Alpha Centauri’s companion, Proxima Centauri, is a red dwarf star. By 2085 (Earth time), there was an asteroid orbiting Proxima Centauri. This is the planet of Villien’s parents’ birth, Agrathar. Villien’s mother, Athura, died 25th April, the day of Villien's birth. His father, a cruel, sadistic man, was a scientist in the ways of astronomy. Fortunately for Villien, his father was too caught up in his work to notice him. So Villien spent most of his days wandering his father’s research ship, learning what he could on his own and staying out of his father’s way. This worked fine for both of them until Villien made that fatal mistake at the age of ten.
It started on the bridge of the ship. Villien had to been exploring again and been caught. Lachlan decided to beat him up and lock him in his quarters, and forget about him. A few days later, hungry and thirsty, Villien managed to escape and make his way to an escape pod. His father jettisoned it with a cruel laugh.
Villien survives in space for a few days before the pod loses fuel and only has momentum to carry it. It is pulled by the gravity of Earth and it falls down and crashes. Villien is hurt in the crash. He escapes the pod but collapses a few miles south of the crash site. Due to the nature of the crash, Villien’s head is also damaged. His brain, in an effort to retain his memories, stores them away “in a closet for future reference”. This leaves Villien with no memories of who he is or what he is expect for his name.