The nomadic tribes of the Aberresai Savannah believed in their own pantheon of deities. One of the deities was Ulgen, the Marshal of the Gates. Legends said that when a great flood occurred on Earth, Ulgen took pity of the humans and secretly went down to Earth to rescue them. The lord of Heavens discovered his act and Ulgen was cast down upon Earth as punishment, cursed to walk among the living.

To remember the deeds of Ulgen, the nomadic tribes would celebrate the day where Ulgen was cast down upon Earth, called the Day of Forgiveness. People celebrated, sing and dance and pray to the heavens on behalf of Ulgen to ask for forgiveness. They believed that one day, Ulgen would finally return to the skies and escape the fate of reincarnation.

Ulgen was named after the selfless deity by his father, the Khan of the Tarkhan Clan. The Tarkhan Clan had survived and established itself among the countless clans in the Savannah, and his father had wished for Ulgen to grow up to become a fine warrior. However, everyone soon realised that Ulgen was different. The boy would struggle to speak until he was older and was easily distracted by his surroundings. But he has the natural affinity to the ways of the warrior, easily picking up movements of the warriors who trained in the fields.

By the time he was twenty five, Ulgen Tarkhan was more than capable of beating anyone in his tribe in single combat. When he concentrated, he could to tap upon the arcane to nullify magic effects around him or increase the intensity of the arcane spells that he casted. However, he remained aloof and found it difficult to socialise with others. His father finally accepted that Ulgen would never be suited to take over the reins of the Clan and appointed Ulgen's brother instead, while Ulgen was more than happy to continue his meditation and learning.

Eventually, the man decided that he needed to pursue new knowledge elsewhere. He had heard of tales regarding the College of Elbion in the North and decided to head towards his new destination.