During Sins of the Father the player encounters him and his mother. They were originally sold to the guard of the ArboretumDesmodus Lasiurus after the disappearance of Gadderanks meant his family were no longer protected. However they were confiscated by Lord Alexei Jovkai and brought to his prison in Darkmeyer. Desmodus Lasiurus demands the player under the guise of a vampyre noble reclaims Ron and Maria in exchange for access to the Arboretum. The player reluctantly agrees and manages to claim them back with unexpected help from Vanstrom Klause, taking them from Jovkai's unusally hospitable custody to a fate unknown.