Aleksi was born in the Dale lands, but he knew he wanted more, not to be a fisherman like his father. So when the chance to work with Master Miomir a traveling blacksmith and weapon maker he took it. Things where pretty simple he would mainly just do the grunt work, move the iron and steel and keep the forge going. But after a while the good smith started to teach the young man the skills of the trade. From time to time Aleksi would miss home but he truly was enjoying the life that he was making for himself.

One night while they where making camp just off the road a small band of bandits set upon them. The bandits did not expect the men to be able to do much as they did not seem to be carrying any weapons. But unknown to them Miomir was a weapon smith and they had a number of weapons just inside the wagon that they where unloading to make camp. So as the bandits broke cover to run through the clearing the two other men grabbed for arms. Miomir grabbed his blacksmithing hammer while Aleksi grabbed a two handed sword hoping it might frighten the men off, sadly that was not the case. The skirmish did not take long the bandit to flee but not before injuring the two men.

Aleksi loaded the things back on the wagon, as well as Miomir the worse of the injured of the two men. Both men where bleeding but Miomir had taken a stomach wound. About all Aleksi knew about taking care of cut was you needed to stop the bleeding so he wrapped some cloth and held it there with a leather strap. He got them moving back to the town they just left to try and get his Master and friend the help he needed. It did not take long before they return to that small village in Gondor, and to find someone to treat their wounds. He sold most of his belonging and those of his former Master as he did not recover from his wounds.

He choose to set out on his own and hone his skills with both his trade and with the blade. Through his work he has grown into a rather large man, keeping his hair long, with a beard and mustache.