He was born on the planet Xian into a poor family before the reign of Revenge, his father owned a farm and his mother took care of him, while also running a sewing shop out of their home. He was a only child and he had helped his father around the farm by the age of 7. His life was peaceful and quite simple until, Revenge had taken control, of Xian killing nearly every single living person on the planet. Arcainus was very fortunate to be able to escape the attack that had befallen Xian. He had stowed away on a merchant vessel escaping the planet, fleeing from the attack.