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Gareth Goodwin, born in the Empire of Man in a fairly wealthy family, his dad was a merchant and owned a house modestly large; giving plenty of space for a family. His mom tended to house chores, as they were quite well off not needing to rake in coin. She doted on him quite often, making him quite attached to her, and due to her tendency to read, Gareth had picked it up as well as form of past-time, making him quite fond of books. As his father was often out on merchant runs, he was unable to properly educate Gareth on important skills in life, leaving it to his mother and most notably his weapon's instructor. Unfortunately due to his lack of time with his father, Gareth never really found interest in his father's trade. However, he loved his weapon's instructor, he taught him many a things in life; etiquite, his tempeament to others but most importantly: a blade. This naturally led Gareth to spending most of his time learning how to wield a sword during his childhood. Gareth had two twin brothers when he was 4, this led him to guiding them and spending a lot of his free time hanging out and playing with them. When Gareth turned 14 his father had decided to move some place else, as trading them would have been more profitable. During the wagon ride to their new home, they were ambushed by bandits, killing his mom and father; however his weapon's instructor held them off, giving him and his brothers time to escape.... unfortunately, an arrow had hit Gareth's leg, giving him no time to escape before his instructor was overwhelmed. His brothers unable to save him in time, had to leave him behind. He was then captured by bandits and sold to slave traders, due to his injury, he was unable to be sold for quite some time, but was eventually sold to a farmer who was suffering from a lack of hands, and needed one at a low price. For the next 4 years, Gareth spent his time in that farm, learning to do chores and living in measly conditions. Eventually, the farmer fell into poverty and was forced to sell him to passing slave traders for some extra coin. Soon, these group of slave traders were attacked at night by bandits, giving Gareth time to run and escape. Finally being free, Gareth vowed to find his brothers no matter what.... but first he had to find shelter and a way to put food on the table.

You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.” I take a few steps forward, gently taking a seat on the cushion, placing my bag by me. I stare at the old hag with intrigue, " Good to see that you were expecting me, I have travelled quite a distance, I expect that you'll make it worth my time. My name is Lorman Brim, I lived in the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska. My father was a retired soldier in the army he had participated in the three month war and few other skirmishes for the kingdom during the time that he had served, He didn't achieve a high rank but was greatly appreciated by the few that fought by his side. Now that he has retired he works as a blacksmith, which I occasionally helped out with. My mom was a yoing maiden that married to my father at a young due to financial reasons, but she still greatly loves him. At a young age I would learn swordsmanship and blacksmithing from my father, this was what I spent most of my time doing, but during the times that I was not I would try to bargain and barter with other kids around my age to buy things from me. I have once fell of a cliff during a training session with my father and was found unconscious, I have made sure to be more vary on large heights from then on. Unfortunately we have never been well off financially but with mother getting sick and my father's business not doing too good we are in desperate need of money. With this I had come to the decision to move to the bustling Kingdom of Norland and began my blacksmithing career".