His father is an Elf .
His mother is human ; she was a distant cousin of the Ohmsfords who left him with them before she died ; he is apparently ' dropped ' on the Ohmsfords ' doorstep one day .
His father is an Elf and his mother is human ; she was a distant cousin of the Ohmsfords who left him with them before she died ; he is apparently ' dropped ' on the Ohmsfords ' doorstep one day .