Connor was born in Alior, where he spent his childhood. His father loved his mother dearly and enjoyed taking Connor to hunt with him. Connor was larger than his father, a human, but learned to hunt using his stealthy tactics, making him very sneaky. When Connor was 20, his father left in the night to go fight in northern Alior for Yuelral.
Weeks later, Connor received word that his father had been killed. Stricken with grief, he turned to the church for understanding; the priest his father had known well and trusted as a dear friend told him stories about his father and served as a mentor to Connor. Connor's mother was distant, but he remained at home, serving as the home's breadwinner and continuing to excel at hunting, giving him a Focused Mind and Keen Senses.
One day, upon arriving home early after a lucky hunt, Connor discovered his mother in bed with the priest. Full of hatred, Connor waited in the priest's home and slayed him upon his return. With only his father's bloody hunting knife, he stole a small boat and floated downstream towards Kreonata...