Raven

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## General Character Traits

* Race: Wood Elf
* Class: Druid
* Subclass: Circle of the Moon
* Full Name: Raven

## Backstory

Raven does not remember his early childhood, or much of his parents or his tribe other than flashes of memory. Some tragedy had befallen them because he was found wandering alone in the wilderness by another wood elven druid. This Old Faith druid took pity upon Raven, and took him in, effectively adopting him and taught him the ways of the forest. Raven displayed druidic prowess early, and his mentor believed their meeting was *Fated by the Forest*. Raven grew strong bonds with the animals of the woods, and his natural affinity with shapeshifting magic saw him become more comfortable with animals than other people.

He came to know the large woodlands they inhabited was named the *Trollheart Forest*, and only a few times did he encounter other people, specifically human hunters and gatherers from the township of Woodspring or nearby villages along the forest’s edge. As the namesake was called, the most dangerous of beasts or creatures in the forest were trolls. Raven’s mentor taught him well how to see their signs and they strayed clear of them, respecting the balance of nature.

## Campaign Hook

A few months ago Raven's mentor brought him along as a guest to his first secret circle meeting of Druids of the Dominion. Raven had never seen so many Druids (let alone people) in one place. There, he learned of a calamity befallen the civilizations of the province - a massive invading army from across the Sea of Storms. Raven's mentor accepted the mission to venture into civilized lands as the Dominion’s envoy and meet with one of the Champions of the Storm Coast - Cadmus Orcblood, now the Marshall of Black Landing. His mission was to see what assistance the Dominion could provide for the province. Raven was to go along as his mentor’s apprentice, his first trip outside the Trollheart Forest, and his first to a settlement larger than a village.

During the journey to Black Landing, tragedy struck Raven again. The pair of druids generally traveled through the forest shapeshifted, but once they reached the road that followed the Black River, Raven was instructed to travel in his natural shape. They did not want to be mistaken and hunted. However, outside of the monastic city of Elturiel they encountered a large group of bandits who were fleeing paladins from the city, and the pair were terribly outnumbered. The Old Faith druid pleaded with the group and was willing to give them everything they possessed, but not having any wealth the bandits became violent. Raven tried to help, shapeshifting in an attempt to fight off the attackers, but the situation quickly turned ugly.

Raven’s mentor and adoptive father lost his life that day fending off the bandits with his druidic magic, giving Raven enough time to flee. Using the speed of his animal forms he got away and was able to hide well enough to escape their chase. But he was lost and alone, only knowing the general direction of the great city. Instead of turning back, he worked up the courage to continue on to try and complete the mission granted to his mentor, in his honor. The druid did eventually reach the city by following the river and its adjacent road, but he knew nothing of the civilized world. Laughed at by guards when asked to see the Marshal of the city and fending for himself among the cramped streets, Raven broke some common law he did not understand and tried to use his shapeshifting to escape the pursuit of he law.

He was captured anyway, and indiscriminately thrown into the stockades in the dark underneath the city. Due to his spellcasting display, he was isolated away for weeks without seeing the sun. Until one day others started to get thrown into his cell.