This article details the bandit under the command of Barton 'Bearkiller'. You may be looking for Jory Ruhl’s thug, Donald
Donald was a brigand based in Redmont Fief who acted as a member of Barton 'Bearkiller's band. He seems relatively unintelligent and appears to have a limited vocabulary, speaking in short words where he refers to himself and his comrades as "us".
History[]
At some point in time, Donald joined the infamous brigand, Barton the 'Bearkiller', and became a member of his band. Alongside two other bandits — One-Eyed Jem and Walter Scar — Barton and Donald eventually began to operated within the borders of Redmont Fief. The gang eventually gained some notoriety in the district for preying on and attacking not just small villages and farmers returning from and going to the farming market, but also multiple elderly men, all of whom had been outnumbered four to one and became responsible for half a dozen beatings, all of which had left their victims bruised and bleeding. However, the gang only preyed on isolated victims, and, if the victim in question was travelling in groups or guarded, the band would allow their intended victims to pass unhindered, as Barton, though he might display himself as a fearless bear killer, was not willing to risk his neck in a confrontation with armed men.
The Missing Prince[]
The gang's atrocities eventually reached the ears of Will Treaty, causing the Ranger and his apprentice, Madelyn, to set out to capture the brigands and bring them before Baron Arald's court for trial.
One day, as the bandit gang watch a heavily-laden farmer's cart from the tree line, Donald tweaks his leader's leg, grinning inanely and pointing to the cart, points out the large amount of produces stored in the cart after his leader inquired what he wanted, asking if the gang (who he refers to as "us") should attack and seize the goods, which the self-styled 'Bearkiller' replies with the simple question of why they would do that before sneering at his dimwitted follower as Donald, shrugging expansively and rolling his eyes, points out that they could sell the produce for "a pretty penny", asking Donald why they should go to all the work when the 'farmer' could sell it for them. When a confusedly frowning Donald then points out that if the farmer sells the farmstock, they would not be able to steal them from him, his leader answers deliberately slowly that they would instead have the money exchanged to his products at the farmers market, causing Donald to finally grasp the point and allow a smile to cross his face, only for the smile to fade as he inquirers when they would steal them. When Barton answers that they would strike as the farmer returned from the market in the afternoon, Donald allows another smile to appear as he visualized such a scene, chuckling throatily as he tells his leader that the farmer would not like that before dancing a step or two of a jig as he confirms that they did not care on bit when Barton inquired if they sympathized with the farmer's plight. As Barton stretches out over the long grass on the far side of the road to rest as they wait, an action that is copied by Scar and Jem, Donald watches for a few seconds, wondering if he should do the same, only to be told to keep watch in case any other farmer's came along, which a slightly disappointed Donald agrees to.
As midafternoon sets in, the farm cart the bandits had watch make its way to the market returns, once again under the brigands hidden gaze. As the cart disappears from view in a small dip in the road, Barton and Donald remain on the bandit's original side while Jem and Walter slipped across to the road's other side. Barton then gestures to Donald, telling him to get out of sight until Barton called him out. Donald then watches the confrontation between his three comrades and the 'farmer' (who turns out to be a disguised Will Treaty) and, seeing their to be no chance of victory, abandons his comrades, fleeing from the road and disappearing over a rise in the ground a good hundred and fifty metres from the road, fleeing to the bandits cabin.
Upon learning from Barton the bandit's hut's location, Will and Madelyn make their way to the aforementioned hut, where they find Donald, who, in a distinct lack of imagination, was hiding under a bed, despite the bed being several inches shorter than Donald was, causing his feet to protrude at one end. The Ranger and his apprentice quickly thumbcuff Donald and place him with his three comrades. The Rangers then escort their prisoners to Willow Bend, and upon arriving at the village, Donald and his companions are taken to the town jail to await trail at Castle Redmont. Will also advises the constable to use the gang for any unpleasant tasks around the village, which were apparently plentiful. It can be assumed that the bandit gang were set to completing these unpleasant tasks until they were escorted to Redmont for court.