Benzo runs a pawn shop in a poor town referred to as The Lanes an underground area owned by the ever rich Topside. Living in The Lanes his shop doesn’t have the prettiest or most expensive stuff but it’s honestly work. He has an adoptive son named Ekko that’s eight years old and who helps around that. Benzo has one friend, Vander the most respected man in the undercity who himself has four adopted kids Vi, Claggor, Mylo and Powder, Powder was around Ekkos age the two of them were great friends.