The Water of Life

 This item once belonged to the Dynasties of China, having regenerative powers (the rumored artifact that gave one immortality) It was called, the "Water of Life" and was once part of a spring in Ancient China which was "touched" by a Deity. Most of the water dried up during a war among the three kingdoms, so all which was left was bottled up and kept in the possession of a Monk,(Tang Xuanzang from Journey to the West). This monk was a very special monk as he was on a quest of his own for repentment with his ragtag group, journeying to the west for an answer to his own question.

 Word got around for generations and Kitsune overheard these tales and came from hiding to try to seduce the Monk. But, well Monk's can't really be seduced that way. So she tried to kill him and ended up be surprised by the Monk's traveling allies which also had great power. Kitsune was defeated and through the Monk's dharma, he sent the Water of Life out of time in order to prevent more evil intentions of greed over this item.

 Skipping the entire Legends of Time story arc, the vial ended up in the Fairytale Games. Some Dwarves had found it by their mines and thought of it as a trinket of sorts. It was one day did one of the dwarves decide to drink a drop of this water (mostly because he was thirsty from mining) did suddenly all his ailments disappear. Word of this spread through Dwarves, Faeries, Imps, Witches, and Demons alike. Uh oh.... yep, everyone wanted it for themselves and it became known as one of the worst slaughter fests in all of Fairytale Land. Only a few Dwarves escaped. They decided it was safer to go their separate ways and divided the contents of the vial among them. They also made a pact that one day, when the time was right, they would find each other again. They called themselves.... The Dwarven.... 7 of the only remaining dwarves.

So one of the Dwarves, the one who tasted the drop of the Water of Life decided to live in the woods as a woodcutter by trade to avoid anyone finding his whereabouts. Eventually the Dwarf married and had a son, John.