Lotho's mother was a member of the Proudheart family of halflings, but known for her kind heart. Though she told stories of the days when she had fought in the Crusades, she now lived in relative peace among her halfling family peacefully in the village of Rubyblossom.
His father was a bloodthirsty orc chieftain who attacked Rubyblossom, taking what he wanted ... and leaving his mother behind with a child.
Rather than leaving Lotho to the elements, she found a way to love him and raise him within Rubyblossom, learning the importance of community, peace, and freedom. Lotho grew to enjoy the simple work of farming, finding that it helped to quell the fury that he felt flowing through his blood. Still, his mother recognized that someday he would be called to the life of a warrior, so taught him to channel that anger in battle against the forces of evil.
One day, Rubyblossom was attacked by a group of minor demons. Lotho felt the divine call of Erastil and organized a defensive force, fighting the demons off in the Battle of Fallowleaf Field. Though they defeated the enemy, he saw in the eyes of his family and friends that the ferocity he exhibited on the battlefield had frightened them.
At his mother's recommendation, Lotho set out on a pilgrimage into the wider world, to learn more about his new powers and how to balance the light and the darkness within him. He made his way toward the Worldwound, to resume the crusade that his mother had once fought in, hoping that the divine blood within him wins out.
