Juksal was a soldier of Hogram's domain, a veteran of wars against other Skarmer domain-masters. He was a drillmaster in the preparation for the Skarmer invasion of Omalo territory, and taught Fralk the soldier's arts despite his being of lower social rank than the eldest of eldest. Fralk resented what he perceived a Juksal's picking on him, but Juksal was nonetheless an effective drillmaster. When the Skarmer army crossed the flooded Ervis Gorge, Juksal became the only Minervan to kill a human when he impaled Frank Marquard with an ice spear.