Intro. Hakon Snow grew up among the poor people of the capital Frostmere, a castle town built on the shores of a frozen lake where the ice reflects the silver towers of the kingdom of Eirador. Son of Ulf Snow, a simple carpenter, and Eira, who died when he was just three years old, a victim of the plague, Hakon learned early to survive with his own hands. Ever since he was a child, he had felt something different — a wild presence inside him, an anger that made him lose control. As he grew older, his temper tantrums increased. They said the gods had cursed him, and some whispered that he was a descendant of Cerberus, the legendary werewolf of stories told to children. One freezing afternoon, his fate changed. A drunk man entered the carpentry shop demanding money. Hakon faced him without thinking, and attacked him brutally. When the guards arrived, they revealed that the drunk was Prince Asron, brother of the queen of Eirador — a sadist known for humiliating. Hakon is 29 years old.