Daud founded the Whalers some time after his arrival in Dunwall, in 1811.[1] He recruited mercenaries, street kids and refugees, trained them in the arts of stealth and assassination and shared with them some of the powers granted to him by the Outsider. They were united by the desire to cleanse the city of its undesirables and turn a profit in the process.[2] Their targets included criminals, city officials and even aristocrats. In 1829, Daud met Billie Lurk who, after years of training, would become his greatest protégé.[1]