nobody is actually sure where crookedclaw came from. they sort of just showed up at the village one day, asking for shelter and unable to give a consistent story about where they came from. but with their insistence to stay paired with their physical strength, nobody really had much of an issue in letting them hang around- especially considering that he seemed very willing to help around town and even go out in harm's way on adventures.
crookedclaw and heavy had a rivalry that eventually mounted in crookedclaw telling heavy to leave town and stay away from his kittens . he's not very benevolent, but can be possessive/protective of villagers: especially aeronaut's family, considering they're the one who helped vouch to let him in
they usually mean well but are just kind of a smug dude
crookedclaw dad arc ? doing better now maybe. kind to adventuring buddies and thought of as Cool by village kids. affectionately called 'uncle crookedclaw' by kids and pigeon in particular