As a young Skald, Hendrik began to make a name for himself in the Killard Vale, singing praises of Orlanth and stoking rebellious sentiment against the Lunar imperial occupation. The authorities sought to arrest and execute Hendrik, but with the help of his kin and some Orlanthi rune magic, he faked his own death and fled east to Prax. Hendrik’s grandfather was a Bison Rider warrior who died at the Battle of Grizzly Peak. In Prax, he is hoping to find refuge among distant cousins, who he has never met.