Rolin

Early Life
Rolin was the first of two children born in Reono in 74 RC. He was a slim, simple-minded kid who spent his free time playing with his friends in the city streets. When Rolin was growing up, he received a basic education which taught him about Shigu and the legendary Rain Silves. He became obsessed with these stories and tried to travel to Shigu on foot, but he got lost in the dense forest and was exposed to a large amount of miasma.

Rolin was saved by a sergal named Mist, a sieg (northerner who isn't a shaman or brave clan member) who happened to live nearby. Mist was already planning to visit the Shigu Dukedom to buy some more books to read, so once Rolin had recovered they set out on a two month journey to reach the capital of Shigu. Rolin learned a lot about talyxian behavior and mannerisms during their journey, since they were accompanied by Mist's talyxian associator, Cloud.

Young Adult Years
When Mist and Rolin reached the Shigu Dukedom in 82 RC, Rolin had a hard time making money. He resorted to taking odd jobs and going on hunts, but since he was still young and inexperienced he sometimes ended up going in over his head. On one hunt, he ended up fighting a couple large dondokos and got his right leg and left ear messed up. Rolin was eventually fed up with this life, and went to school in Shigu Dukedom to become a judge. Rolin was four years into his education in 89 RC when he received word from Mist: all of his family members and childhood friends had died. His parents had died from old age, his sister had died from illness, and his friends had been killed in a skirmish with a talyxian leech. Rolin had no idea how to cope with this, and fell into a deep depression. He could barely muster up the will to get out of bed, or even eat.

Rolin got another letter from Mist two months later, encouraging him to get out of his house and find a hobby. Rolin obliged, and after watching his local weapon smith for a couple weeks he asked if he could give it a try. Rolin eventually became an apprentice after months of blood and sweat, soaking in everything he could about the smithing trade. He went on to work under the local weapon smith until 94 RC, when he had the money and skill to set up his own shop. Rolin's right leg became infected around this time, and Rolin needed to have it amputated and replaced with a simple prosthetic.