Yes there is, actually! A long, extensive one, relating to the tensions within Sepencia being so thin, you could cut it with a simple plastic butter knife. It relates to a strange happening, a strange event still fully unexplained, happening only about a couple years before Gera's birth (which was in 2248, in Neusoan Period [NP]) around the area where Donovan Spence lived, who was, of course, the father of Gera. It was reported that Donovan acted more antagonistic, and overall in malice - they learned this only after reading some reports in secrecy, when they had to escape the house when they were about 15-16. This was in positive correlation to the rise of Donovan's company and frequent business ventures, indicating that they were not cared for. However, it didn't matter - the lobbying of the system that Sepencia based itself on had gotten so bad, that Donovan was simply able to hide any sort of abuse towards Gera in order to strive them to "perfection". Their imperfections, and ultimately their coming out at the age of 10, would only cause for them to be further beaten, to such an extreme point where they nearly considered everything under the sun. Through their struggles, and through outside sources, they found the only escape to this would be sneaking out the house with whatever they could collect for future use. Along these items was a spray can, one which was filled with silly string, which they oddly liked using as a child. This would become the first Heartburn. Now on the streets of Sepencia, they'd make do with whatever oddjobs they could find, whatever things they could engage with, etc. This lead them to the life of vigilant crime they are now in, filled with hiding, assassinating, and a surprising amount of you-know-what. Much less surprising if you know how good it sells.