Filarion Floshin

Filarion “Filvendorson” Floshin Born in the Year of the Starfall (1300 DR), Filarion “Filvendorson” Floshin (CN male gold elf spellthief CAdv 9 ) is the only son of Filvendor “Lightfoot” Floshin (see Chapter 1) and Elsarassa Cerinlar (born 1182 DR, died 1315 DR), a moon elf who once served in Lord Elorfindar’s employ. From his earliest days, Filarion has always been an energetic, restless, curious, sly trickster, charismatic and engaging, but of pliable morals. After his parents’ brief affair ended, Filarion moved with his mother back to her native Evereska, where he was known as Filarion Filvendorson, and she found work at the Unicorn and Crescent Inn. Filarion grew up at the inn, where he had a habit of stealing bits of magic here and there from various guests of the inn, only occasionally getting caught. In the Year of Spilled Blood (1315 DR), in what was briefly quite the scandal, Elsarassa was attacked devoured by “monster trees” of some sort that suddenly appeared in the Vale of Evereska; many rumors spoke of this or that hired wizard (or even Elorfindar or someone working for him) luring her into a fatal trap, or augmenting or emboldening the monstrous flora. After his mother died, Filarion no longer felt welcome at the Unicorn and Crescent and fell in with the Knaves of the Missing Page. Filarion spent the next three decades wandering throughout the eastern Heartlands and the coastal lands all around the Sea of Fallen Stars, making his living as an adventurer and as a thief, all the while serving the goals of the Knaves of the Missing Page. During this period he made many friends among the Harpers, building on relationships he had forged as a youth, and, while he has never formally joined the organization, he wilingly serves as an informant for Those Who Harp and contributes to their aims. Late in the Year of the Moonfall (1344 DR), Filarion “retired” from life on the road and returned to the lower Delimbiyr Vale, where he had been born. (The timing of his conicident with the announcement of the Retreat was not unrelated; Filarion continues to serve the Knaves of Missing Page by targeting adventurers who have stolen elven artifacts from the ruins of the Realm of the Deepending Moon.) After reintroducing himselves to the members of House Floshin, Filarion settled in the town of Daggerford, feeling more comfortable amidst the hustle-and-bustle of a caravan stop along the Trade Way than on his grandfather’s estate. Many locals believe Filarion lying low to escape the notice of powerful foes, and living off huge amounts of purloined wealth. (Their suspicions are, at least in part, correct, as there are many wizards in the Inner Sea Lands who would dearly love to see his head on a pike.) Despite the historic tension between Elorfindar and his parents, Filarion now has an easy, comfortable relationship with most other members of House Floshin. Since settling in Daggerford, he has serve as the primary resident and caretaker of the Floshin House (#45). Filarion uses the house to host intimate gatherings of visiting elves, half-elves, bards, and other friends of the Fair Folk that involve bardic performances, gambling, and winetasting. Those Who Harp are always welcome at the Floshin House, and more than one Harper has quietly stayed as Filarion’s guest when passing through Daggerford. Filarion’s closest living relative in Daggerford is his half-brother, Kelson Darktreader, but, despite sharing a common father, they are barely cordial to each other for a variety of reasons. For his part, Filarion blames Kelson for the tensions between Filvendor and Elorfindar that led to his growing up without his father, rather than blaming his father’s rakish ways (which he himself continues to emulate). Filarion and Kelson are also as different as night and day, with the former charming and ingratiating and the latter surly and uncommunicative, which contributes to continued misunderstandings of the motives and ambitions of the other. When not found at the Floshin House (#45), Filarion can be commonly encountered at the Lady Luck tavern (#91), the River Shining Tavern (#108), or Fairfortune Hall (#73). He is well known and well liked in town, and a favorite patron at his usual haunts. Filarion Filvendorson, “Retired” Thief Wood (moon) elf male rogue, chaotic neutral Filarion is Kelson Darktreader’s half brother but was raised by a different mother. They are barely cordial to each other. Filarion was trained as a thief somewhere to the east. He has constrained his thiefly activities to adventuring, so he is regarded highly in Daggerford. He teaches thieving skills to some apprentices, though he claims not to teach his students how to pick pockets or otherwise commit crimes. There are some who doubt this claim. Class Trainer: Filarion can serve as a mentor and trainer to a player character rogue.