Thuun'al Godrickson was born to a fisherman father and a farm-hand mother in their village hut on the frigid outskirts of Norland. He was the 2nd youngest child in a large peasant family, although nearly half of his siblings would die due to the cold, hunger, sickness, or all of the above. Thuun'al's father struggled with alcoholism, which caused trouble with his work, but fortunately he never laid a finger on any of his children unless there were extreme circumstances. Living in such a large family meant Thuun'al received no special attention from his parents. They were a strict and hardworking family but also proud and loving. Growing up with many siblings also meant there was no shortage of activity for him, and he learned to be strong and assertive when he fought with them.
When Thuun'al was 14, his family reached a tipping point when their father and the two eldest brothers died in a storm when fishing out on the coast. Thuun'al began working around his local village to supply for his mother, who was falling ill. She would eventually die a year after her husband. It was at this time Thuun'al began working as a blacksmith's assistant, carrying tools and materials here and there, learning how to deal with customers, but never to be allowed wield a hammer or step over the forge. He slept in a hole with a straw bed that was once a coal bunker. As years passed, Thuun worked in nearly all walks of life, mining, wood cutting, charcoal burning, he even returned to fishing one time, which helped him reminisce about his family. He even once helped investigate a missing person. At age 24, Thuun's travels lead him to a small bookmaker's shop in a well off village near the Holy Orenian Empire, here he discovered his passion for reading, he made a deal with his boss that he would have his pay cut in half in exchange for reading lessons. It was around this time he began to notice his hearing decline. At age 25, Thuun became fascinated with all sorts of religious scriptures, and spent time trying to read even though many were beyond his skill level. He decided to dedicate his life to his faith and became a follow of the church of the canon.
