Torwald had a mother and a father. Mother was a maid and father was a knight. He did not have any siblings so he felt lonely. Mother drowned in a lake when she was swimming away from orcs. Father could not handle the pain and started drinking.. a lot. Soon after he was burned alive while fighting dragon. Torwald was 15 yo at that time. It's hard to imagine the pain he felt at such a young age. Besides a lot of woman he had one friend that he could trust. Dwarf named Orbol Oaksword. They were working together since then.