For part of his childhood, Allun lived among the Travellers with his Rin mother and Traveller father. When he was ten years old, however, his father was killed in the War of the Plains and his mother chose to return with him to Rin to live. Unfortunately for Allun, his Traveller heritage resulted in teasing from other children, as anything or anyone considered an 'oddity' was looked down upon, even by adults. As he grew up Allun formed a 'goofball mask' to hide his true feelings from others. He also refused to learn how to swim, not wanting to be teased even more for lacking that skill, as Rinfolk were taught how to swim as very young children.