Kenneth
Supreme cliff-notes version: Once upon a time, Kenneth was himself, but younger. Picked up and brought into a nice family at an age of 5, things were nice for a while. Then they stopped being nice. Primary caretaker and then the oldest son became the new caretaker when Kenneth was 12. The Oldest Son did not care for Kenneth. Thus became the new mission to remind him of his proper position. This went pretty well, most of his early education managed to be lost, until he eventually became more of a brute than a scholar. All joy of education replaced by a quiet anger that never was allowed to go anywhere. Then at 16, he had enough and decided a bit of petty larceny would be enough to get out and away. The reason of course is the most petty as could be, but in his defense, he was a teenager who overheard the wrong conversation. Apparently hearing that being with you would degrade the other persons value makes you lose a great deal of affection.
He then began his journey with a rather severe lack of funds, and a new goal. Because he was 16, this of course meant that revenge was such an incredible goal. Even now, whenever he looks back, he feels himself cringe something fiercely. He did manage upon some luck eventually however. Finding the right people at the right time, he was able to pick up a few skills here and there. Scraping by, managing mostly to acquire money to get weird few lessons, old things quickly returned, though some of the old damage remained. A mean appearance with unkind eyes and mouth. The fact that he ended up being so well-adjusted as he was remains a miracle. And even now some of the old anger remains set in his bones, as he furiously acquires more knowledge. Acquire knowledge, get stronger, and one day, return to rub it in everyones face. Even as he cringes at the thought of revenge, it still serves to motivate him. It's a terribly petty motivation, but at least it's motivation.
He then began his journey with a rather severe lack of funds, and a new goal. Because he was 16, this of course meant that revenge was such an incredible goal. Even now, whenever he looks back, he feels himself cringe something fiercely. He did manage upon some luck eventually however. Finding the right people at the right time, he was able to pick up a few skills here and there. Scraping by, managing mostly to acquire money to get weird few lessons, old things quickly returned, though some of the old damage remained. A mean appearance with unkind eyes and mouth. The fact that he ended up being so well-adjusted as he was remains a miracle. And even now some of the old anger remains set in his bones, as he furiously acquires more knowledge. Acquire knowledge, get stronger, and one day, return to rub it in everyones face. Even as he cringes at the thought of revenge, it still serves to motivate him. It's a terribly petty motivation, but at least it's motivation.
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