Background (pre-campaign)
Sacha "The Blade" Cresswell was born to a devout middle class family in Sharn. His father was a well known and respected blacksmith, and his mother a seamstress for high class clientele. From a young age, Sacha was raised to follow the Sovereign Host, something which was a huge part of his family life.
Sacha had always shown great aptitude with a blade--especially two-handed--as a child, and so took a place training for entry to the elite Brelish organisation, the King's Swords, in his teenage years. During his time there, he learnt to be a fearless competitor, and became driven to surpass the skill of all his peers.
As the training progressed, it was clear that he was one of the best there was, his fighting style a mix of deadly precision and barely controllable rage. He even earned his nickname, "The Blade". He was determined to become a warrior of great renown.
However, his failure to work well in a team (partly due to the afore mentioned battle rage), as well as a generally relaxed attitude towards orders and authority, cost him his place in the King's Swords, instead consigning him to one of the lesser organisations under the Brelish throne. Sacha had brought shame to himself, his family, and Dol Dorn.
So, the eighteen-year-old picked himself up, and decided to make a name for himself elsewhere. With a brief farewell to his parents and friends, he hastily boarded a cargo ship headed for Shargon's Teeth and Xen'drik. If fame, renown, and fortune were to be found anywhere, it would be surely be there?