Ragnar decided he wanted to be famous as a great warrior as skilled as any Swordlord, but as an archer he needed to find a place where he could be respected for his craft. He decided to travel to Brevoy and make his name on the frontiers.
Betrayal by his friend Aris and loss of his lover Sirea. Sirea with an arrow in her leg (Shot by his "friend" Aris) could not escape and was killed by the Ogres, Ragnar would not leave her and only survived because was thrown into a ravine suffering grievous injuries, he managed to drag himself out of the ravine and was found by a hunter.
After he was badly injured in the Ogre attack and subsequent tumble down a cliff. Ragnar was taken in by the kindly hunter Geran and nursed back to health by him and his wife Kaetha. Due his convalescense Ragnar was inspired to keep going past his sorrows by the simple kindness of this family, which so reminded him of his own family. He vowed one day to repay their kindness