Darian is the black sheep of Errold's Grove, blamed for every misdemeanor of the village children. His dead parents were trappers who were unpopular since the villagers feared that they would lead monsters, created in the woods during the Mage Storms, to the village. When his parents died they barely held back from saying good riddance, they then apprenticed Darian with the village hedge wizard--Justyn. However, Darian was unhappy and the villagers considered him ungrateful, causing them to be hostile toward him.