Grisha was born inside the Liberio ghetto, a ghetto created by the Marley government. He had a younger sister, that died when he was a child. He grew to hate the Marley government for how his people were treated by them. He followed his father's footsteps and became a doctor. He was reached by the Eldian resistance, they told him of what really happened to his sister. He joined the resistance and became very focused on the restoration of the Eldian empire and removing the Marley government from power.