Physical Description: Black hair to his shoulders, deep green eyes and pointed ears all betray Shen's Half-Elven heritage.  Tall for a Half-Elf and lithe and muscular, Shen makes an impressive person with his green cloak and leather jerkin hiding his mithril shirt and sword.  Shen has a single gold earring, studded with an emerald in his right ear and a close-shaved beard and moustache.

Shen’s father, Liet Lianglethien N’iranen, was an Elven ranger in the Oaken Thunder  Ranger Company in the service of the kings of Eldin.  He rose swiftly in rank and reputation, becoming the company’s leader and later retiring to form and protect the Elven/Human colony of Weyn.   He then met a mostly human woman, Elise Ruthiangle, and they fell in love and had a child named Shen  .The settlement thrived and became known for its weaving, metallurgy and produce.  The area, however, had become the territory of a tribe of bugbears who began to disrupt caravans and vandalize the town itself.  The town’s brave rangers fended them off for months before the creatures grew restless and torched the town.  Many of the inhabitants escaped but Shen’s mother was slain in the fires.  Liet took the remaining warriors and in an effort to revenge their town, pride and loved-ones.  The party was never seen again.  Shen, 16 at the time, took his sister and the others to an Elven camp where he joined the local ranger patrol in order to earn enough gold to support his sister, Eny´a.  He thrived in that environment and was eventually asked to apprentice to Jèq Riandyan of The Oaken Thunder Company.  After he completed his apprenticeship Shen joined his master’s ranger company becoming well liked and respected by his peers.  Becoming restless and deciding that his sister could now take care of herself, Shen decided to go adventuring and set out on a journey to the human metropolis of Peln, in an effort to make his fortune and explore his human nature....

Character Goal: To form a school that would double as a dojo/base for warriors and adventurers devoted to doing good across the land.

Character dislikes: Goblinoids, evil and selfish creatures, rude and cowardly people, liars, those who would destroy nature for selfish gain, foolish fighters who charge into battle without tact, bitter beer, greed.

Character likes: Elven wine, good food, the heat of battle, women, swordplay, a good joke, gnomes, animals, people in general, some amount of comfort, good music or a good epic/story, and the green things.