You know, the only fantasy series *I* can think of that meets your requirements is the one I'm working on now. Joe Abercrombie's "The First Law" series
The Blade Itself
Before They Are Hanged
Last Arguments of Kings
and the standalone novels
Best Served Cold
The Heroes
I'm a bit more than half way through
Before They Are Hanged and I can tell you there is no humble young person in the whole series.