Post by Yeti on Oct 29, 2014 22:19:25 GMT -5
Liam grew up in and around the mercenary houses of the city. The son of a nameless sellsword and a tavern wench left him knowing as he grew up that he had to make his own life for himself.
The older sellswords would laugh when he would pick up practice swords and swing them at the practice dummies. The only one who didn't laugh was a grizzled old half-orc named Baria One Eye. His orc heritage combined with his facial scaring would scare most away when he would snarl at them.
It was Baria who took pity on the short boy and began teaching him the art of swordplay. Liam was forced to learn Orcish in order to understand the commands given by Baria, his command of the Common human tongue was well short of that needed.
Baria would take him as a hireling on caravan duties to teach him the way of the sellswords.
The older sellswords would laugh when he would pick up practice swords and swing them at the practice dummies. The only one who didn't laugh was a grizzled old half-orc named Baria One Eye. His orc heritage combined with his facial scaring would scare most away when he would snarl at them.
It was Baria who took pity on the short boy and began teaching him the art of swordplay. Liam was forced to learn Orcish in order to understand the commands given by Baria, his command of the Common human tongue was well short of that needed.
Baria would take him as a hireling on caravan duties to teach him the way of the sellswords.