BONUS CHAPTER 1. CHAINDOG



Chaindog. A name won in the savage war pits of the barbarian north.

He was brought up to fight tooth and claw in the arena for the entertainment

of decadent nobles, and fat merchants. He was so brutal, so vicious and cunning

that the guards had to keep him chained up, like a dog, to be "unleashed" only

when he was required to fight. Hence his name. Chaindog. The only word he ever

responded to, the only word that meant anything to him. In a life of violence

and sudden death, he held onto that name, held onto the sense of identity that

gave him. The belief that he would not be Chaindog forever, that he would escape

and live another life kept him going through the dark years. As homicidal as he

was mighty, he soon rose to be champion of the war pits.

And then, one day, his jailor made a mistake. Instantly Chaindog was upon him and,

moments later, the jailor lay dead, nearly every bone in his body broken. After

hours of frenzied revenge against his captors, he escaped. He began to wander the

lands in search of that which he had lost, to behave as a man, and not as a psycotic

assassin. After some limited success in this area, he realised he knew nothing else but

violence. He came at last to Fang, in search of wealth. Here, at least, he would be

paid handsomely for his brutal skills. With money, he can retire to a life of ease,

and end his troubles.