His parents are unknown but it is certain that he was raised by Elves many ages ago when Sauron was gaining power and the Great rings were forged. He started to wonder why he should fight for a cause he didn’t believe in. So when the Last Alliance of Elves and Men came about he fled and wandered into lands far South named the Haradwaith. There he had to learn to take care of himself for both the land and people were harsh. Afterwards when he heard news of the temporary downfall of Sauron he went back to his kinsmen. When he arrived he was cast out because he had been thought to flee in the face of danger. For long after he had taken to wandering the strange lands North of the Misty Mountains. Occasionally he went back to the inhabited parts he knew of old and became somewhat of a smith, and through that knowledge made most of his own weapons and armor. He was hired one day by a man who was interested in hiring someone to help “convince” an… acquaintance to let him borrow some money. The “mission” went succesfully and he collected his reward. He decided to try out this new profession and was hired by many more people and his reputation grew. He became quite good at it and obtained a “good” reputation. ‘Til this day he has kept up his occupation and his profits grew until he could sit back in relative leisure and enjoy his life.