A princeling and son of Lord Khumir, he was tasked with recapturing his lost fortress at Vasala, east of the foothills of Mount Varna. He was an inexperienced combat commander, cruel and prone to outbursts; he would have lost his castle irretrievably to a rebellion lead by the peasant Petrus, had it not been for the mercenary, Conan of Cimmeria's aide.