Since 2650, when he served as chief of Lord Fagin's Elite Guard security force, he has been known simply as Grim. Little is known about the pale man with the dark spiked hair who spoke on behalf of Fagin during the waning days of Fagin's Riches. He was a cruel man in life, but he also projected a certain air of refinement. He was not a crass bully like Colin Neidermeyer nor was he a self-serving, ambitious aggrandizer like Dimitri Volstov. Grim's defining characteristic was his coldness. He had a casual, emotionless manner of inflicting violence. He rarely raised his voice, even when pronouncing a death sentence against you. He was very clever and was adept at manipulating people; at finding their hidden weaknesses and exploiting them; of playing off their secret fears. He was efficient, a