Korsk

Not all the gladiators and soldier-slaves who founded Salt View are pleased with the idea of becoming a simple trading village known for its performing troupes. Many would rather abandon the village's dead weight in the desert – or better yet, use the actors as fodder and throw them at caravan guards – and return to the raiding lifestyle they know and understand. Korsk, a dwarf who fought with Xaynon in Raam's arena, is the most vocal member of this faction. He is secretly arranging an attack by Nibenese slavers that will carry off many of Salt View's “useless” citizens when he and his raiders are safely away from the village.

His focus is to protect Salt View and ensure its survival. He may even need to save it from itself, from its playwrights and poets.