I Mean he is a goblin that somehow popped up in the kingdom of Yves, one of the most dangerous places for a goblin to be. He cooks food that humans find palatable rather than goblin fare. He doesn't speak a language anyone understands. Despite goblins being natural survivors, he was found in dire straits. It all seems to point towards him being a average human who suddenly found himself laying naked in an yvesian field somewhere as a goblin. No telling how much bad shit he went through before being picked up by Terrod.
He wasn't picked up by Torred, but by the Madam of the Whistling Hen. Plus he was on/near the Boarder of Yves.