Gaden-Ko was a male Voss Mystic in training at the time of the Cold War. Gaden-Ko was the son of a sculptor and a former Voss commando who was maimed by the Gormak when Gaden-Ko was small. As was Voss custom, he was raised by his grandfather, Dajan-Ko, who soon noticed the young Gaden-Ko's uncanny intuition. This insight allowed him to aid Voss commandos by predicting where Gormak patrols would be. Thus marked as a potential Mystic visionary, he had spent years at the Tower of Prophecy, studying and preparing to go on his pilgrimage.