Ulthak was born into The Empty Hand Tribe in far off Belkzen. His mother was a shaman, who purchased Ulthak’s father for his bloodline. He was raised by her, not so much as a son, but rather as part of a ritual to connect him to the elemental planes. While he was a Shaman’s Apprentice, he learned little to nothing from his mother about the actual profession of being a shaman. Rather, he did what he was told and when he was told, so as to avoid her ire. Likewise, being a half-breed in Belkzen was not the life that any would call easy, and being owned by a shaman only offered so much protection. When he came of age, he came to the conclusion that his continued survival was in no way guaranteed, as it was clear to him that his mother’s goals were for her own benefit. As such, when the opportunity came to flee, he took it. Leaving with a caravan of outsiders, he has attempted to make as much distance as possible between himself and his home, out of the fear that his mother might seek to reclaim her investment. It was for this reason that he made his home near Passbog. Leaving a caravan, he went out into the wilderness, both to hide and to meditate upon the elemental powers that he feels welling up inside of him. And it has been there that he had lived. He began by working odd jobs, coming into the village only to trade for what goods he could not make on his own, and generally keeping a low profile as he hid away. Eventually he started tanning leather from animals he hunted and leatherworking, making a profession for himself. While not a member of the village by any means, seeing the large and tattooed half-orc ceased to be a cause for concern.
That is…until the world broke. Then the goblin raids began. And despite his size, he knew that their numbers were not to be trifled with. Just as the outlying farms have been lost and the farmers killed, Ulthak has been driven out of his home and into Passbog, so that he might find safety in numbers.
