Demîk was born at Tâna in T.A. 1107. He was heir to the lordship of nearby Brôd, a small, upland kingdom that once formed the western portion of the core territories of the great empire of Lôchas Drûs. His father ruled the kingdom, but the Drâl family coveted the realm of Lôchas to the east, and Demîk grew up swearing that he would see a Drâl on the Lôchan throne before he died. This passion guided his life.