Argos was born 22 years before the campaign begins in a fairly large town in Notincapp, he was mostly raised by his mother as his father left when he was 3 shortly after his brother Damazo was born. Argos was always a quite bright child, having an interest in history. However life wouldn't go all his way, as when he was 14 his mother was murdered right in front of him as she was cut down by an ex from her younger years for refusing to take him back.
Now Argos was left with a 12 year old brother to take care of, so he dropped out of his schooling and began to work at a library in town. One day while poking through some things, he found a small scroll in a box, these were scrolls depicting how to cast spells, one, a ray of frost, another, how to use magical ice as armor, He poured over these, and in this he realized how he could prevent losing the one person in his family he had left, in his spare time he would dedicate his time to writing in a book, detailing magic spells he learned. This became a calming activity for the studious Argos, however Damazo had taken up street cons, trying to make coin himself, as he didn't like being dependent on him.
However this thirst for independence would be his demise, as right before Argos turned 21, He got a knock from a town guard stating that his brother had been murdered for scamming the wrong person. Distraught by this, after burring Damazo in a shallow grave next to his mother, he quit his job at the library and headed off, only taking his book, A dagger, and a component pouch he had bought with some of his remaining coin.
He soon arrived at a small port town, where he used his remaining coin to pay for a trip to the Midland, as he wanted to escape his failure to protect his brother. Argos wants many things, however deep down he knows in final analysis that what he wants is a new family, perhaps not by blood, and to grow in power enough so when he finds this new family, he will be able to protect them as he wish he had when his mother passed that fateful day.