Karlov Dain was born in a poor working family in the outskirts of Numendil. His father worked in the stables and his mother did sewing piecework to make some money. Then his father's health began to fail, and there was not much work, so the family began to have financial difficulties. Karlov tried to make coin with small labor, but never enough to improve their situation. Eventually he left Numendil, in search of steady work and a better life, hoping to build a life beyond constant hardship.