Brude was found as a child by the edge of a forest by a young human couple who had Just went out on there own to try to start a life on the fringes of human lands, They decided to keep him as there own. He wore odd clothing that seemed to blend in with the forest itself, and had odd lettering tattooed on his back. He spent the next 13 years living as any farmers son would. Then on his 16th birthday he awoke to an empty house, His parents two siblings and even the live stock had just disappeared. After days of searching to no avail he set off towards the nearest city. The next 7 years of his life are shrouded in mystery, but to this day he does not know what happened to his family.
(I know its not much but its the best i could do.)