U'bognthaotur

Castle Gallheim's court jester was U'bognthaotur, a black-skinned dwarf from isles far away. In his original culture, defeat like Gallheim's intended surrender to Eyer's forces would imply a shame that would take ages to wash away, but U'bognthaotur had a frail body. He did not believe he could compensate for that shame before death would claim him, and thus the good side of the afterlife would be barred to him. Hence he could not cope with the idea of surrender and in his desperation, he grasped towards a rather radical 'cure' for the problem by inviting Vampire Lord into his plane of existence.

After Eyer's forces had been destroyed and Ebon Xanic established control over Gallheim, he turned U'bognthaotur into a special type of Grave Guard undead, ever to be the local lord of the undead in his name. Thereby, as kind of a cruel joke, he wanted to deny the dwarf the hope for any afterlife at all. However, U'bognthaotur had not given up yet and mainly felt he was bound to this world by another disgraceful existence. After a period of grief and obedience, he secretly and slowly began to research ways to break free, albeit useful resources were almost non-existent in Graveshade itself. Only a vague idea of his quest emerged, including the breach of his bound to Ebon Xanic and the atonement for the downfall of Gallheim, caused by his hands. "The Black Wolf", the necromancer who would later be head coach of the Jesters, became the only conspirator to ever know about his secret ambitions.

When Ebon Xanic finally started to look outward at the realm beyond Graveshade after 80 years, he sanctioned the support of two Blood Bowl teams. One that ultimately answers to him, and one that answers to U'bognthaotur. Bound to Graveshade by many duties, the undead dwarf lord cannot accompany his team all the time, yet it gives him reason to occasionally roam the Lands of Orymm almost freely. With The Black Wolf he was also able to install a trusted ally as head of the team. Since then, new hope for finding a way out of his eternal bond to them has arisen.