Rylar is from a distant world, a realm where technology has not ever been very well developed but the use of magic is a distinct possibility. Not every creature has the capacity to use magic as it is a gift one is either born with or not and to varying degrees. While certain species are known for the trait being common amongst them others, such as mouse-kind, do not often have such a capacity. Rylar, however, is fortunate enough to have been blessed with the innate ability to use magic.
Born to a family already full of children thanks to the notorious fertility of rodents there seemed at first to be nothing special about the child. Well, at least nothing good. He was smaller than the others, even those around his same age were a good head taller than he was, and he was physically weak. A farming family life style kept him constantly busy with chores but due to his frailty and small size he could not quite keep up. He was regarded as useless and often overlooked, at times even going hungry as brothers and sisters greedily stole from his plate. This compounded his frailty and often left him seeming sickly and pale. No one had any knowledge of his capacity for magic for none had bothered to test for it, after all it is something especially rare in mice. However his parents at least had enough compassion to try to care for him despite his shortcomings... it is simply that he was caught up in the midst of more than a dozen other young mice all fighting for their share of attention from overworked and stressed parents.
As time went on he felt more and more distant and disgusted with his family. Young and impressionable, he began to feel as though they cared far less than they really did, and bred resentment and anger for them. Having nobody that he trusted enough to share his feelings with, he would often retreat into the solitude of the forest to sulk whenever he didn't have chores to do. He spent practically all of his free time wandering the trails, climbing trees, and watching the wild animals that came to drink at the stream. As small as he was at still less than ten years old it is a wonder no predatory creature snatched him up. One day, when he went down to the stream himself to drink from the clear waters, stepping out into the open from beneath the canopy for what would have been only a few seconds when a dark shape flew overhead casting a shadow over him. Getting up to run, he found himself cut off suddenly from the tree line as a red dragon landed behind him.
This dragon would normally not have gone near to mortals, but he'd noticed the mouse out in the woods a number of times, and had sensed the magic in him. He'd become curious, and he stopped to have a talk with the rodent to see what he was out doing. Stories were shared between them, and Rylar was finding himself feeling very comfortable in the company of the larger being, who in turn was treating him with kind attention the likes of which he wasn't very used to. Eventually this dragon offered to take in the mouse and teach him how to use his magic, and the rodent quickly agreed. They travelled to the dragon's home, and there Rylar lived and studied for many years, until he reached adulthood and had mastered the basics of magic. At that point he had grown curious of the wider world and left to go and explore.
During his travels Rylar came across many wonderful things, including a hall of records that included many arcane secrets, including his own origin and why he'd been born with magical power and affinity. As it turns out, someone, somewhere along his family line had done something that pleased the sun goddess of the land he grew up in to the point that she bestowed a blessing upon them, and that blessing manifested itself in him. This fueled his magical abilities and hinted at other powers within him, including energies pertaining to fire. He'd also been looking for a way to extend his life, so this did open up the possibility of bonding with the elemental powers of fire to become a fire elemental himself, which would grant him a supernaturally long lifespan. He lept at the chance, and after many years of study and many more years of attunement he'd surpassed mortality and gained even more affinity with magic.
Though he has power now, he doesn't exactly have goals. He does not see it as his place to interfere with the world's events as he's no longer exactly mortal. He roams and observes, not just his own world but also other worlds he's heard of in his travels, always after novel experiences. He's discovered that he rather enjoys "vore" and has sought out communities that allow or even encourage the activity. Speaking with friends made along the way he jumped from place to place, eventually finding his way to the Vulpine Hallow.