Ignorance has always been a trademark of the saurok. Tork's life is typical for that of a saurok. He was hatched, he grew, and he rolled in his own excrement. During a brawl for power in the Scumfang Tribe, almost every member of the tribe was slain except a few. Notably, Tork and his partner-in-crime Gork were driven to wander the Krasari swamps for weeks. During this period, tensions grew high as Gork began to become skeptical of whether Tork was worthy of being chief, even if he was huge, agile and physically strong. A fight broke out, and the two split up for a good week or so before they met once more at the southernmost cliffs of the Valley of the Four Winds, now set to search for a new home.