Barak was a wild Cimmerian in his youth and one that travelled outside the borders of his own country. He learnt the skills of smithing and returned to Cimmeria, took a wife and settled in the village of Algar’s Valley, in northeast Cimmeria.

His wife died in childbirth and his brother was recently ambushed by cannibalistic hillmen.

The PC’s recently bought him news that his daughter Ilga was killed by a Remora, a dreaded Ice worm that dwelt in the Eiglophian mountains.