Airion is the quintessential Hessen, born and raised in Augstat to a family of hard-working book binders. Airion is well educated and has boundless passion for reading, having spent the long days of his youth with his nose buried in the books his family printed. His love of literature had a nasty downside, however: the unwanted attention of roving bands of neighborhood bullies. One day, that all changed when Yonnus Octoni came to his defense. A tough street kid who gravitated to fighting almost by nature, Yonnus took a shine to book-smart Airion, and thereafter they became fast friends forever, inseparable, Yonnus the muscle, Airion the brains.
Airion has the gift—that is, he has the ability to wield magic. The first trick he ever learned was to conjure fire, which has led to his unhealthy fascination with flame. The irony is not lost on Yonnus that fire and books do not mix. Airion has read countless works on the subject and has supplemented his 
knowledge of magic the best he can, but he has had no formal training. People with the gift are rare, and normal folk avoid what they don’t understand, being spooked and ill at ease, so Airion keeps his gift secret.
Airion is drawn to fire like a moth to flame and just as Yonnus is drawn to danger and adventure in the same mesmerizing capacity. And as these two friends have grown to adults, they have slowly graduated from petty crimes to large criminal enterprises. After all, fire has a need to burn.
