#drow ranger

Personality wise, Elendar is a kind, mellow man who enjoys helping his family and community. He tends to be carefree and fearless, and enjoys a fight as much as he enjoys a quiet afternoon in the family orchard. He's great with kids and better with animals, but reluctant to leave the bubble of his halfling community- not everyone is so kind to drow. He tends to keep his thoughts to himself, and over the years has become an excellent cook.

Lore:

Elendar Kettlemouse is a golden-eyed drow who lives on the surface of Faerun! He ran away from his home in Menzoberranzan when his noble house was raided. Still a child, he was spared death by another drow named Zaknefein Do'Urden, who had just himself had his own son who also had unique eyes.

Given a second chance, Elendar fled into the underdark, where he met his dearest, deepest friend and platonic soulmate- a giant firebat that he names Olamiire. (It means "dark star" in Drow!) Elendar is able to fit on his back to ride him, and his armor- black and gold, to match his friend's fur- gives him immunity to Olamiire's flames when the bat uses his ability to set himself on fire.

On the surface, young Elendar eventually found himself welcomed, amongst all things, in a halfling community. He gets taken in by the Kettlemouse family (also known as the Kettlemice when spoken of in plural), who run an apple orchard and breakfast tavern. He takes on their name, and even wears a brooch of the family crest- a mouse poking its head out of a teapot, stamped with an apple.

Elendar loves his adopted family- six generations of halflings living in one burrow, including aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Elendar calls all the younger halflings "pups," since that's what you call baby mice. The eldest Kettlemouse is an ancient halfling that Elendar affectionately refers to as "Matron Beetle" or "Madam Bug" because she embroidered his cloak with vines, apples, and insects when welcoming him to the family. (The cloak was of drow make and was coming apart beneath the sunlight.) (She also "buzzes" around the burrow with a shawl and cup of tea, and her voice sounds very much like insect chirps.)

Eventually, though, tales come to Elendar of another drow on the surface- one who went as far as the Icewind Dale, and the tales tell of noble deeds done by this drow. Elendar, who to this point had not seen another drow in decades, decides that he must meet him. After heartbreaking goodbyes, Elendar and Olamiire set out to find this "Drizzt Do'Urden.

Fun Facts:

Elendar knows Drow, Undercommon, Common, Halfling, and echolocation.

He has a habit of smoking a pipe, and enjoys whittling in his spare time; he made most all of his adopted siblings' toys. He picked both of these habits up from his halfling family.

He can understand Olamiire perfectly, and they communicate in near silent squeaks and clicks.

Elendar is very good at moving through crowds- sating the appetite of twenty-something halflings eight times a day and living in a burrow he's too tall for made him very nimble.

None of his weaponry is made of wood, because Olamiire's flames would devour them. He has a specialized bow made of Ironwood (a magical material that is woodlike, but strong as steel).

When Olamiire lights himself up, his flames give him the appearance of being skeletal. They're a terrifying sight, diving down on enemies or prey together.