Volker was a Temerian man living in White Orchard in the year 1250 and was a subject of the violent local lord, Ignatius Verrieres. He sent a petition to the court at Vizima, complaining about what a violent and awful man Ignatius was and the Vizima court recognized the towns grievances and waived all bonds and duties to him.
With this, Volker and his wife Claer set up a village called Hovel, close to the White Orchard village. Ignatius came to the village, supposedly to try and get them to come back to White Orchard, but instead killed every last one of them.