The Nuvala Company is a Tilean mercenary regiment of pikemen.[1a]
Together with many other mercenary bands, they have been hired by Captain Absolem Trott, a violent, towering tyrant who rules over the village of Alteberg.[1a]
The company is starting to feel uneasy about Trott's sanity, and they are not the only ones to have a problem with the captain. Even the boss of the Ogre Maneaters Trott hired, Ulfug Blacktooth, is not happy about him, even if his belly is full. Ogres are proud of their status, and Blacktooth is insulted to answer to a man like Trott, who he considers a ragged morsel with no more meat than a Gnoblar.[1a]