Elminster is an infamous ancient wizard who's been around forever, is known to meddle in local affairs all over the Heartlands and beyond, and "is something to do with the Harpers." He has a long white beard, is gaunt of frame, has a hawk-like beak of a nose, blue-gray eyes, and is often dry, sarcastic, or whimsical in his behavior. At various times he sports a staff, the Lion Sword, and a floating, Eversmoking Pipe.

Born Elminster Aumar in the now-vanished Sword Coast kingdom of Athalantar over 1200 years ago, Elminster is actually a founding member of the Harpers and one of the oldest surviving and most powerful Chosen of Mystra, meaning he both serves the goddess of magic and carries some of her silver fire within him. Variously known as "the Sage of Shadowdale" (he often dwells in an old, leaning stone tower in the dale of Shadowdale), "the Old Mage," and by many less polite names, Elminster has lead a long and colorful life, and is usually "up to" about two dozen "somethings" at any one time.

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Like all dark elves, Drizzt has pitch black skin and white hair, but his lavender eyes—which gleam with feral light before he wades into battle—set him apart from most drow.

Having run from his home in the City of Spiders, Drizzt comes to the World Above a renegade, a stranger in a land where his kind are seen—rightfully so—as evil beings from a world of darkness and evil. Though he lived for some time in a cave on the slopes of Kelvin’s Cairn, he eventually found a home with his friends in the dwarven city of Mithral Hall—and for the longest time, was sure he was the only drow living on the surface.

A man of integrity and honor, Drizzt flies in the face of everything it means to be a drow. Though he is born in a city where treachery is the rule of the day, Drizzt tries to keep his word, however dangerous it might be for him. More than a paradigm of honor and integrity, Drizzt is also an excellent deductive thinker, with a steady, logical mind that never folds under pressure, though he will sometimes rely on instincts in critical situations.

On a day-to-day basis, Drizzt is a stoic, calm, and serious individual, but he’s always thinking—thinking about his place in the world, the value of his friendships, and the truth of his elf’s longevity that will see him outlive all of his closest friends.

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Minsc is a massively strong warrior from lands far to the east in Faerûn. He travelled to the area of Baldur’s Gate while upon his “dajemma” (a certain rite of passage) serving as the protector of the witch, Dynaheir.

While a dangerous berserker in battle, it appears that the ranger also suffered a head wound during his travels and has formed an extreme attachment to his hamster, Boo. Minsc believes Boo to be none other than a Miniature Giant Space Hamster who talks to him and serves as his supposedly-more-intelligent mentor.

Regardless, Minsc is a fiercely loyal companion who is rarely found far from his adventuring party.

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