"We shall just add Tonino to what is owed us."
- —Ursio to his men, referring to Comte Augustine de Chegney[1a]
Ursio was a mercenary captain hailing from Tilea were he made a name for himself after winning various campaigns around Luccini.[1a]
Ursio had under his command fifty-four men when he was engaged to serve the Bretonnian Viscount Augustine de Chegney. Six fell when they captured the annual tithe of gold to King Louen Leoncoeur given by the viscount's neighbor the Marquis le Gaires. The others died when the viscount's own troops ambushed the Tileans after the theft, seeking to prevent them from ever revealing their master's treachery to his liege.[1a]
With just eighteen troops remaining Ursio managed to kidnap the grandson of de Chegney. Ursio vowed that his treacherous former employer would pay for every man he had lost.[1a]
Ursio met his death at the hand of the infamous Brunner the Bounty Hunter, who had been hired to rescue de Chegney's grandson, kill the Tilean mercenary and send his head to the viscount.[1a]
In battle, Ursio wore a dark steel helmet and was armed with a hidden blade. Like any Tilean soldier worthy of the name he paid homage to the goddess of war and and strategy Myrmidia and her father Morr, god of the dead.[1a]
Notable Companions[]
- Tonino - Tonino was one of Ursio's mercenaries, slain by the wounds he received after de Chegney's ambush.[1a]
- Verdo - Verdo was one of Ursio's most brutish comrades. He was armed with a heavy cavalry mace and in temperament was not unlike a hound straining at the leash, or a Norscan berserker. He died in a trap set by Brunner the Bounty Hunter.[1a]
- Vernini - A wiry, scar-faced man, Vernni was skilled with the crossbow. Vernini was the best shot among all of Ursio's mercenaries. He was killed by a gunshot from Brunner the Bounty Hunter.[1a]