Harry was born in a nameless village, in the Skannari Lands. He was an only child, and received the loving attention of both of his parents. He lived happily for 10 years in that village, where everyone was kind, and part of a tight knit community. One deary day, the Svarlings rampaged into the village and killed everyone there. Harry's father told him to run into the forest and never turn back. As his father told him this, Harry watched his father's head roll onto the ground. Running as fast as possible, he managed to escape them, and found himself lost in the forest for several weeks. During his time in the forest he was severely injured by a bear, passing out after narrowly escaping.