Legends of Belariath
Amberdrake
Amberdrake was born in a rather normal village, as far as any cat person village is normal.
Being one of the few male members of his village, life was interesting to be the least; as one of the 'jobs' his local village expected of it's males was to 'keep the females happy', which made them almost like gigolos, even if it didn't have to be sexual. Growing up in a village such as this, Amberdrake never had much time to himself, and gets lonely very easily, having been used to being with at least two or three of his friends, almost all coincidentally female, at any given time. Despite what one may think, it wasn't just sexual, it was more of being companionship, everything from just chatting to more intimate distractions.
As one of the few males, he got an odd attitude towards the women of his village, and not the 'normal' one where it doesn't matter if one goes missing, but that he strives to make each one feel special, as that's how everyone should be. That's why he started drawing, was to make his 'friends' feel special.
Amberdrake's interests were pretty normal, all things considered were pretty normal when growing up, girls, games, et cetera. But, he was always oddly attracted to the local shop that held the magical trinkets and curiosities. The actual reason he learned magic in the first place, all the nifty little odd things of wonder that were done with magic.
He would still be living in his village today, if it were still there. One day, he simply left for a few days, to help someone get to the next village, after he got back, his village was gone, as if it'd never been there. He took to wandering after that, having still yet to meet anyone from his village, that wandering was what brought him to the inn...