Wang Sorenson is the central figure in Wangism. His birth–sometime between 699 and 670, depending on which sea shanty is describing his deeds–was hailed as a miracle. Wang was born on Tuvalu and though he traveled the world in his short life, he considered greater Polynesia his home. When Wang was only 12(ish) years old, his parents were murdered in front of him in a dark Polynesian alley. Wang vowed to solve their murder and took to the seas, to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time, that his next port of sail will be the port home. He became known as the shanty-singing pirate of Tuvalu, ritually raiding ships on the high seas. He searched high and low for the man who murdered his parents, but was never able to solve the case.