SHALOMIN was born on the high seas. His father, TIMMON, was the First Mate on a great naval ship under the banner of the SILVER SWORDS. The SILVER SWORDS were commissioned to patrol the lands surrounding the TILLIEAN continent to protect vessels from the threat of the pirates and the SEA TROLLS who controlled the Dark Waters to the east of the volcanic continent of FIRESTONE.

When SHALOMIN was eight years old, his ship was ordered into battle against a group of pirate ships rumored to be massing at the Island continent of RAUN. The entire armada of SILVER SWORDS war ships sailed to the coast of RAUN in an attempt to devastate the pirate forces. It was a trap. As the SILVER SWORD ships approached, they not only faced the pirates, they were also flanked by a fleet of SEA TROLLS. The battle was lost almost before it began. The SEA TROLLS summoned two giant squid to serve as aquatic allies in the attack. Cannons blazing, arrows flying, and ships being torn asunder by powerful tentacles, the SILVER SWORDS were decimated. SHALOMIN and a handful of other survivors were taken as prisoners.

As the years passed, SHALOMIN earned his freedom by serving on the pirate vessels as cabin boy, ship hand, and finally, like his father before him, First Mate. On one of their conquests, SHALOMIN acquired a finely tuned mandolin. He spent much of his time learning to play the instrument and soon began entertaining his shipmates with songs about their adventures. In their almost continuous drunken stupor, SHALOMIN'S songs were considered quite good, but without the support of some type of liquor, they did not receive the same type of praise. Before (and sometimes during) battle, SHALOMIN would break into a tune in an attempt to inspire his comrades, but many would argue that instead of motivating his allies, it actually caused his enemies to flee.

Despite SHALOMIN'S loyalty to his brethren, he still felt uneasy when dealing with the SEA TROLLS. When his ship set sail to give aid to a SEA TROLL invasion force seeking to overwhelm the coastal villages of the FIRESTONE ISLANDS, SHALOMIN couldn't help but feel uneasy. As SHALOMIN'S ship arrived at the coast of one of the islands, he was horrified to once again see the giant squid destroying the ships opposing the SEA TROLL'S. Memories of his childhood rushed back. In that moment, SHALOMIN felt a calling. It was as if something was beckoning him to leave his ship and go to shore. SHALOMIN boarded a long boat with his fellow pirates and rowed toward land. As his comrades began pillaging the town, SHALOMIN wandered off, drawn by some unknown force.

SHALOMIN entered a grotto along the beach. Inside was a man in robes with flowing blonde hair who introduced himself only as the "ORACLE". The ORACLE told SHALOMIN that he had a greater purpose and that it was his destiny to travel along with the ORACLE and his allies on their quest against the evils of the land. Somehow SHALOMIN knew these words were true. The ORACLE said their first action would be to oppose the very invasion that SHALOMIN was a part of.

SHALOMIN watched as the ORACLE called upon powerful magic to make lightning rain from the sky to slay the giant squid assisting the SEA TROLLS. That same magic ripped apart many of the pirate vessels. The ORACLE, his druid ally TAR'I, the rogue CALDIR, and SHALOMIN then rushed off to help the forces of the Island fend off the remaining pirates and SEA TROLLS. SHALOMIN'S journey began anew.