Thragg Ovethiago has only ever known the thrill of the hunt. From a young age he was taught to fight monsters to provide for his tribe. Unlike the rest of his tribe who valued their goliath strength to wield massive weapons to overpower beast, Thragg took interest in something more simple, his fists. He believed that the ultimate test of strength is to slay a mighty beast with his own two hands. On his 14th birthday Thragg's father Thoric took him on a dangerous hunt where Thragg proved to his father that his method worked. It was to be a simple hunt against a giant boar who had been terrorizing the tribe. Everything was going well and thragg managed to slay the giant boar with his father's help. (He keeps a tusk of his first real fight with a beast tied around his hip).

As Thragg got older he learned more about the wall of ash that hid away many mysteries. He could only dream of the monstrosities on the other side of that wall.

On his 20th birthday, Thragg was approached by his father and told to follow him to the tribe elders. Upon arriving the elder Ragna tells him "For too long the mountain has provided you with sustenance, it's time for you to give back. You will leave and you will not return until you have slain a beast worthy of song. If you die, die well. If you return empty handed... well perhaps it would be better if you didn't return at all." Before Thragg left his father gave him the basic supplies needed to survive the beginning of his adventure. After a few months of attempting to defeat beast after beast and never finding the right one, Thragg heard the news, the Ashwall had fallen.

A land untouched for thousands of years now lies open, Thragg can only imagine what monsters born of unspeakable nightmares lie there. It's during this time that he learns of the Lantern Company and decides that if he ever wants to return home, he better join them and their adventure into the Ashlands.