Berig was a former Arendish serf, as he was garbed in the ragged tunic typical of an Arendish serf and used to decorate trees for his lord's apple orchard. He had a disagreement with his lord over a pig, and when talk shifted to include hanging, Berig decided to try his luck in a different country. He was taller and bulkier than Reldo. He was a gold digger in the foothills of the District of the Marags. Berig also rightly knew that Mandorallen, as a Mimbrate knight, would never lie and was nigh unbeatable, even without knowing Mandorallen's reputation.