Born on Taos III under the name of Sebastian Vaarden, the young Yarrick was orphaned when he was 7 years old. Raised by his maternal grandfather in a small community near New Caedon Hive he spent there next three years under the harsh tutelage of this old Imperial Guard veteran sergeant, learning how to fight, lay traps and stay hidden. When the Orks invaded his homeworld, young Yarrik survived alone, hiding from the greenskins, laying traps, killing Gretchin, foraging, and generally doing everything he could to survive using all the tactics and tricks that his grandfather had taught him. When an Imperial relief flotilla finally arrived in orbit over Taos III several months later, Imperial Guard regiments were deployed. One squad on patrol picked up the lone, 10 year old boy who there and