Albrecht Kranich was born to an affluent Eisen family.  As one would expect, he was formally educated, and showed exceptional promise as a student.  He found that the subject of medicine appealed to him more than the rest, and that became his focus.<br/><br/>As with most healthy Eisen men, Albrecht received arms training from childhood on.  Given the history of his family, he chose to train in the respected defense-focused Loring style, which relied on disarming opponents without causing unnecessary harm.  It was a popular school for guards as well as those who wished to appear non-violent and pious, something that had become more important in the aftermath of the split in religion.<br/><br/>Albrecht's life was a simple one, though busy.  He made a point of studying the physiques of those around him, and made many observations in the field of nutrition.  He then began to evaluate other factors impacting physical prowess.  He started reading texts that earned laughter in serious academic circles.  He was accused of consulting witches and of trying to learn the occult.  Those accusations may have been accurate, but seemingly no one, especially him, knows for sure.<br/><br/>He knows that his study was destroyed.  He knows that he has forgotten almost all of his amassed knowledge as well as some of his mental acuity.  He also knows that he is much larger than he once was.  He does not know how these things came to pass, other than that they must be related.<br/><br/>There was little time to investigate the manner, though, as a small mob had begun forming.  He was able to escape and eventually found his way to Montaigne, where he knew Eisen elite were unlikely to venture in force and changed his name to Heinrich.  He learned the language in both spoken and written form, though his accent betrayed his heritage.<br/><br/>Finding work was not overly difficult.  Between his large size, impressive strength, and adequate ability to wield a pair of panzerhands, there was always something to guard.  As with his academics, his skill in hand to hand combat was lacking compared to where he had once been, but enough of the actions were still instinctual.  Eventually he was noticed by a member of the Knights of the Rose and Cross, and with them he found a source of regular food and lodging.<br/><br/>He wants to learn how his body was transformed, as well as the events that led to his hasty departure from Eisen.