He married his first wife, Isolene, and had Xenos and Vanya, then she left him for a pirate.

He married his second wife, Galene an original, and had Saiden. She was lured by the call of the sea and Cephas’ good lucks and charms, but unfortunately didn’t enjoy them for long before she died in childbirth. Because of this, Saiden grew up without his mother, and his relationship with his father suffered. Cephas’ was alternately cruel and neglectful of his second son. Saiden grew up feeling unloved and resentful, and though he was close to his half-siblings, he always felt as if he were set slightly apart from them. Saiden was born with the power to wield elemental water magic, though he didn't do much with it until he was much older. Still, Saiden likes to think his mother would've loved her son's gift.

Cephas then married his third wife, Aquila who is a blueblood original (baroness), when Saiden was less than 2 and she was essentially the main mother figure for the children. She was also selfish and money loving and taught the girls to be feminists, not conforming to what is typically expected of women, especially blueblood women. She was also a sex addict, which even came out among the Xenos and Saiden as they got older. She birthed Gideon and Zephira.

Cephas started to participate in polygamy with his fourth wife, and Aramis was born shortly after that. Their father was never committed to either her or Aquila. He had given up on love and was more committed to gaining money and jewels.

Eventually he took his fifth wife (3rd at one time), Jezebel, and she is the devil incarnate. Her machinations drove them apart and she convinced their father to purchase more ships and the children were split between them. Split by religious differences, Xenos and Aramis went together on one, then Vanya and Gideon went on another, and finally Zephira and Saiden on the last ship. During his time apart, Saiden and Zephira grew close, especially bonding over their shared magic, and Saiden developed leadership skills as the captain of his own vessel, no matter that it was small and unimpressive. It was here that Saiden really came into his own as a person and as a mage.

Then after they are split for a few years, their father called them back because he’s got a job and he needed them all. They all return to the Siren’s Call with just the six children and their father and they ended up in the middle of a naval battle they hadn’t expected when they went of course for personal reasons. They all managed to survive except for their father, Cephas. Saiden was the last person to see their father alive, and he told his siblings that their father fell in battle.

Not that long after they reunited on their beloved ship, the Siren’s Call, a giant storm struck. They had to pull together to survive it, and even with all their skill, the ship was damaged and they barely made it. Aramis was thrown overboard, but his life was spared. They feel like the storm was punishment from the sea for the naval battle. Through the trial of the storm they grew even more closely together and really learned how much they trust and depend on one another while at sea, regardless of their personal relationships.

Shortly after that, they were contacted and asked to go to the new world. Northaven, which apparently it's now called, has recently lost their only ship and many of their dockworkers and sailors. The Hali's family reputation made them a front-runner to replace them along with their ship, the Siren's Call.

A portal is opened straight into the ocean and they sail the Siren’s Call through to the new world in the first mini-wave. The family lives on the ship together. It is large enough that it can’t come all the way to the docks so a rowboat is needed to reach the ship.

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