I was thinking that maybe tiring on wandering around and selling his blade for coin to high and low, wanting to make a name for himself...and for a greater cause aswell! of course!;)
Cool! I had something like a well traveled mercenary in mind. Practical, kind, mellow and somewhat of a dabbling polymath (not nearly an expert in anything, just a broad but shallow base of knowledge). Would there be room for someone like that?