When Okota got drunk at Fool's Gold, Okota told about the his past.

He told, he was a balancer dancer on a ball. He was a member of circus. When Okota was a baby, he was abduct by "Cazic Thule Cicus"!
The master of circus is one-eyed troll had two whips. When Okota failed on a stage, he strikes hardly. Okota must die... so, if she was not there! She was a cute halfling girl – Okota did not tell her name – and ropedancer in circus. She set free harmed Okota from circus. On the escape, she was... ahh.

But take care, Okota lies sometimes. Don't forget he is a worshipper of Bristlebane.