Erebus didn’t want to show it in front of the other chieftains—Vexus and Gnaeus—but as they stood on the hill overlooking the town below, tears welled in the old warrior’s eyes. He was the Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, recognized as the leader of the Brutes since not long after Tartarus's death. As such, it was his duty to ensure his people’s strength and prosperity—to keep them well-fed, unified, and protected from anyone foolish enough to call them enemies; in spite of all his efforts, however, he had little success in achieving any of that.