Bodwynn Rakankrak was an inveterate gambler constantly in debt to the local crime boss and so easily recruited by said boss as a small-time thug. He literally "saw the light" after kicking in the door of a scholar's home in an attempt to collect a debt. The scholar turned out to be a wizard who blinded him with a Light spell, shoved him down a flight of stairs, and ran.

Bodwynn was miraculously not killed by the fall, to which he attributes divine intervention. When his vision cleared, the first thing he saw was an open book, which happens to be the symbol of the dwarven deity Dugmaren Brightmantle. In an exuberant haze (he was a bit drunk at the time), he swore allegiance to Dugmaren and foreswore further association with the crime boss. Needless to say, that necessitated getting out of town, so he undertook a pilgrimage to the nearest temple he could find.

He's still getting used to the life of the cloth after a life of crime, so still quite rough around the edges. He's surprisingly learned, though, considering his thuggish exterior (and, if we're being honest, there's still some thug left on the inside as well).