Childhood

Born in the city of Ashvale to Jay --- and Leyla Hornehill, Jason was the second child, eventually of four.

Jason grew up in uncertain times. There were those who thought that his mother was not fit to be lord of Ashvale, and some of the other lords across Ridgeback saw this uncertainty as an opportunity to widen their lands. Jason was mostly sheltered from the impact of the political climate, but an implicit resentment of the other lords was planted in him from a young age.

Jason found himself sensitive to insults, a trait he shared with his father, and would often overreact to percieved slights to his honour. He grew to be a large child, and was trained in combat, and this gave him a assurance in his might that paired dangerously with his thin skin.