Shane was born in the sweet Emerald Isle, that fair Ireland, in the 1580's, knowing only the unrest of the time as the hated British came in ever increasing waves, bringing with them the tides of change and new thinking, and new wars

Finally fed up with this foreign populace, Shane left as a member of the court guard for one of the chiefs to Rome, Italy, seeking some solace from the governing authorities there. While in Rome, Shane developed a taste for fencing, a much more elegant form of war than that which he left behind. As a member of the guard, Shane takes his role quite seriously and enjoys honing is skills with those who would take up a challenge.