Jon was born to a human mother and werewolf father. His mother was murdered shortly after giving birth to him. He had no contact with his father, who was not even aware that his son was alive. Although he was now alone, he had lived a peaceful life as a human and trained with a half-breed like him who helped him control his supernatural powers. One full-moon night, his master was murdered by a group of bandits, the primal beast within him awoke and he turned into a werewolf and fought them off. The transformation caused him to be shunned from human society. Talbain was determined not to let the his primal instincts consume him.