Nerd Dice: Background: Laucian Galanodel

Race: Wood Elf
Class: Ranger
Region: Cormanthor (Dalelands)
Alignment: CG
Diety: Selun

Laucian grew up in a small nomadic tribe of rangers in the forests of Cormanthor. Choosing to stay behind during the Elven Retreat to Evermeet the tribe charged itself with protecting the forests from Drow emerging from the Underdark and other beings intent on the corruption of the forests.

One day as Laucian neared adulthood, a scouting party of the tribe ventured to find new camping grounds for the coming tenday. As dusk drew near a single ranger returned half-crazed, half-dead, mumbling of the many eyed horrors that he and his scouting party had stumbled on near a cave entrance. Not long after the beholders came, ruthlesly destroying all in their path. Laucian barely escaped alive, hiding in the tallest trees for many days before hunger drove him to return to survey the carnage.

Countless days later, lost in despair, huddled amoung his slain kin, Laucian was found by one of the tribe's elders. The elder was the only warrior to survive the onslaught. The rest of the tribe either slaughtered or taken to who knows what fate.

In the following years the two continued to shared company. The elder completed Laucian's training as a ranger, until such time as the elder felt the Calling, having given up on protecting the forests from all the new horrors spreading throughout them. So the time came that Laucian and the elder began the journey to Evermeet where they could be safe and among their own kind. However, not long after completing their journey, Laucian could not put his mind at ease. He could not settle in Evermeet-- the journey had sparked in him a curiosity about other races and other lands. After barely a year of keeping to himself and making no friends, Laucian packed his bags and bid the elder goodbye.

And thus Laucian found himself on the shores of the Western Heartlands, ready for adventure.