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Luhton was an elven wizard who lived in a small village in the northern reaches of Thalorian. A tribe of frost giants raided his village, and while he was unharmed, the village healer Erúvë Elen was raped and severely injured. He worked his magic to reduce Erúvë's suffering. He caused her body to grow to help her accommodate the large baby inside her. Although his magic helped ease her pain, Erúvë died giving birth to Norson.

Luhton took him in and gave him his name – Norson – meaning "giant" in Elvish. After months of turmoil and argument, the village council voted to banish Norson to the hills, for none in the village wanted such a reminder of that dreadful night to walk among them. The sentence was surely a death sentence for someone so young. Luhton took pity on Norson and secretly sent him to colleagues of his at a far off wizard academy. There, he reasoned, he could grow into elven culture away from the prejudice or the villagers.

When Norson learned to read and write Elvish, Luhton and he exchanged letters. He learned of the unfortunate circumstances of his birth and the death of his father, the chieftain of the frost giant tribe. Luhton omitted the part about the angry villagers and the council's vote for his death, feeling that the information was unnecessary and would only cause him harm. Over the years, Luhton and Norson corresponded through letters, and although they were fairly infrequent, Norson always looked forward to them.

Roughly 15 year later, Luhton became famous for his working in helping uncover some ancient scrolls.

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