Not much is known about Ioran’s childhood. His family was Iobarian originally, and lived in a hamlet northeast of Kenabres. When Ioran was five, cultists of Apollyon swept through the hamlet, murdering all of the adults and kidnapping the children for sacrifice in an attempt to bring down a wardstone.
Several of the children had been slain already, and the cultists had just begun their work on Ioran when a patrol of Iodameans, came upon them and wiped them out. Ioran was left with his scarred arm from the cultists’ incomplete ritual, as well as his powers, which only began to manifest later.
The surviving children were placed in an orphanage in Kenabres, where Meskanna, a healer from another small hamlet, found and adopted Ioran. Under his care, Ioran slowly recovered from the worst of his mental scars, eventually becoming Meskanna’s apprentice. Though he showed no particular talent for healing, he still be came competent enough to perform some small house calls when Meskanna was otherwise occupied.
When he was 16, Ioran’s daemonic abilities began to manifest, often at inopportune times. Meskanna, who had previously in his life received some minor magical training, was able to teach Ioran some modicum of control, as well as the importance of hiding his abilities from any witch hunters who passed through town. After this, Ioran began to collect arcane texts in bits and pieces as he could, attempting to learn more about his abilities and find a constructive use for them, despite their destructive nature.
In the years since, Ioran’s caution and avoidance of the destructive nature of his abilities has limited his growth as a sorcerer. With the announcement of the Fifth Crusade, he bade farewell to Meskanna and travelled to Kenabras to offer his services as a healer, hoping to be of some help to the Crusade and keeping an eye out for chances to learn about his powers while the witch hunters are focused on external matters.
