Sharsire Farlin

Sharsire Farlin

## Background

### CURIOSITY

Sharsire Farlin was born and raised in the Feywilds in the small village of Pebble Ridge. Back then he was known by a different name, Lynn Lighthoove. Lynn was a curious child, always wandering where he shouldn't and being an all around handful for his parents, often throwing off his dresses and running off into the woods. Once in a blue moon there were visitors to his small village. These visitors were strange adventurers and sellswords looking for amazing things. As fascinating, lovely, and magical as the Faewilds are, Lynn was always more interested in hearing of these travelers' stories. He heard of the massive lands of the forgotten realms; the sword coasts lovely beaches, the majesty of the highlands, and the cold desolate lands of Icewind Dale. He longed to one day see these lands.

### DANGER ON THE HORIZONS

These travelers often brought with them more than stories though, a worry and concern for the safety of the people within the Faewilds. Lynn's parents were one of the many that were concerned. They formed somewhat of a coalition to bring these concerns to the fey court, saying that if Titania did nothing then perhaps she was not fit to rule. After many weeks of deliberation and discussions Titania came up with a plan to appease these concerns. She had planned to form a task force that would discreetly scout out the different realms of the multiverse and report back their findings. This task force would be known as The Emerald Nomads. This was partially to track who was coming and going through the Faewilds, but it was also a way for Titania to protect her interests; certain fey artifacts had been stolen and scattered throughout the different realms. This was a way for her to possibly retrieve them. These rangers would mostly work alone or in very small groups, staying hidden whenever possible. They would be the most elite warriors of the Faewilds.

### A NEW ERA

This plan that Titania had devised only partially pleased the coalition that was formed in light of the safety concerns, which led to growing tension over the years. But all while this is happening, Lynn had heard word of this task force and was thoroughly interested in joining so he could finally explore new lands. When his parents found out however they did not approve of this idea. They had even tried to lock him in his room when they found out about this desire. During this time he spent the passing time playing his pan flute, this would only keep him busy for so long though.  But simple locks didn't really mean much to Lynn.

### TRAINING ARC

A few years pass, Lynn is now in his late teens and finally decides the time is now. He packs his most important items and runs off to go join The Emerald Nomads. He cuts his hair to appear more masculine and enlisted. It did not take long for his parents to find out however and they try to search for him, but try as they might they never saw him again. (This may not be the last time they meet however.) Lynn spent his time in the woods training all these years which lent to him doing well in training for this task force. One thing he was never good at though was listening to authority. This would cause problems throughout his time in basic training.

Lynn took his training very seriously and took to the bow very quickly. His training consisted of target practice with the longbow, sparring with two daggers, and enhancing your abilities with simple magic. He also learned various other tools and weapons but took a liking to bow and daggers. He trained with various forms of armor as well but preferred light leather armor as it was more flexible. One of the training scenarios that he was subjected to was tracking an enemy for several miles without food or water. He was exceptionally good at this. But with all this training his major flaw was that he hated authority figures telling him how to do things. He often took alternate routes and broke rules of training. He usually got good results but his trainers did not like his methods.

During this time in basic training, Lynn met another man, his name was Adrian Swiftleaf; They fell quickly in love. Adrian was a strong and independent man, a truly shining example of what a male satyr is capable of. He was a sweet man who treated Lynn with respect and love.

### LOVERS SEPARATED

Adrian and Lynn's relationship was going great for quite some time, until it came time to deploy. At the graduation ceremony they announced the names of the people who were being deployed and left out any names of people who were staying to either be trained more or be let go. Adrian was one of the first names listed to be deployed. Lynn however was never announced. He then ran up to the people in charge and stated that he had to go with Adrian and that there had to be a mistake. The head general who was in charge of training, a large satyr man, stated that Lynn was too unpredictable and would not be allowed to be deployed.

Lynn ran back to his barracks distraught, he devised a plan right then and there that he would sneak away with Adrian when he gets deployed. He snuck around that day undetected and watched as Adrian was preparing to teleport to Faerun. He snuck over to him and told him what his plan was. Adrian looked concerned and told Lynn that he should just stay and not worry about him. Adrian then ran off to prepare. Lynn immediately grabbed his stuff and went off. A group of rangers were about to hop through one of the portals so Lynn put himself together, grabbed a cloak with the insignia of the rangers on it, and went to the back of the line. As he went through the portal he muttered to himself “I’ll find you in there Adrian, I promise”. He then walked through the portal suddenly being hit with hot tropical air. He was now in Chult in the southern part of Faerun. (It was later revealed that Sharsire lost 5 years within that portal due to some strange distortion of time. The cause of this distortion has yet to be revealed)

### Mistakes were made

Lynn stayed on the down low in the ranger camp for a few days as rangers were steadily leaving to go to new lands in this vast world. He waited, and waited, and waited, but Adrian never arrived. Eventually Lynn snuck into a commander's tent and found a roster of who was being teleported and when. His heart sank, he saw Adrian’s name, but he wouldn't be deployed for another 2 weeks and all the way on the other side of the continent, in Icewind Dale.

Lynn was brokenhearted and alone. That night he snuck onto a boat and made it to the mainland. He grabbed all the supplies he could and just left, wandering the sword coast for weeks, months even. He started to forget why he was here in the first place. He made a new name for himself in order to hide better from the other rangers who could potentially recognize him. He decided to call himself Sharsire Farlin. Eventually though, he had lost sight of his goal, just wandering around and enjoying everything these civilizations had to offer.

### Revelry!

He never really forgot Adrian, but part of him had lost all hope of seeing him again. He decided that if fate were to bring them back together then it would be done with or without his input. So instead of fretting over it he just tried to enjoy his time here while he could. Lynn spent the next few years tasting new foods and trying new drinks. Lynn also learned new skills along the way, perfecting small magic abilities that were more of party tricks than anything. He shared wild stories to anyone who would spare a few coins, played music on occasions and even accompanied a few wealthy individuals overnight to get what he desired. Over all it was the never ending party of a lifetime.

At one point Lynn met an old lady who invited him into her shop to read his fortune. He couldn’t pass up this opportunity so he agreed. She sat him down and pulled out a tarot card deck. She pulled three cards. The first one she determined was his past, she said that he was running from something, or possibly to something. The second card was his present. This card, she determined, was related to fear but with a hint of curiosity. The final card she determined to be his future. This card was strange to her, she said that he would one day meet someone familiar to him, but they would need his help. Lynn was fascinated by this and asked her to train him how to use these cards. After a few days he left with a new set of tarot cards and a goal. He interpreted the future card as Adrian; All his feelings came rushing back to him. He decided to travel up north to Icewind Dale, as that is the last place he knew Adrian would have been.