Elris was born into a remote farmstead within Cortosi. His childhood was average, his family were of no significant wealth, status or repute. Yet a tragedy blighted his formative years and set him upon the path that he currently finds himself treading. A nameless necromancer swept his settlement, destroyed farms, reanimated the corpses of his village and left Elris orphaned.

Two templars followed in his wake vanquished the necromancer with little effort and returned. There were few survivors and he helped those that remained, but there was only so little he could do. Elris, a fury burning in him that has since tempered, followed the templars. Time and again he was caught, left in civilisation, yet time and again he found the templars and followed.

Eventually, he was taken in as an apprentice and joined the same order as his masters. Elris was schooled in combat and alchemy and spent a decade serving alongside his masters. While his order travels in pairs, the three of them had formed a trio and had vanquished many great threats during these years.

In the end, as with all apprentices, he was forced to find his own path and Elris soon set about with his new partner. He fell into relative obscurity, his skills would place him above most of his order, but he did not seek fame or glory. He aimed, instead, to simply follow the creed of his brethren and tackle the undead scourge.

While working within the Bayou and tackling the undead scourge and other fiends that had sprung up in this hellhole, Elris discovered his greatest creation. A plant that absorbed sunlight during the day and, when harmed, emitted great and powerful light. With this plant, he synthesised the first 'False Light' potion, which he has sense disseminated across his order.

The subsequent years marked a rift within the Order of the Black Rose. Vendar Goldwater, the current Lord Commander, had shifted the focus of their templars and had advocated the use of dangerous and addictive poultices that came with great consequences. Elris did not approve and, while he was not one for disobeying his superiors, he started wearing a band of mourning.

Several of his order followed his lead. The band of mourning signified the death of the order, the loss of its integrity. The mourners soon grew and became significant enough to splinter the order. The two sides split and Elris, despite his own protests, was elevated to Lord Commander by his peers. In the subsequent year since becoming the leader of his faction, he has fought several unwelcome skirmishes and battles against Vendar's forces. While Elris does not condone or support the schism, he sees no alternative and aims to restore the order back to its former glory.