I was made to do whatever my father wanted, to be the chamber pot into which he threw all his anger and his problems. My mother, while she cared was absent from most of my life. It wasn’t until I finally broke free of that prison at the age of 14 that I truly discovered what life could be like. Finding my footing in a cruel world without the aid of anyone was how I developed the steel skin that shielded me from those who would do me harm.

At 16 I met a swordsman who took me into his apprenticeship, from him I learned how to defend my person from those who would do me physical harm. I took these skills and left him eventually to become my own man. Around this time I also found the love of a maiden named Isabella. She was the only great love of my life and after two years of passion and caring she was taken from me. It was at this point after all that had occurred in my life that my heart died. I found my way into many a place to challenge any man, and bed any woman that I could find.

This gave me no pleasure deep in the void of my heart but it was something to pass the time. During this time I made acquaintances and learned that no matter what people say they always want something from you, everyone except my dear Isabella. In her name I decided to try and improve my station in life. Not simply arouse chaos in whatever location I happened to find myself in. On this journey I found myself in a bar owned by someone people referred to as Amanda. This was quite an interesting place as people there sometimes seemed to lose themselves in a very literal sense. This intrigued me enough to start conversing with her and from there my real story begins…