Todd Barley was born to a common street-wench mother, and raised until the age of six when he ran away. From here he survived as a street rat, learning to steal, take and fight for what he wanted. At age fourteen he discovered he wanted Whiskey, and quickly focused his efforts on maintaining his access to it. He would rob, fight, and beg his way to the bottle for most of the next 12 years, until one fateful night. As he was drinking in a pub, a farmer from the west came in and ordered a drink. He spit it out as soon as got it, claiming it wasn't fit to be hog piss.