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James Larcus was born in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] in March of 1847, a time when the city was continuously growing and was subject to the rising {{wp|Industrial Revolution}}. While conditions in the city were not as bad as some examples abroad, Larcus almost certainly grew up in conditions of urban squalor living in industrial neighborhoods. His own journal recollections, written in the 1870s, recounted both parents working in the factories as he roamed the streets. Following a turbulent upbringing, Larcus enrolled in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] seminary in 1865. Seminary records indicate Larcus was bright and grasped theological concepts but was often quarrelsome with other seminarians and teachers. His own recollection stated that, following four years in seminary, he began to have various sexual encounters around town with prostitutes and married women; a popular legend says he maintained eighteen concurrent girlfriends at the height of these activities. In late 1869, his activities were discovered by seminary leaders, and Larcus fled the city for the [[Urcean frontier|southern frontier]] before authorities could catch him. A warrant was issued for his arrest citing {{wp|fornication}}, {{wp|adultery}}, and breaking the vows he took as a seminarian. Larcus arrived in what would later become [[Afoncord]] following months of travel on 18 February 1870.