The result of an elven woman falling in love with a human man, Reydar was destined for nothing great. He was seen as unworthy of his elven blood, though his dear mother did try her best to get the others to accept him. His father, convinced he would never be good enough for his elven lover nor his son, disappeared into the world, never to be seen or heard from again. Reydar had no relationship with him, does not know where he is. His relationship with his mother is rocky as best, outright explosive at its worst. He does not remain consistently in contact with her, holding a bitterness toward her for bringing him into this world and the rest of the elves for not accepting him. Eventually, he tired of trying to be good enough for everyone and at the age of 16 - young, especially got his kind - the half-elf ran away, just like his father.

His travels brought him to extraordinary places. Close encounters with death. He fell in love with learning about the vast world, finding healing in the new things he learned. Young and naive at first, Reydar was quick to make enemies and slow to befriend others. He did not trust others easily, still doesn't, finding himself much more relaxed when he's by himself. He prefers night over day, stalking through the shadows in dark clothes and finding solice in the dark embrace of the shadows. And it was within these shadows, as the years passed, that he had his first encounters with monsters.

He had heard of monsters before, tales woven by the elven elders to entertain - or perhaps frighten - the youth. Reydar had always been more intrigued than afraid. He was nearly killed at the age of 26 after foolishly going after a known monster that was beyond his capabilities of killing. Lucky for him, there came a group of monster hunters who had been sent after the same monster. They found Reydar there, struggling to fend off the beast with his weapons and what little strength he had left. Covered in blood - both his own and that of the beast - Reydar was determined to either win... or to die.

The group of monster hunters held to fend off and to kill the beast. Reydar ended up falling unconscious, though the hunters stayed with him, even bringing him back to their camp. When he regained consciousness, Reydar was invited by the group to join them. Reydar didn't have to think twice, even with his pounding headache, and agreed to join the hunters on their journey. He officially joined their organization 6 months later and has been with them ever since.