Born in a year yet to be determined, in the small village
that is yet to be determined, Egon was early on
recognized as special. At the age of 9 days, he somehow
made his way into the bakebox of the neighborhood
outdoor oven and was discovered there late in the
afternoon. There was a great furor, as the village
authorities tried to determine whether Egon had been in
the oven while it was up to temperature. An investigation
was launched, a witchsmeller was called, and in the
ensuing actions, 163 of the 164 villagers were hanged,
drowned, or burnt. Seeing potential in the baby, the
witchsmeller took him to a nearby cave where he found a
wet nurse. She had tragically lost each of her 12 children
in freak accidents involving runically engraved knives and
stone tables with curious grooves and straps. It was very
late in the year, seven weeks before Christmas, and the
witchsmeller had to report his activities to the Church, so
he left Egon with the wet nurse.