Originally from the desert, Shalli always had an interest in working with metal rather than the "living" materials most other elves preferred to craft with. In fact, her latent psychic abilities already had power over the living. She didn't fit in so well amongst other elves with her strange hobbies, so she took to wandering, eventually ending up in Pocket Hollow. She took up residence as a blacksmith.

Even once settled, she still liked to wander, so it led to adventuring, leaving town for long stretches, always coming back with her cart laden with new finds and purchases. Sometimes she does so at the request of others, including Hamish from time to time.

Standing about 6' tall, her darkly tanned skin is scattered with an assortment of tattoos and scars, some from the hot fires of her forge, some from her adventures. Her bright white hair stands out from its contrast to her skin, usually loosely tied up and out of the way.