Badrang the Tyrant was a stoat warlord who dreamed of building an empire, commanding it from his fortress Marshank. He was once a common corsair, sailing with his cohort, Tramun Clogg. The two stoats parted on violent terms, and Badrang scuppered his ship on the Western Coast north of the caves of Luke the Warrior's tribe. Backed by an army of vermin, Badrang started enslaving young creatures, including Martin the Warrior and his grandmother. Upon Martin's capture, Badrang stole his sword. Having acquired many slaves, Badrang's horde trekked to the Eastern Coast, where he set them to work on building his fortress.