The Lowca family have been hunting the lands of Idalos for generations. Each first born male of the family continues the tradition and chooses a territory to hunt in. This generation the inheritor of the burden is Wald, tho being the second born male his elder brother died soon after child birth due to the occurrence of nuchal cord. Because of this during Wald's birth a midwife was hired to help with the birth to ensure the complication wouldn't happen again. Tho nothing is that easy, when born and just tasting life the cold embrace of death was quickly behind him as he was unable to breath. thankfully the midwife was there to induce breathing quickly tho turning an eerie blue before finally taking his first breath of air.
In Wald's tender arcs he traveled on his mother's back during the long journeys to new campsites within his fathers territory. When he was able to walk he began his study of the local wild life that will. From there he learned how to skin the animal and how to use each part of the kill as to give thanks to the animal for another few moments of life.
This continued until the age of 10 where he was then brought on hunting trips with his father to gain skill and knowledge on how to properly hunt prey. At the age of 14 Wald and his father was hunting for deer, when they had found a large buck. This was several trails of food, him and his father lined up a shot from their bows. One arrow hit through the neck and the other through the chest. The creature began to flee while badly wounded the dripping blood was the trail they used to track the kill. When they arrived at the final resting place a large bear was already there eating on the animal. Wald's father quickly stopped the boy's movements. This loss was hurtful towards them since they would be heading home without a kill. He then asked his father why we didn't try and kill the bear for our meal back. His father replied, "No matter what happens, whether you succeed or not, if you stand up and do it right and pay attention, hunting will always give you what you need. It may not be what you were looking for, but it will absolutely be important enough to justify your trip. We both hit our marks but were you not scared of the bear my boy?" Wald nodded in reply to that as his father continued, "Then there would have been no way to strike down the bear your shot would of been forfeit and we both could of died. We don't just hunt for food but to be close to nature."
Wald continued his training under his father until he was old enough to leave his mother and father to start on his own. Bringing only what he needed to survive and a single heirloom from his father, a single necklace made of 12 deer antler fragments each from a separate generation of hunter. It was his job to add the 13th fragment and pass it down to his first born son when the time came. It may not have been extravagant but this was his proof of being a man.
Wald then moved to the wilderness around Viden in order to lay calm to a hunting ground rich in thick pelts. For this is what his life is, to hunt prey. He settled camp in several areas, but can be commonly seen near the entrance of the city selling pelts and meat to merchants and civilians, and the innards to fisherman as bait. He often ate the unwanted meat of mink since the pelt was what people wanted not the meat.He would hunt for 5 Trails before heading back to Viden to sell his goods.
Parents: Ahren and Taliba Lowca