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According to Skansa, his parents were rogue sellswords in Abalathia's Spire, and he was an unexpected pregnancy. He has little to no memory of his birth parents. After being delivered to an orphanage in the region, Skansa stayed as a nomadic foster child up in a small village in Abalathia's Spire, living a peaceful life in a tight-knit community. At 16, he left his local village to pursue other interests and become versed in the ways of the world. He was taught the Hellsguardian art of Blacksmithing, leading him down a path of becoming an omnicrafter, as well as the ancient art of becoming a Warrior. However, Skansa, being so young and inexperienced, found it difficult to control the power of being a warrior, and so he set out on a nomadic journey by himself to strengthen his resolve and self-worth.For fourteen years, Skansa would spend his time as a trader and sellsword for hire, learning the art of crafting, gathering and basic battle and magic arts. During this time, he would sustain two scars on his face: the scar in the middle was from a drunk pirate attacking him while defending a civilian, while the one on his left cheek was from an attack by a peiste while mining in Ul'Dahl. He has only vague memories of the world prior to the Seventh Calamity, and much of it has been lost, like most of the population.

It is in this era of his life while working as a leatherworker under Guildmaster Geva in Gridania that Skansa formally enlists to become an adverturer, becoming honed in archery to acquire animal hides. His prowress in the art - as well as possession of the Echo - is what causes Yda and Papalymo to take note of him, introducing him to the Scions, and becoming entangled in the Battle for Eorzea.

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As a character, Skansa is observational, supportive, considerate, and intelligent, with a wanderlust for adventure and journeying to other places. He has a strong sense of justice, and will take up arms to defend those in need. He is a romanticist and very flirtatious, engaging in the act of making love wherever he goes.However, beneath Skansa's jovial and wise demeanor lies an embattled soul, disturbed and mournful over the bloodshed and violence he has witnessed, as well as at odds with his own reputation and existence as a 'Warrior of Light'. Throughout his journeys Skansa develops an existential crisis, wondering if it is in his fate to become the very beings he fights against.

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