Theo was born in the Urs village known on the map as Norwich and there he lived as an only child to his parents, Beolagh and Eimaer. He was considered a "runt" and was often picked on, leading him to rely more on books and studying than anything else- much to his father's dismay. He was struck by religious texts and studies, and spent most of his time learning about the ancient Syvatoye and Aelurus races that lived long before him, as well as the fates behind the brotherly deities Heijing and Huijian. The relationship between his father grew cold over the years, as he deemed Theo's studies as "useless knowledge".

He and his father were enlisted into the "Battle of Fearghaile" (a smaller battle set into a larger war between Dreylar and Suzjiing, located in western Vesely). Theo was anything but a fighter, but he did as told. He witnessed his father's death and out of fear, grief, and overall panic from the bloody and active battlefield, Theo fled north and left the rest of the men to die. With everyone (his mother Eimaer included) thinking he had died too in the battle, Theo wept to himself and called himself out on his cowardice and failure to protect his father. Accepting his fate of either freezing to death or being eaten by Drey wolves first, he suddenly noticed old carvings on the trees around him- the words and runes were of Ancient Syvatoye. Because of his infatuation of the culture, he was able to translate:

"Fear not when the night is long,
'for guidance shall lead the way,
back to the days of light, stray away from the endless sea
when the sun and moon align, and disorder arises
the world can be brought back to it's balance,
only together by two"

By uttering the words before him, he was approached by a many-eyed crow that was watching him from inside the tree above. It was impressed by his knowledge of Old Syvatoye and told him of the prophecy the runes had meant; that the world was destined to end because of Heijing, but there was a way to stop it. By "something that was done before". The crow had offered Theo a way to make himself anew; to give him purpose in the time he had lost it. To seek out "the two" and help them bring balance back to the world before Heijing could destroy it. Theo graciously accepted and the crow bestowed upon him an eternal life, in return, Theo must keep his promise. He must not stray away from destiny (meaning no distraction- family, life partner, anything). The fate of the world was now in his hands, and he set off to Nouveau, where rumour had spread that the Valar spirit holder had made itself known.