Mathan was born in the temple of Lathander, in Dagger Falls. His father, a Priest of the Morning Lord, raised Mathan of the cloth. He had hoped Mathan would one day follow in his footsteps as a priest, but things did not seem to work out that way. Instead Mathan took a liking to a wandering friar named Berezin, who frequently sought the refuge of the temple from his journeys.
Upon the permission of Mathan's father (Crogan Aylown), Berezin began to train Mathan in the arts of hand to hand combat. Mathan was a natural, mastering all his teachings in nearly record time. Some thought it was divinity that helped Mathan learn so quickly, but none could dismiss the skills he possesed. Among the skills Berezin taught Mathan was also the art of stealth, picking locks, and the deadly pressure points that could critically injure or even slay his enemy with a single blow.
Berezin made it perfectly clear that his teachings were meant for the greater good, and to never be used on the wrong side of the laws, although he did not need to even mention it, for Mathan could never break any laws, and his heart belonged to the faith of Lathander.
Mathan's appearance is that of a well groomed noble, his frame muscular almost as if Lathander chiseled him out of stone. His eyes, emerald green, his hair dirty blonde. He is average height for a human, with a slim yet solid build. He is good natured and very friendly, always ready to meet new friends.