Simonee was born in Stormwind City to a female mage and a male warrior. He was trained for both mage and warrior duties, though he took an early proficiency to the former. As a toddler, he had set buildings in the Old Town aflame regularly. In his fourth year, he was sent off to Silvermoon in Quel'Thalas to train further in his spellcasting. Soon after, the Grand Alliance had officially cut its ties with the High Elves, and no other young humans were sent to train. In Silvermoon, Simonee was mentored exhaustively by the brightest of the High Elven spellcasters for years, until the death knight Arthas brought with him the Scourge, destroying Silvermoon and taking the Sunwell.