanseril had met
Rillifane on the forest paths once,
unknowingly, and played tag with him
around the trees--until, in full view of
Raunaeril, who was angrily approaching,
the green-clad elf with the bow
whom Lanseril was chasing turned into
a great oak tree which vanished one
night over a week later.

When Lanseril lust his parents,
Haemfaest looked after the half-mad,
disconsolate boy for a year, until the
druid himself fell one winter night to a
pack of hungry wolves. Pursued by the
wolves (Lanseril hates wolves bitterly
to this day), the young Lanseril fled
southwards, and came evenually
through the wilds to Highmoon in
Deepingdale. There he found employ as
a runner, errand-boy, and animal keeper
(even then, Lanseril could train animals,
and identify the noises each
makes) for a local merchant, Braun (O'
the Beard). Lanseril served him faithfully
for 12 years, seeing much of
the local roads and businesses, but in
the end was made miserable by the jealous
younger cousin of Braun. A ranger,
Briadorn of the druidic Circle of Sha·
dowdale, saw Lanseil tending an
injured hare with herbs and gentle
hands, and offered to take him to the
dale. Lanseril accepted and joined the
adventurers there, becoming a stalwart
of the Knights of Myth Drannor, and
proving a Machiavellian strategist and
diplomat, with a phenomenal memory
for faces and names, and conversations
overheard long ago.

Lanseril has gained (and always
wears) an unusual magical treasure; the
Firecrown, a circlet whose gems can
emit 2 rays of fire (one M-sized target
only, 18 hp damage-half if save madeusuable
twice every zoo turns) gained
from giants in The Flaming Tuwer, a fortress
that his companions subsequently
destroyed with the aid of ents. An
insect plague cast by Lanseril was
instrumental in defeating Zhentil
Keep's reinforcements in the Battle of
Shadowdale.
 

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