Robin had long left behind the quiet farming hamlet of his childhood, having ventured out to towns and cities about as soon as he was able to carry a traveler's bag. Robin dreamed of being a traveling minstrel and an entertainer. The reality was far harsher, as Robin faced more than his share of menial and degrading labor as he struggled to earn enough coin for a meal and a warm room. Yet Robin was able to improve his craft as he traveled, and their came a day when he came to the attention of Baron Frederick Salisfer, a Chelaxian nobleman who, after watching a particularly good show, hired Robin on the spot as his jester. Robin became not only an entertainer for Baron Burgess and his guests, but also a unique weapon against the Baron's adversaries. For Robin was encouraged to sing songs and tell tales calling into question the dignity and worth of his foes.
There came a day, however, when Robin was asked to ply his trade not against other petty nobleman, but rather against an uprising of peasants who were rising against taxation, unjust treatment, and devil worship. As a commoner himself, Robin empathized with the commoners' plight. For a time, he did as he was told, but his heart wrenched as he earned scorn rather than praise. And so, one fateful day, he decided to make common cause with the uprising, and started to make fun of all the nobility, and most especially Baron Salisfer.
The Baron did not take well to Robin's betrayal, and Robin was lucky to have escaped Cheliax alive. Having managed to escape the nation's borders, Robin was on the road once more, this time hoping that faraway Andoran will be a welcome home for satire against the wealthy and privileged.
