Tajan is a Dracovulpen, as can be told by his wings and the small horns on his forehead.
He was probably abandoned by his parents. At least that's what the Suehi, a Shanti family, assumed when they found him as a baby. The Shanti are travelling merchants and carnies, and have a gypsy-like culture. They took him in and raised him as one of their own. When reaching a certain age, he was obligated to add to the income of the family, so he exhibited himself as "The Starry Eyed One".
When looking into his eyes, it looks like one would gaze at the stars. White structures seem to form stars and constellations. The unique "starry" appearance of Tajans eyes is actually a result of a congenital capsular cataract - pigment and fibrin clogging up blood vessels of the eyes. This alone would be enough to render him blind. However he would still be able to tell light from darkness. This is not the case, he is in fact completely blind. The cataract is probably a side-effect of the actual blindness.
When a woman broke down crying after looking into Tajans eyes, rambling on about a starry eyed demon stalking her in her nightmares, he gave up exhibiting himself and left the Shanti. He decided to settle down in a city.
However, Dracovulpen are often scorned by other people, because some of their tribes are very aggressive, plundering and destroying entire cities. In addition, Shanti are often considered dishonest, dawdlers, tricksters and thieves - which is not entirely unjustified. That's why he couldn't gain a foothold there. Eventually, he settled to live in the forest near the city, only sometimes leaving his home to sell herbs and tea to merchants.
Tajan may be blind, but his other senses are therefore hightened. He is able to orientate himself by a form of echo location. He produces a series of click sounds and listens to them bouncing off of walls and objects around him. Having never been able to actually see, Tajan has adjusted perfectly and has learned to live independently, even without sight.
When leaving his home, he wears a dark, hooded cloak to conceal his horns and wings. He rarely ever uses his wings anyway, as they are too small to use for flight. They can only be used to slow a fall or glide short distances.
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