According to Macros, he was the son of a man cursed with immortality, and a simple woman. His father left, searching for one of three items that might have been able to remove his curse, and was never seen again. Macros, then going under his birth name of Hawk, became a member of a dying order of priests. He eventually was visited by an unknown power or god, who gave him a choice. Upon Macros's decision, he was given immortality, the power to know the future, and magical secrets. Then, he was sent out to fulfill his new master's plan.