He was born to Edrin and Mara Voss and grew up with his younger sister, Lysa, in a small Highlander settlement on the outskirts of the Carpathian Mountains. Raised in a harsh environment of long winters and dense forests, he learned survival skills early. When he was sixteen, a raid destroyed his home and separated him from his family. With nothing left and no way back, he left the mountains to survive on his own.