Lyra Thorne
Level 1 Wood Elf Wood Elf Ranger (Beast Master)
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
10
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
8 (-1)
Defense
Armor Class
14 (Leather Armor)
Hit Points
11 (1d10 +1)
Speed
35 ft.
Proficiencies & Skills
Saving Throws
Dexterity, Strength
Skills
Nature +1, Stealth +5, Survival +4, Athletics +3, Perception +4
Character Information
Lyra Thorne is a ranger of the Verdant Reach, a fringe scout who knows every path through forest and vale as if she carved them herself. She grew up along a winding river where cedar and pine crept close to the water’s edge, learning to listen to the wind and track the songs of birds. Her people taught her agility, patience, and an almost instinctive respect for the wilds. When a logging concern moved into her homeland, Lyra found herself between two loyalties: the people who paid for the land and the creatures who called it home. She chose to walk a middle path, guiding travelers and protecting the vulnerable, while using her bond with a faithful wolf companion, Kestrel, to keep pace with danger. Her moral compass is simple and steadfast: harm done to nature or the innocent cannot be overlooked, but she understands that sometimes the line between hunter and guardian is a fine thread. She is quiet, observant, with a dry sense of humor that surfaces in moments of danger. Lyra seeks to understand the deeper patterns of the world, to map the hidden trails that lead to safer futures for both her people and the beasts she shelters. Her current goal is to locate a sacred grove threatened by encroaching industry and to ensure its guardians—both druids and wild spirits—receive the protection they deserve. She travels with Kestrel, a grey-furred wolf who is more than a pet—an ally who watches her back and accepts her leadership without question.
Character Background
Lyra’s earliest memories are of moss-streaked mornings along the riverbank, where her grandmother, a weaver of clan legends, told stories of the old forests that had run from the first arrow to the last blossom of spring. Her life changed the day a forester’s cart rolled into the village with axes gleaming, cutting into the heartwood of ancient trees that had sheltered her people for generations. The elders spoke softly of a pact between the forest and their tribe, a pact that required guardians to know both the language of roots and the language of men. Lyra learned to move silently, to read the wind like a page, and to use a bow with the same ease she used a fishing spear. When she was old enough, she set out on her own, driven by a fierce desire to protect the living world and to understand the delicate balance between civilization and wildness.
Her first real test came when a drought-stricken season pushed predators and desperate villagers into closer contact. She saved a family by fending off a wave of hungry wolves while risking her own safety to section off a safe den for the pack’s pups. The wolves, recognizing a kinship beyond language, allowed her to join their hunts from the periphery rather than as a rival. It was then she learned the true meaning of a ranger’s bond: you do not own a companion, you share a purpose. The wolf she now travels with, Kestrel, is a mirror of her own courage—swift, silent, and unwavering. Together they patrol the borders of their homeland, seeking to intervene before conflict spills into bloodshed.
Her most persistent fear is not danger in the wild, but the quiet, creeping erosion of culture and nature by those who underestimate what they destroy. She believes stories can shield places as much as swords can defend them, and she carries with her a small token of her grandmother’s: a carved wooden token inlaid with a leaf-shaped rune. It is a reminder that every path leaves a footprint, and every footprint can guide a lost traveler home. Lyra’s long-term aim is to map every protected corridor through the Verdant Reach so that future generations can travel without fear, and the wildplaces can endure the footfalls of time.
Her first real test came when a drought-stricken season pushed predators and desperate villagers into closer contact. She saved a family by fending off a wave of hungry wolves while risking her own safety to section off a safe den for the pack’s pups. The wolves, recognizing a kinship beyond language, allowed her to join their hunts from the periphery rather than as a rival. It was then she learned the true meaning of a ranger’s bond: you do not own a companion, you share a purpose. The wolf she now travels with, Kestrel, is a mirror of her own courage—swift, silent, and unwavering. Together they patrol the borders of their homeland, seeking to intervene before conflict spills into bloodshed.
Her most persistent fear is not danger in the wild, but the quiet, creeping erosion of culture and nature by those who underestimate what they destroy. She believes stories can shield places as much as swords can defend them, and she carries with her a small token of her grandmother’s: a carved wooden token inlaid with a leaf-shaped rune. It is a reminder that every path leaves a footprint, and every footprint can guide a lost traveler home. Lyra’s long-term aim is to map every protected corridor through the Verdant Reach so that future generations can travel without fear, and the wildplaces can endure the footfalls of time.
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