Killane was born in a modest farming community, and was a young child when his father was killed by roaming bandits. His mother did her best for him, and managed to get him apprenticed to the local blacksmith, who was a dwarf. The blacksmith quickly realized that there was something special about Killane. From the moment he picked up the hammer, it was as though he was complete. When Killane wasn't learning about blacksmithing, his master taught him the basics of Torag, and Killane knew that he had known Torag his whole life. From that point on Killane served Torag, both as a cleric and as a blacksmith.
As Killane grew older he slowly replaced the dwarf as the town blacksmith, but he grew to love the dwarf as a father. Then one day the bandits came back, and in far greater numbers than before. They attacked late during the night and were through half of the town before anyone even realized it. Killane and his master were working late, and when they heard the first scream they grabbed weapons and went to charge out of the shop. Before they could make it out of the shop, bandits broke down the door and attacked them. Together they defended themselves in the shop, and eventually drove away the bandits. But not before most of the town was killed, and Killane's master was mortally wounded. Killane and the few survivors spent the next 2 days burying the dead, and then moved on.
Since then Killane has been moving from town to town, paying for his way with his smithing talents. When he heard of the chance to go to the Stolen Lands to settle, he decided to go, if not for more than just moving away to start over. He is very hands on and can built almost anything, something he learned as a blacksmith.