Hank was a normal kid in a normal place. He grew up with his mother and father and his friends in lar. He was tought the ways of a warrior by his father. His father was an expert fighter with blades. He balanced both strength and agility, and he was also smart. He had fancy meneuvers giving him the edge in battle. His father favored the rapier, but Hank prefered something with more weight. He wanted something that would 'cleave' through someone more than slice....Hank was a fan of the longsword. He liked the way it swished through the air as he swung it when practicing in front of his father. He knew his father was fine with that, and his friend had some, since he used longswords. His father gave him a small shield to go along with his longsword. A small one that blonged to his grand father, it was encrested with metal strips creating a design. There were battle marks on the shield, but it had been cared for and polished. Hank felt honored to hold his grandfathers shield. His grandfather like the rest of his family were also of warrior blood. He died before Hank was born, so Hank never got to know him. Though the stories his father told him of his grandfather....he wanted to meet him. He often spent times at lakes skipping stones and talking to his friends about life. Now that he is older now and has heard of bloods terror on the land, his warrior blood grows stronger within him and he and his friend swear to rid the lands of Blood...or die trying. The two rarely ever leave each others sides for anything. John's also grown quite as Hank and hardly ever talks. He is more or less a mute now, but Hank always knows what he is saying...or would be saying since they spent their whole lives together. John more or less just gestures now. Hank can answer for him about his life, since he's always been there for him. He interprets his gestures too, since his transition to being a mute was slow, he could use words to understand what John meant with his symbols. Now they can communicate quickly and quietly with each other in dangerous situations.