Editing Lia Amakiir

*History and Personality: Lia was born in the Vesve Forest and raised by the elves after her parents were murdered by a band of marauding orcs—the only memory she has of her human mother was her mother’s face as she told her to hide herself when she wrapped her in a protective cape and rolled her under a low-hanging shrub when she was 5.  When all was quiet she peeked out, only to see the bodies of the elves and people.  She was found later that evening by the elves and raised as one of their own.  She has learned to fit in with the elves among whom she grew up, her height, smaller ears and hair color the only real outward signs that she is not truly one of them.  While she is more comfortable with the elves she knows, she has found that anywhere else she is viewed as an outsider, and has learned to be cautious, wary of any strangers and self-sufficient as much as possible.  She has learned how to disappear in a town of humans—to look like one of them, hiding her ears in her hair or a cape and keeping her eyes lowered, her slender figure making her look like a shy teenage boy if she wears pants, or a modest, somewhat exotic looking  young girl in a skirt.  All of this hides her quickness, agility and proficiency with a crossbow, as she can twist and somersault out of reach of an enemy, shooting as she lands, then disappearing before they know what happened.  Climbing and acrobatics are like breathing to her; she has developed special relationships with ravens and birds of prey, and often seeks out their company.  She can survive in the woods with very little gear, and rarely sleeps, preferring to go into an elven trance, all senses alert.  Her comfort in the woods and these abilities led her to become an adventuring ranger.