Seamus Backstory
Seamus Lightfoot grew up in Korvosa, the first son of Finnius Lightfoot head of the Lightfoot mafia; a criminal organization of like-minded halflings. Along with his brother Brody Lightfoot grew up in the criminal underbelly. Despite the close camaraderie of both halfling culture and mafia culture, Seamus always felt a little like the black sheep of the family. That is until Rosie Nightstep joined the organization. The two became fast friends, Seamus giving the young orphan access to the privileges of being a part of the family and Rosie returning the favor by becoming one of the guilds most prolific thieves. Seamus was taught all of the underhanded tricks needed to survive in a city in which anyone could stab you in the back.
That’s exactly what happened. As Seamus rose in the ranks, as befitting the son of Finnius, Seamus was given increasing authority and status. His authority was less about any talent he had and more about his family connections. He began to run more complicated grifts, thefts, and cons. As he rose in prominence so did Rosie, alongside of him. The two of them were given charge of the biggest theft the Lightfoot mafia would ever pull off, the theft of a valuable jewel worth a king’s ransom from a mighty Duke and Duchess with connections to the nation of Cheliax. While the two silently entered the grand hall and successfully heisted the jewel, danger was about to befall Seamus. As he exited the hall, the lights turned on and when Seamus turned around, he was alone, Rosie at betrayed him and stolen the jewel for herself. Left alone and pinned for the crime of the stolen jewel, the Duke proceeded not to press charges or make it a public crime. Instead he sold young Seamus as a slave to a Cheliax noble.
In Cheliax, Seamus hit rock bottom. Forced to serve, his freedom completely cut off, Seamus had nothing left. As he lay in the stone room deep in the basement of his masters house, he thought about ending his life there; there was no joy in his life. What seemed like a coincidence but later Seamus attributes to divine interaction, another halfling was shoved into his room. An older gentleman, Dabarn Greyward, came into the service of Seamus’ master. Dabarn, while in the same situation as Seamus, worshipped the goddess Shelyn. Seamus was drawn to the natural beauty and art of the goddess and begged Dabarn to teach him the teachings of Shelyn.
It was during this time period that joy entered Seamus’ life again. As he learned to see the beauty in every situation, his life became more bearable. As they grew in friendship Dabarn became a mentor to Seamus and the two became very close; often working on artistic projects together; Dabarn’s prize and joy was a wooden songbird wittled from a piece of stolen firewood. They would begin planning an escape plan. The escape worked almost perfectly, except as they escaped the city some guards captured Dabarn, the old halfling not having the benefit of criminal training that Seamus had. As the guards left and Seamus held Dabarn in his dying arms, the old halfling pushed two items into his hand, the first was the wooden songbird, “Bury this for me in Sandpoint, my son. It is where I grew up and where I want to die.” The second was his wooden holy symbol of Shelyn. Both treasures Seamus would hold dear to him.
Seamus barely escaped with his life, and he didn’t stop running until he left Cheliax and found himself in Varisia. Unsure what to do next, Seamus dedicated his life to Shelyn in honor of his mentor. He began making his way to Sandpoint in honor of his mentor. As luck would have it, he heard that Sandpoint was opening a new cathedral and one of the goddess worshipped was Shelyn. “Good, I can kill two birds with one stone, honor Dabarn and learn more about serving Shelyn”
