Kromek Toomah was a second-class Bluddum, meaning he was badly off even for his race. He joined the private army of Hussein Banana at the age of ten and that stayed as his career until he was twenty-five years old, when he was dismissed by Prince Hussein because the army had become bankrupt. Kromek roamed Zamonia with fellow veteran Tok Tekko as highwaymen and paid duelists for a few years afterwards, until Tok was bitten by a forest werewolf. He had to be buried alive to stop the transformation. Kromek trudged on alone waylaying people and stealing money and provisions.