Myrddin was orginally given up by his family to the jedi order of old. he was trained in the arts of the jedi and eventually became a jedi Knight serving in the Clone wars. it was during this time that he was found by Fay and marked to take on the legacy of a Balanced one in the force. he survived the Great Jedi Purge because he was on Dac when the order was given and managed to hide himself in the force.