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==Dern Halfhand== [[Image:DernHalfhand.gif|frame|Dern Halfhand]] : Dern has spent his adult life fighting for plunder with the Shadow's army. His injury and the deadly fighting along the Burning Line led him to the green March. He and his followers seized the village in LA 98 and have set themselves up as rulers of the woods. He liked being lord of this domain and would have done whatever was necessary to stay in control. The village gave him all he needed: food, a warm bed, and victims to torment. <br> Dern Halfhand is unfortunately fairly typical of the scum who serve the Shadow's armies and profit from human misery. Skilled only at arms, they must fight for their livelihood and offer nothing to ease the suffering in Eredane. To these merciless solders, human life is measured in what it can bring them at the slave markets. <br> Dern was born in a small village just north of Port Ebsen. He grew up watching his family having barely enough to eat, while the Esbens and their soldiers feasted. When he was old enough, he begged the local Esben soldiers for a chance to jion them. He became their servant and object of abuse. For three years, he suffered beatings, deprivations, and was given the most demeaning tasks. The abuse finally ended when he took a fireplace poker to two of the soldiers, severely injuring them before he was restrained. Instead of killing him, the local commander sent him as part of their tribute of soldiers heading south to fight against the Sarcozan freeriders andthe fey. <br> Dern fought for a variety of commanders, both human and orc, over the 12 years that followed, eventually gaining comand of almost 50 soldiers. Most recently, he served in the army of '''Fraag Longtusk''' in the Green March. His troop was used to infiltrate refugee villages and locate possible resistance to Fraag's army. Dern proved very adept at subduing the human villages. Seeing the war moving to the west, Dern split off from the army and set himself up as lord of the eastern marches. He was tired of the war and sough an easier life controlling the scattered human villages. Dern took pleasure in torture, a taste he acquired in his years of service to the Shadow. However, as the new lord of the region, he had curbed his sadistic tendencies somewhat and generally only hurt those that disobeyed his orders. He actually believes the humans of the Green March will be better under his rule. Erenlander male (Warrior 2 / Fighter 6, Fury p.141) <br> <br> Inside the hold Dern wore dark woollen clothing and sturdy leather boots. During the day, when preparing to go on a foray, he wore a chainmail shirt and usually has his large double-bladed axe at hand. Dern is an experienced warior and has found in the Caraheen since LA 94. He typically would try to force an enemy to come to him across the open ground of the village, using the dogs and archers to weaken them before sending his men to join the battle. If seriously threatened, he would retreat to the palisade and threaten to kill his prisoners if he though this might dissuade his attackers. ---- ----
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