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Liktar Cozen, 3rd level male human ranger

Biographical Details

Father

Endimar Cozen

Endimar was a young human defiler mage aboard the Balican schooner called the White Sail, a ship famous for sailing to some of the remotest spots on Athas. He was an adventurer, and was born a free man in the coastal village of Break Shore, near Raam. Endimar studied magic, making himself most useful aboard silt skimmers. He eventually became skilled enough and rich enough to make his way to Balic, where he met the dwarf Cassander, captain of the famous White Sail.

After several adventures with Cassander, Endimar had learned the legend of the men of the Silt Archipelago regarding the mystical island of Zufaidh, a strange floating island said to have magical palaces and gardens. Endimar became determined to reach this island, and convinced Cassander to sail there in quest of it.

The White Sail was severely damaged by an attack of beasthead giants when approaching the Vanishing Lake. Many members of the crew were seized by the giants before the schooner managed to sail away. Among those taken was Endimar.

The Island of Muln is the most southern major island in the so-called Silt Archipelago, and lies not far south of Vanishing Lake. Muln is home to three separate giant tribes, who are suspicious of all outsiders, and who are very protective of their ukoven allies. These peaceful giants were defeated by the mysterious beasthead giants that guard the mystical island of Zufaidh in the middle of Vanishing Lake. Muln is very wild, and possesses giant animals, which the giants husband. The island is home to all manner of nature, which grows powerful and wild on Muln, causing storms, vibrant belts and even snows. Geography and geology on Muln is often wild in the extreme.

After many mysterious adventures, Endimar alone amongst the captives escaped, and nearly dead, reached the strange and distant island of Muln. There on the silt beach he was discovered by the ukoven woman Lykona, a druidess who restored Endimar to health. Endimar was taken to the ukoven village of Euripis on the southern portion of the island, where he beheld many wonders, and became enthralled with the magical people. He soon forsake defiling magic, and turned to the Path of the Preserver. He lived with the ukoven for several years, and married Lykona. Lykona bore a son for him, Liktar, the only half-ukoven known.

Eventually, Endimar met another survivor of the White Sail expedition, an elf thief and defiler named Iasin. Overjoyed to have found another survivor and a fellow civilized person, Iason told Endimar of his many adventures, and of his desire to reach Zufaidh. Iason also told Endimar of his wish to have magic great enough to return him to that secret and enchanted island. Knowing that the giants and ukoven of Muln would kill his former shipmate should they learn a defiler had reached their island, Endimar rejected the elf, and told him he must leave. When Iason said that such a command was surely a death sentence for him, Endimar gave the elf his magic levitation ring, which had brought him to the island in the first place. That night, Iason cast a spell upon Endimar's mind, and learned the story of Endimar's having reached Zufaidh, and of his adventures on the magic island.

Iason left Muln the next morning, and eventually returned to Zufaidh, trying to gain the mighty powers he believed he could find there. Iason was instead captured by the beathead giants, and he told them of Endimar's location, and said to them that it was Endimar who had told to him the secret of how to reached the hidden island of Zufaidh.

Guided by Iason, an army of beasthead giants came to Muln, and slew many of the normal giants that inhabited the mountains of the island. Soon they threatened Euripis, and loudly demanded the death of Endimar and of all those who harbored him. The evil giants destroyed much of Euripis. At last, Endimar appeared before the chief of the beasthead giants and wounded him with powerful magic, but was himself crushed alive by the mighty chief. So wounded, Iason escaped the beasthead giant chief and that night stole Endimar's spellbook from the ukoven.

Mother

Lykona, ukoven druidess (N(G))

Lykona is the very beautiful ukoven druidess who watches the silty northern beaches of Mult. Her power is over silt and sun, to a lesser extent. She is called an embersoul amongst her people, as her spirit is harsh and jaded, even physically, by defiling and by the duress of the world.

Maternal Grandfather

Lykander, ukoven druid (N)

Named after the supposed founder of Euripis, Lykander is a direct-line descendant of this individual. Lykander is a powerful druid, whose domains are the mountains and sunlight at the heart of Muln. He can almost never be found save for upon Mount Entalis. He is the chief guardian of the Dark Tree, a secret and powerful tree in ukoven culture.

History and Background

In his teenage years, Liktar became a great climber of the sheer cliffs and mountains in the center of Muln. His climbing adventures could last for days, and from such efforts and his ukoven blood, he became exceedingly strong without gaining the weight of too many heavy muscles.

Liktar was young when his father and many of his mother's people were killed by beasthead giants. He however learned much from his father, including the basic lore of magic, and of the outside world, about which the ukoven know little.

Liktar was embraced by his ukoven half-kin, and knows most all their secrets, some of which is rather profound.

While on Mult, Liktar's great passion was the climbing of the mountains and cliffs at the center of island.

Quar, the Mighty Elf Ranger

One day the great elf wandered Quar appeared before the council at Euripis, and asked for aid or magic from amongst the ukova to assist him in support of a mighty warrior who would soon rise up to defend the Path of the Preserver and the Way of the Druid. The ukoven lamented that they dare not leave the elemental springs that sustained their magical lives, for the ukova believe that they will die should they ever stray from the island for long. However, the ukoven leaders instead suggested that Liktar, a half-ukoven, be asked to accompany Quar, for Liktar was strong, and was born of a powerful mind and a resilient soul.

Quar tested and approved of Liktar, agreeing to train him in the ways of a ranger. Using great gliders, they crossed the Sea of Silt.