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Hrodebert was born in a small hut in Heanse, to his father Beacc and his mother Kyrilu. He was raised and educated by his mother and his elders to read and write in New Marian during his early childhood. When he reached adolescence he was put to work on the field with his father, and taught how to perform the actions necessary to maintain a crop. He did this in the day, and during night time he would sit around the fire within the thatch hut, listening to his elders recite old familial folklore.

When Hrodebert turned 16 he was sent on a pilgrimage to Naureza. He travelled for a week to the city, and when he arrived, he used a small sum of wealth his family had provided him to purchase a room and food for a month. He spent this time observing the large buildings and great wonders of architecture that the city had to offer. He took note of how strange the urbanites’ culture and customs were in comparison to his family, and when he ran out of money, he set home eagerly, awaiting to recite many a tale to his family of his adventures.

But when Hrodebert came home, he only found his father. He was told that during his absence, a plague had swept through the land,and that his mother and grandfather had succumbed to the illness.

Hrodebert was struck with dread, and spent the next month attempting to nurse his sickly grandmother back to health. He would cook and care for her while his father worked the farmstead. Despite his efforts, his grandmother passed away from sickness as well.

Hrodebert lived on the farm with his father until he turned 24. The year was a bountiful harvest, and he and his father were able to bring in a surplus of money, enough to send Hrodebert to the capital in seek of work. So off he went again.