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= Elryn = Elryn is a Dungeons and Dragons character created by Trevor Overbeck. He has often been associated with his foolhardy and impulsive personality, as well as his swashbuckler archetype.

Overbeck has stated that Elryn was "not specifically inspired by one person" but was rather made from "a large number of fictional characters". Some of these characters include Han Solo, Zevran Aranni, and Robin Hood. Elryn was the first Character that Overbeck created, stating “I wanted to make a character that, balanced both relatability and fun, you love Elryn not because he’s perfect, quite the opposite really, you love him because, you know, he’s kind of a fuck up, he gets himself into trouble a lot, he struggles to find love, but at the same time he is, at the end of the day, a hero, and he no matter how many times he gets knocked down, no matter how many times he screws up, he always tries to live up that standard of being a hero”.

Elryn was born in the slums of Starkford in the Valmian Empire to an elven father and a human mother. This was considered odd as most Elven/Human relationship in Valmia were usually between a human man and elven woman. Elryn has stated in the past that his father “wasn’t ever around” and that his mother had died when he was only eight years of age. Growing up as a “street rat”, Elryn often resorted to petty thievery and doing work for crime lords to survive. He often credits this harsh upbringing for his high charisma and stealth skills, as being half-elven, he was smaller, thinner, and weaker than the other street rats. When he was fourteen, Elryn joined the Red Talon pirate crew, learning to fight with rapiers and daggers. When he was seventeen, Elryn left the pirate crew, stealing much of their money that they had extorted from fishermen and other pirates.

As a rogue, Elryn is very adept in deception, persuasion, dexterity, acrobatics, and stealth. He often uses a fencing style sword-fighting technique, while also using daggers and bows as well. Overbeck has stated that Elryn is “not above fighting dirty” and often employs many different types of tricks while fighting.