Oret's story starts like any other, born to two loving parents and raised in their loving care. Where his breaks the norm is he isn't exactly human. Somewhere in his lineage, a family member made a pact with a Shitain Genie, and the effects of that have been felt generations later with Oret's birth. The first sign of the young boy's gifts was his pallid grey skin that had a tendency to chip and crack instead of cut or bruise. When his hair started to come in, it was more akin to crystals than normal hair. The final aspect that set him apart came in his later years, when small stony protrusions started building on his skin.
Knowing that his gift of strength and uncanny endurance could not go to waste, he seized the opportunity to train with the town guard when he had the time. He learned the ways of armored combat and skill with a blade. His hulking frame also lent him an advantage with certain exotic weapons, and he fell in love with the naginata, a two-handed sword from the Regent normally reserved for removing riders from their mounts.
Fiercely loyal to friends and family, he quickly adapted the mindset that once he set his mind to something, there was nothing that was going to stand in his way.
