Aelfwyne comes from small family band of Bowies living on the outskirts of the Holy Orenian Empire. His father, Lathan, was the leader of the small family band and, being an only child for the majority of his life, was his father’s only heir. However, at the age of 13, another son was born to his father. Following the Adunian tradition, his little brother was made successor to be leader of this band of Bowies. Three years later, feeling shunned by his family for having to relinquish his status, Aelfwyne decided to poison his younger brother. Having no knowledge of alchemy, he used Flame Tongue Root as an attempt to kill his brother. The attempt failed however, causing immense pain to his 3 year old brother. After Lathan discovered the cause of his heir’s illness and finding out is was Aelfwyne who administered the poison, he needed to punish his eldest son. Not being able to bring himself to execute Aelfwyne, he banished him from the clan, leaving him to fend for himself. Having lived alone in the wilderness for several years, Aelfwyne has honed his survival skills.
