He was the third son born to the Underhill family. His Great great grandfather had started a troupe. They joined up with fair's and carnivals as tumblers and jugglers, knife throwers and tightrope walkers. In slow times, certain more experienced family would sneak into the better houses and markets of a town they visited and redistribute the local wealth.
He was trained from an early age to take on a cover role. Disguise himself as his dad or uncles to allow them an alibi. He was trained in all aspects of the troupe. He was capable of taking any role assigned and had even stood in for his grandfather once. His great grandfather currently led the troupe. His mother and his uncle Clarence's wife, he called her Betty, were devout of Brandobaris respectfully. They taught him what they felt was important.
His Aunt, who never got any respect, was a bard. She taught him how to disguise his features and appear as his uncles. She also taught him how to perform a little. She instilled in him a desire to be a showman and that would haunt him for his life. men of the family were all burglars and you didn't stay if you couldn't provide some service. Theo was good with lock's. Uncle Gregory was better, but he saw potential. He explored with his family until he was twenty-five, on his name day of his twenty-fifth year he dreamed of a man trapped in a forgotten city. He saw Brandobaris himself exploring the city, trying to locate the man, with Brandobaris and several others.
He didn't know what the dream meant, and didn't know the name of the man or the city, but he felt that his god had more for him to do than what he was doing, so he said his goodbyes, packed up, and left....