Artyom was born within the city of Karosgrad, to a family of tanners. His family - as is only right under God - followed the Church of the Canon, bestowing upon him an early appreciation for religion. He had a normal life with some minor luxuries afforded to him by loving parents. From an early age his father sought to teach him their trade, though Artyom found himself lusting for more - perhaps greedily, perhaps unfairly. In his late teens his mother took ill one winter and one morning never awoke. Heartbroken, he decided to follow his youth and search for that burning more in his chest, where his journey on the server begins.
