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Say hello to Clan Alerion's Keeper!
Since no one else wanted to play a super crusty and carmudgeony old elf, I (Maaya) am stepping up with this offering! Meet Talasan Alerion, 75 year old Keeper of Clan Alerion. He's #toooldforthisshit basically.

The short version:

• He's a shapeshifter! Spends a fair amount of time as a bear or a wolf. Is very skilled at fighting in that form despite his age.
  
• Became Keeper very early, in his 30s, after a demon possession took the clan's Second and the ensuing battle to subdue the boy ended in the Keeper's death.
  
• Is thus very serious about the rules governing mages in clans. Magic is useful but dangerous, damn it.
  
• His wife was killed by slavers and his only son taken when he was 40. Don't mention it. He isn't going to talk to you about it.
  
• Has clashed with various humans over the years. Has lost chunks of his clan to shem violence in the early days before adopting a more isolationist policy. The clan takes care of those who take care of themselves. If someone strays, the clan doesn't return for them. Everyone knows this is the rule. He won't generally risk the many for one or two.
  
• Has Just About Had It with Tevinter slavers, however. 5 hunters at once is too much to lose. He's going to get them back, damn it. And he's not above violence to get it done.