Jan was once a peasant who lived in a town in Kalos, who fell in love with the king's daughter, Aria. When Olympica foretold of great disaster, the king told him to kill Yveltal and he would be allowed to marry her. Unfortunately, he was unable to, and Aria got turned to stone. He spent the rest of his life looking for Xerneas and rebuilding the lands so he can bring back Aria.