As an infant, Evan Peyton was adopted by a Dutch Count. In the year 1609, he traveled to the Highlands. There he had an incident, and his family thought that he was dead. Some weeks later, however, he suddenly came back home. Evan had indeed died, and became Immortal. Meanwhile, he had encountered an other Immortal, who taught him what he was. Since that time he became interested in alchemy and magic. Evan also believed that he deserved his father's inheritance, and not his brother Vincent, who was the biological son of the Count. In 1610 he started to poison his brother. Evan made the others believe that it was a fever. His plan would have worked, but the Immortal Amanda interfered. She told the Count about Evan's plans. Evan was banished by his father, and had to flee. Before he left he