ShiloShahan was born on May 24, 1995 in Templeton, California. Childhood hobbies included doing jigsaw puzzles, reading books, digging for treasures, making bracelets and necklaces out of sequins, and drawing unique creatures. One of his favorite puzzles was a 1000 piece of a old wizard with space and all sorts of creatures in his hands. Book series read as a child include: Choose Your Own Adventure, The Seven Towers, The Magic Treehouse, Scooby Doo Mysteries, Goosebumps, The Illiad, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, The Demonata, Leven Thumps, A Door in the Woods, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and more. ShiloShahan once dug a hole about four feet deep and three square feet wide in his grandmothers backyard. During the excavation he found old polished jade, emeralds, and rubies.