Luuk

Luuk is a blond exorcist who is part of the Azure Stars guild. He is a high elf who is possibly thousands of years old, as it is hinted at somewhat, and also given how high elves are rare and non-prolific, it is quite likely that he has witnessed the Great Wars.

Appearance
Luuk is described as looking young, between 20 and 25 years old in human age, with a lean build with long, blond, braided hair and cool blue eyes. He has very sharp features, and looks smart and dangerous like the rest of his kind from afar. He is tall; taller than Sean but shorter than Findaris.

Luuk is quite extravagant, wearing bright silver robes most of the times that seem to glitter with his movements and make him stand out. His staff too, is quite stylish, being pure white with a blue crystal at the top and an elegant design. Other than the staff, however, Luuk only has a long dagger which he rarely uses as a weapon.

Personality
Saying that Luuk likes money isn't exactly true, it is more true to say that he knows the value of his services and isn't afraid to overcharge for them. He is not a greedy individual but he will not take a quest if he can't benefit from it monetarily. To those who have not yet interacted with him he can seem deceivingly kind and warm but like any other high elf he has a profound hatred of Dark Elves such as Clement and a very strong sense of self-preservation.

If the statement that everything has a price is true then Luuk is probably the one who knows all the prices. One thing that seems to separate him from others of his kind is the fact that he shows almost no motivation to fight, preferring to laze around and will only fight for the right price, even for his own guild members. He is also quite arrogant and looks down on humans as a "lower race", and also mistrusts them due to their constant in-fighting, viewing them as war-mongers.

While the exact reasons are not know, Luuk will willingly fight when his opponents are orcs, and this may have something to do with his mysterious past. Luuk is also not a morning person, preferring to sleep till noon.

He likes sleeping, steamed vegetables and money.

He dislikes orcs, dark elves and physical activity.

Arc 1
Luuk is first encountered at the end of Chapter 4, he is the only other person in the church and despite the commotion cause by the newly formed Azure Stars he does not once look in their direction until Finrod accosts him. As Luuk is an exorcist Finrod extends an invitation to the guild but the elf is quick to clear up this misunderstanding, he will offer them his services but in exchange for a rather steep fee. And with that the guild and Luuk set off while Sean comes to the conclusion that you really can't find a decent person in the church.

Luuk is not prominently seen in Chapter 5, he is sent to dispatch the slime and Sean notes that even an exorcist has more combat ability than he does. He correct Cookie towards the end of the chapter when she says she feels no malicious presence in the castle

Luuk is kept busy by his patrol in the first half of Chapter 6, he saves Nat and Sean from a spider-shaped ghoul before sending them to the Great Hall of the castle. After the bat-zombie incident, Luuk finally returns from his patrol with good and bad news, the bad news is that the undead presence is too strong and he'll will need to cast a Cleanse Area ritual to root it out and the good news is that it'll cost them extra. With that announcement, Luuk begins to chant the ritual, protected by the guild. The situation rapidly gets out of hand but Luuk finishes the ritual just in time, purifying every undead in the castle and rooting out the corruption. This is also where he discovers that Finrod is a dragon knight and decides to join the guild because, in his words, "a dragon knight in your team equals great profit".

Luuk's only contribution in the Epilogue is calling Sean a NEET when he asks to go with Finrod and Vector on their trip.

Spirit of the Forest
Luuk is the main protagonist of the short. He has picked up a quest from the local guild which tells of a lost High Elf in a forest infested by undead. However, skeletons scared off his horse and Luuk is now stranded in the forest unable to retrace his steps in the dimly lit forest. Forced to wander the forest and bothered by an incessant buzzing, Luuk walks around till he finds a clearing and a few moment later the High Elf from the quest stumble in pursued by skeletons. Luuk quickly dispatches the skeletons before making sure that the Elf is okay, the High Elf reveals that he was pursued by a necromancer. The Necromancer revealed that following the star of Kyri would be the way to get out. Revitalised by the thought Luuk begins looking for the star, only for the High Elf to cast a confusion spell on him, knocking Luuk to his feet and revealing that he is the aforementioned Necromancer: Clement! Before Clement has a chance to do anything, the spirit of the forest uses all her gathered magic to send him flying far from Luuk and draws the exorcist to the centre of the forest.

Once Luuk reaches the clearing the Dryad reveals that the Necromancer has been trying to corrupt the forest for his evil deed by claiming her heart, however now that Luuk has arrived she can entrust the Heart to Luuk for him to keep safe. At that moment Clement's voice can be heard with sound of something big approaching, and Luuk is forced to abandon the fight and flee with the heart, realising that he is no match for the Necromancer. Clement then kills the dryad and raises her as a undead, the sheer amount of necromantic magic causing Luuk to puke and the death of the Dryad causing the heart to go cold. Luuk picks it up and flees, tears in his eyes, swearing revenge.

Equipment
Luuk often wears a silver hood that glitters with each movement and a staff.

Exorcism Staff

Long elven dagger

Abilities
Luuk is a skilled exorcist, a class specialized in fighting undead and unclean creatures. He can even cast rituals to exorcise huge areas at once in the case of a particularly nasty infection although it does leave him vulnerable. Luuk also has incredible affinity with the element of light; a trait not uncommon among high elves, and is thus able to use some normal light magic for healing and offence, though he primarily uses it against undead, true to his class.

Purify: Level 8

Exorcise: Level 7

Shield of Light

Area Cleanse: Level 6

Holy Light

Heaven's Blessing

Trivia

 * Unlike the rest of the main characters, Luuk does not represent a facet of humanity as he is not human. But he will play a vital role, offering the perspective of a much older, near-extinct race. He is the "control group" of this "experiment".
 * According to the author, Luuk's personality is an ISTP-A, on the Myers–Briggs Personality Type Scale.