Hailing from a long line of Baldurian military officers, Karthis was poised to follow in the footsteps of his forefathers, having spent most of his early career in the army stationed along the Sudd Tohst border, repelling bands of brigands and smugglers. One encounter with a small family trying to flee Baldur changed his perspective on his homeland. He was summarily dishonourably discharged, stripped of his rank and ordered back to his home in Grimhelm in shame. Yet soon after his arrival, the whisperings of rebellion began and Karthis found himself conflicted to which side he would find himself fighting for.