Biography
Yannis is the first-born son of a royal chase gamekeepr born in a hamlet situated at the area where the Forest of Cuise connects with the Ardennes. He started going with his father and learning the trade at an early age. He started manifesting The Gift before his eighth winter after spending a lot of time in the Ardennes collecting deadwood. HIs parents sent him to live with the Folk Witch Eliza in Reims the next year.
He spent two years with Eliza, eventually learning Latin and the basics of Folk Witch magic and organization. It was during this time that he met and befriended the boy named Sulpice. On his tenth winter he was presented to Mistress Greta, who gave him crushing news; his Gift could not be Opened. He opted to go back home instead of staying with the Coven.
Yannis' father, claiming the privilege of a gamekeeper to live within the royal chase, had a hut constructed for Yannis' use. It was during this time that Yannis felt called by the Ardennes. He then spent the next twelve years exploring and deepening this connection, which culminated in a Spiritual Pact with the genius locus Arduinna.