Goddamnit I want to start this story with too many things at once so I can't decide how to start it and no matter which way I go, it feels like it's missing something important.

I could start when the caravan he's guarding is attacked and then later return to why he was there, but the reason feels kinda important so I don't want to skip it.

I could start earlier, but that might be too boring and infodump-y.

I could also start later after he's betrayed and sold off, but that'd require some major flashbacks soon.