Bertholdt was born in Belvitz, but he does not remember his parents, since they left him in a ditch. Someone from the gutters, took him in and raised him as his own, he learned how to fight, how to steal, how to get by, how to use his words properly. He joined lots of organizations but always left because he couldnt fit in, after 18 years of fighting,killing,stealing a kindred soul Arthur Windhelm, Chamberlain of Pembroke found him and took him in, since then he's been a friend and father to him and Bertholdt now lives in Pembroke, serving as a Crimson Guard.