The Last Raid

The first book of the Tygonia series. Main character is named Jaren.
Jaren, is a 16 year old male in the land of Tygonia. He lost his parents in a tragic bandit raid at the age of 8. After the raid, Jaren then set out to live in the dangerous Malandaria Forest to live his life using the skills he learned as a child.
Now, 8 years later Jaren is starting to learn new skills like smithing and sword fighting. Then one day things goes awry, the town gets raided again. Jaren rushes back to town trying to prevent it, but its too late. Jaren sets out for revenge on the people who killed his parents and terrorize the town.

Inspired by: Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance Cycle"
Motivated by: Steve Strugnell, Peyton Stevens, Cody Moore