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Previous generations of Staffords were a successful merchant clan in Helena, wealthy enough to own several properties in the city and make the acquaintance of some of the city’s nobility. That was many years ago, however – over the years the family fell on hard times, until finally they were forced to sell their properties to cover their debts. By the time Matthias’s parents were born all the family wealth had been squandered, and his father was forced to work as a laborer in the city, hauling timber and slabs of stone in construction projects. Matthias was born in the city, and grew up without much of an education, always working to help support the family. At the age of 15 Matthias was turned out on the street by his parents, who could no longer afford to feed him and had become bitter over their many years of hardship. He became a street urchin for awhile, until he learned to survive by trading work for food and the occasional bed to sleep in. For many years now he’s worked odd jobs around the city, putting in hard labor during the day and dreaming at night about rising above his station and broadening his horizons. He had a brief stint as a private mercenary, working as hired security for a minor noble travelling in the area of Krugmar. It was during this time that he picked up some of his basic martial skills, along with a distrust for orcs and goblins. At the moment, he spends his days working, drinking at the tavern, and attending the occasional Canonist church service. Years of hauling heavy loads and working with his hands has made him fairly strong, and this combined with learning to defend himself in the occasional street brawl has made him a decent amateur warrior. Although not terribly well educated about politics or the state, Matthias is personally loyal to the empire and to His Imperial Majesty Peter III, partially on account of the bad experiences he’s had with disloyal criminals he’s met in back alleys.