Swifty was born to a elven mother and human father among the peaceful Dalelands. His father, Reven, was a farmer of good means and a simple tavern on the main road. His mother,Quilynn, a beautiful wood elf and avid adventurer who maintained a nomadic lifestyle traveling the world. Twords the middle of her life (4th century), she stumbled upon the midst of a slaughter. She managed to rescue a male human from the Vhaeraunite drows of the forest who had descended among the farmlands. With everything lost to the young man, he decided to adventure with the his elven heroine.
Soon they fell in love. Quilynn and Reven traveled for years together until their union one day produced a child. The quaint family settled down near a small village in the Cormanthor Forest. One night, when Swifty was only a 5 years, a group of drow raiders descended upon the village killing many and enslaving the females. Quilynn attempted to flee with the infant but was cut down before she got to far. A female drow say the babe, and uncharacteristically felt a twang of pity for the baby. She rationalized it that he could be raised as a slave.
The half elven child was taken to the drow house and raised as a slave to the leaders. He grew up among them, learning of their ways and waiting for his chance for revenge or escape. During this time, Swifty was trained in the ways of the Masked Lord, perfecting the skills of a thief and an assassin. One day he found his chance and escaped, leaving behind everything and vowing to kill the drow. with no one and nowhere to go, he made his way to the city of Dagger Falls. His skills saved his life as he took down a man twice his size. Unknown to him, he was watched by the guildmaster. He was hired as their assassin. But Swifty wasnt content. and so he took up adventuring himself, willing to be hired by the highest paying.