Summary: I am playing version e1.0.3 right now. I received the same error ("This is a generic backstory") when talking with Athlian the Healer. I encountered her at the tavern in Epicrotea.
**Edit** I received the same thing with Iona the Healer at Akkalat and Davan Frostbeard at Onira (still using version e 1.0.3). It seems to work fine the first time I encounter someone of a certain type ("the Healer", "The wronged", Frostbeard, etc), but I seem to get this error for any new characters with that type. I don't know if this is a reliable pattern, but that seems to fit my observations so far.
Issue: Iona the healer, Athlian the healer, and Davan Frostbeard all have the message "This is a generic backstory" when trying to get their story. It seems to show a pattern of having this issue for everyone of that type after the first one I've met (I'm still early in the game though, so it may not be a reliable pattern).
Locations: Epicrotea's tavern, Akkalat's tavern, and Onira's tavern
Version: e1.0.3