Born in a coastal village on Vatia to a family of fishermen he seemed destined for the same life but a series of tragedies steered his life in a way he never would have foreseen. He lost his parents to disease in his early teens, leaving him and his siblings to take over their work. He continued this for twelve years until one day in his 25th year that changed everything. Traveling alone on a fishing trip lasting several days he returned home with a full hold but he found his village in flames, his remaining family dead and his fiancée missing.