Born in the Murk, the fog infested slums in the lower district of Sky Island, Valessik has experienced firsthand the indifference and cruelty of the ruling classes, and has devoted his life to bringing death and destruction to those responsible for the suffering of the lowest in society. A fanatically religious, albeit fringe, member of the Church of the Higher Mind, he sees his mission as a sort of holy war against a society that bleeds wealth from the people. Brutal and righteous, the dread pirate king and his Dreadnauts are a terrible force.