Varen was an atypical youth whose life has had many twists and turns. He was born in Colorado Springs Colorado in May 2000. He is half Comanche, and half Norwegian. His father came from Norway and his mother from a Comanche tribe in Colorado.
His mixed genes gave him the look of an angel at birth. Blue/Green eyes, dirty blonde hair, and a hazel skin tone. Anyone who saw his baby pictures would swear that he was the most adorable baby on the planet. This gave his parents immeasurable joy, and they loved their son from the moment they laid eyes on him.
Varen's mother and father were both Anthropologists that focused on their respective family history. How the Vikings shaped northern Europe and how the Comanche fought against those who wished to colonize their native land.
Varen's parents started to teach about his heritage at a young age so he will know where he came from and what proud lineages that he had in him. His father taught him about his viking heritage and how the Vikings shaped Northern Europe. While his mother taught about how the Comanche were the only tribes to stop both the Spanish army and US army from colonizing their land while expanding its territory.
Varen loved his parents and they loved him, and he loved them back with all his heart. But as in all families there was bound to be tragedy.
Before he turned 11 years old Varen lost both his parents to a drunk truck driver. After the accident Varen spent the rest of his childhood split between living with his grandparents on both sides of the family.
His father's family still lived in Norway and were fisherman in the North Sea, while his mother's family lived on the Comanche grass plains. They decided that he would spend two years at each location before switching to the other. Even though they new this would put a strain on his relationships with friends, they thought it was best to have him live in both worlds.
His grandparents loved him just as much as his parents if not more. They also knew that hardships do not end after just one tragedy, and Varen must be mentally and physically prepared for future challenges.
His first two years he started living with his mother's side of the family. He was still able to go to school, but it was on the reservation. He was constantly being picked on for not being a pure blood Comanche by the other students and the teachers did not get involved as well. After the first year in school and faced with both physical and social bullying his grandparents decided to home school him.
At 12 years old they taught him the basics of math, English, and science. But his main education involved learning to defend himself physically so he would no longer be bullied and able to fight back effectively. Varen's grandfather and his grandfather's friends began to teach him in hand-to-hand combat as well as how to hunt and track animals.
When Varen turned 13 he was able to track and hunt his first deer with the supervision of his grandfather. The hunt was the turning point for many in the tribe to recognize that Varen just as much a member of the tribe as they were.
At 14 Varen left the tribe and moved in with his grandparents in Norway. He was able to attend school there were he continued his education without getting bullied. Here he was able to learn a couple of European languages: Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and German. To keep up with his hand-to-hand combat training Varen also took up classes of HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts). This included bladed weapon fighting, wrestling, and alternative style of ju-jitsu.
When he was not in school, he would help his grandfather on his fishing boat. Varen learned how life in a limited space can bring stress and anxiety. Fishing during storms is an experience he will never forget. The sheer power of the wind and waves almost capsized the ship. Varne learned to respect nature even more than when he was in the US.
At 16 Varen returned to the US and his tribe. He was surprised that upon his arrival, the youth as well as the elders were there to great him when he returned. They were shocked, the scrawny half breed Varen started to grow into a man.
At 16 Varen was standing at 6ft 2in and 180 lbs. made lean muscle like that of an acrobat. His dirty blond hair was shaped into a Viking warrior's dragon braid. His eyes have turned from blue green to a deep forest green.
To the girls he was a jaw dropping hottie, and to the boys he was fierce competition for the girls' affection.
Somewhat oblivious to what those in his age group were thinking, Varen was speaking to the chief of the tribe who told him it is time to go on his vision quest and become a warrior of the tribe.
Having learned what, the vision quest entailed Varen was not worried, but rather excited to finally become a part of the tribe. He must stay by himself in a special cave located in the nearby woods for 4 days while trying to commune with the spirits. During that time, he is not able to eat any food or drink any water all the while smoking Tabaco so he may interact with the spirits and find his own.