Arkwright was born to a heartlander mother and father in what was, at the time, the Orenian Empire on Axios. His father was a horse breeder, and his mother a midwife. He was the oldest of three siblings, with a younger brother and sister in that order. His childhood was not peaceful, though, as when he was a young child, the empire broke apart, and his family found themselves in Galahar, the capital city of the new Kingdom of Renatus. Still, being of low birth and little influence, Arkwright grew up as a somewhat ordinary human child, learning his father's trade from a young age, and becoming an accomplished horseman. As he grew into adolescence, his ambitions turned to bigger and brighter futures, as often a young man's ambitions do. He began his training, against his father's wishes, with an older veteran cavalryman living nearby. He had lost a hand in battle, but knew much, and was determined to teach his young student, as he put it, 'how not to die, and possibly be useful to somebody'. And so Arkwright trained for six years with the old soldier, before setting out to make his own way in the world.
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