Strotmic was born into a poor family of Blacksmiths. His father inherited the shop they use form his father, who inherited form his father, who's the that built it. He's been trained all of his life to take over the family business, just like his father has. At the age of 40, he ran from his home, tired of being poor, and began wandering the world, looking for a place to settle and use his skills to make money that he can send back to his family.