Vael shakes his head to clear the cobwebs. He reaches down for his crossbow, thinking to himself. 'What is this thing. That blast hsould have killed it. I don't know how, but that ring enhanced my powers by tenfold. I wish it had not disentegrated."

Vael pulls his crossbow off his belt and aims for the creature.
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Before you stands an elf. Tall for his species, but just as lithe as normal. His blond hair is cut short and shaggy. His golden eyes swim with silver flecks and are set above a hawklike nose.