Andro's background (as he understood it growing up)

Shortly before the Bloodspear War, a minor noble house rose to promenence under the leadership of a gifted young lord, Brannas Trellmon. Lord Trellmon's skill as a military tactician quickly drew the attention of House Markelhay, and he soon became one of Lord Markelhay's most trusted advisors. When the war began, Brannas was immediately chosen as one of three field generals to lead in the defense of Fallcrest and the surrounding region. When the ill planned battle on Gardbury Downs decimated Fallcrest's army, leaving the entire region at the mercy of the Bloodspear Orcs, it also destroyed House Trellmon. Deserved or not, Brannas was credited with having brought on the defeat, either through poor leadership in the field or by outright treason. Whatever the case, Brannas and all of his family was stripped of title and property, and soon left Fallcrest, or what remained of it, in disgrace.

Like most young peasant boys in Harkenwold, Andros Trellsen spent his childhood dreaming of grand adventures. He was more fortunate than most and was taken under wing by a local noble's wife who made arrangements for him to join her own sons in their schooling whenever possible. It was during this schooling that he first began to suspect his family's heritage when he came across the Trellmon family sigil and noticed its similarity to an old ring his aging grandmother wore on a simple string around her neck. Any attempts to investigate his suspicions were met with silence or open rebuke. And, he had to let it go until his theory was given new life at his grandmother's death bed. "Sooner or later, all will know the truth," was all the dying woman said as she slipped the signet ring into his hand only moments before taking her last breath, but those words set young Andros on his current path.
Since that day, Andros has focused all of his attention on his goal. As soon as he could, he left his family and journeyed to Fallcrest to find the truth and restore his family's name and position. His intent is to discover the truth about Brannas' defeat at Gardbury Downs, hopefully proving that he was wrongfully accused of any misdeeds. Failing that, he plans to earn back his family status through his own exploits. In the five years since coming to Fallcrest he has carefully chosen companions who he believes can aid him in his quest, although he has not shared his heritage or his plans with them. He is driven by his passion and rarely passes up an opportunity to curry favor with those in power, or to learn more about the history of the Nentir Vale and its people, but he also realizes that in order to restore honor to his house he must first prove his own. Wealth and trappings are mearly tools in his quest; easily parted with to further his goals.