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Barry was an Argonian, spending his younger years as a child of the Black Marsh. His parents were followers of Akitosh, and gave Barry a pendulem of Akitosh. His parents were exectuted when he was 17 years old by Thalmor agents who got misleading documents stating that Barry's parents were Talos worshippers even though they weren't. Barry, struck with grief, fled to Cyrodiil and opened a jewelry store where he lived his days as a merchant. One day, an Imperial soldier went to buy some of his products and out of curiousity Barry asked if he could train to be a soldier.

He spent some time using one-handed weaponry and bows. He thanked the Imperial soldier and let him know he would join the Legion. After a few more years of hard training, he discovered his gift of Magic. An Arch-Mage picked up on his skill and gave him a coin purse, just enough to start a living in Skyrim, and told him he would get him across the border to join the College.

On that fatal night, Barry and the Arch-Mage crossed the border under the moonlight illegally. He saw Ulfric Stormcloak and his men and drew his bow, thinking they were just a bunch of low-life bandits. Unfortunately, they were not and a dagger went through the Arch-Mages throat by a Stormcloak. Barry fled from the scene, until Imperials found the Mages lifeless and bloody body and Barry running from the scene.

Barry was now a wanted criminal and eventually found by authority hold up in an abandoaned fort and sentenced to death in Helgen...

You know the rest.