Bale Sincane+Stern Lade

Bale's preferred sparring partner is one of House Kshatriyo's favored denizen warriors.

In life, Stern was a courageous (reckless) warrior for whom the toils of battle were the greatest pleasure. Stern's violent, foolhardy behavior made him a pariah within the Ohmani community, but his battle skills were an immeasurable boon to Kshatriyo's struggles against the Wild Dead. The young Lade had a habit of fearlessly throwing himself into the tide of undead so he could cleave through as many as possible.

This habit was Stern's undoing in his 19th year. A single misstep cost him his life, but his denizen comrades risked their continued existence to retrieve his remains and present them to the Grandmaster of Phylacteries.

The reborn Stern Lade was unique among Kshatriyo denizens - unlike his peers, he was unable to feel pain. Indeed he could not be diseased or poisoned, nor did he require sustenance or sleep. Stern seized his new unlife with boisterous enthusiasm and charged right back into the lines of the mindless hordes - now seemingly invincible.

Lade's mandatory two years of military service have long since passed; he has now served Kshatriyo as a denizen for eleven years. His rashness has made him unsuitable for most political positions - indeed he would have no patience for any occupation that did not allow him to hit things. He does, however, have enough favor with the House to serve his vanity: Kshatriyo provides Stern with appearance-altering magics that preserve the healthy visage of his youth.

Stern is hilariously impulsive, and lacking in the 'observational' department. His ambitions and agendas are simple, and he doesn't notice or care for the convoluted political nonsense of the city.