Alton was born to an adventurer, someone who did great things. Alas, Alton's father, who went by the same name, wasn't destined to live that long. A noble family saw something in Alton, and took him off the streets, whisking him off to their life of money, power, deceit, and treachery. Alton rebelled instantly, attempting to run away. He was caught many times. Soon, he stopped trying to run away, and adopted a different tactic. Every night, he would don dark clothes, and track down and arrest one of his family members. Alton felt no guilt about this. After all, he knew just how corrupt his foster family was. After every member of his foster family was in jail, Alton took down other corrupt nobles, until he came into contact with a travelling bard, a member of the College of the Herald. Intrigued, Alton began learning more about the art. Soon, the halfling began using the tools of blackmail, deception, and magic to root out corruption. Alton has begun his adventuring career in hopes of tracking down and taking on more formidable targets..
Mind you, this is not the backstory Alton tells everyone. Depending on who he is talking to, he might paint himself as a grizzled mercenary captain, a slave who led his fellow captives to victory and overthrew his captors, a gladiator fighting for sport in an arena, a leader of a cutthroat thieves guild, a renowned scholar, or a acolyte who serves his god to the very last breath.
