Gastaf Buckland never knew his parents and so was raised by his grandmother and later his uncle who taught him the trade of the highwayman. He quickly gained much experience and eventually formed his own crew. On one night, Gastaf and his highwaymen waylaid a carriage laden heavily with trunks and goods. It was an easy plunder and Gastaf even stolen a token from the old lady who was in the carriage. Outraged, the old lady swore a curse upon him as they left her. Gastaf thought nothing of it and went off to go set up camp with his men. Shortly after the curse began to grow and Gastaf started to have strange dreams to the point where he lost control and slaughtered his entire crew. Realizing what he had done, Gastaf left his people and gained much reputation as a monster hunter in Demiplanes of Dread while trying to fight for control of the beast within.