Lan was born and raised in Magnimar. His mother tried to train him in wizardry, but he didn't seem to have the knack for it. Things went at an easy pace for Lan until his teen years, when his mother was murdered, and his father Silverwing undertook a quest to track down the culprit. Not wanting to put the youth in danger, his father left him in the care of his brother, a less-than-stalwart type who lived in Riddleport. 'Uncle' John noted how quick Lan was rather quickly, and inveigled him in a few illegal schemes. Along the way, he taught the boy many skills, like how to escape from manacles, how to pick locks and climb walls, how to move silently and how to find and remove traps. Four years passed, and Lan was approaching his majority year. Uncle John tried to get Lan involved in a scheme to have his brother declared dead, since no one had heard from him in over 2 years. This would place the financial resources of the family in Lan's hands, where Uncle John could get to them. However, Lan rebelled, fleeing the city. In the countryside, lost and broke, Lan was picked up by a sczarni caravan, which quickly adopted him as one of their own. When he showed them how he could escape manacles and perform acrobatic feats, they taught him how to turn these skills into money-making performances. Happy to find an outlet for his skills that allowed him to retain his own sense of honor, Lan travelled with the band for 2 years. Now, he has set out on his own, with a meager cart and mule, and a few odds and ends, though he is trying to upgrade and increase his equipment. He travels back to Sandpoint, hoping his father has returned, and believing he has successfully escaped his uncle's grasp. But regardless of whether his father has returned, Lan has found his joy in life...performing.
Lan is 5'3" tall, weighing about 137 lbs. He has black hair and green eyes