Torak's father was born roughly thirty-six years before the beginning of Wolf Brother to a man belonging to the Wolf Clan and a woman belonging to the Seal Clan and was christened as a Wolf Clan member. He had a brother older by two years named Tenris who was christened as a Seal Clan member. When Tenris was eleven and his brother nine, they met the eleven-year-old Fin-Kedinn (the future Raven Clan chief) and lived with him five months as the Wolf Clan's fosters. While Fin-Kedinn's head was filled with hunting, the brothers lived for Magecraft. They still remained good friends for six years. However, during the seventh year, Torak's father was nominated as the Wolf Clan's mage, but Tenris himself didn't become his clan's mage, leading him to wander in isolation.