Born in Ragash to a poor family, Arash grew up in the crime-ridden slums of the city. He was involved in crime from a young age, particularly the organised kind. At first as a lookout and later as a teenager, a thief.

He did this for many years until one day he stole the wrong thing from the wrong person and his organisation couldn’t protect him, forced to flee he went out into the desert to join the various bandit groups that prowled the desert, raiding and holding up caravans. It took him some time to adapt to this way and the more brutal nature of it but ultimately he flourished becoming a minor leader of a small group in a large gang, acting as scouts and opportunistic raiders.

He did this for several years until his capture in an ambush, because of his history and skills he was a candidate for the imperial hands and so he was offered his life in exchange for his recruitment into the hands.