Johannes 'Shuffles' Dedtmann was a simple man once. A minor son of a minor family, his dream to escape the drudgery of life was to join one of RockCity's grand Militias. Unfortunately, Johannes was not a particularly fine figure of a man. Not big, not strong, not handsome, not clever. A slight incident with a horsecart at the age of nine left him with a twist to his left leg, hence the moniker 'Shuffles'.
And so the Militias were, almost one and all, considerably underwhelmed by Johannes.
Rejection after rejection worked him into a fit of pique the likes of which is rarely seen. Finally, he rapped upon the door of the F-Militia Hall, entered without a word, and challenged the biggest, meanest Ogre he could find.

Unfortunately, this Ogre was the famed N'Grak Millefeuille...

Some time later, the G-Militia were making their rounds, scraping 'fertiliser' from the gutters outside the Halls.
The story of Johannes may have ended there, but despite his towering averageness in every other aspect, one thing, one trait, one quirk of personality stood out - stupid, blind, sheer-bloodyminded Tenacity. So great, it deserved a capital, this Tenacity snatched him from Death's grasp.

...and with a rattling cry, Johannes' chest filled with the first breath of unlife.

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