Ormrun serves as a primary antagonist and deep-cover operative within the Continent of Osnines. His professional function is to manage the Board of Trade outpost in Riggin Dale, a location known for its high volume of cattle and horse traffic. In the narrative of Fierce, he acts as a functional trap for agents of the Department of Resolutions. He is tasked with monitoring the Great North Road to locate the “special package” (the hero foundling Noren) and his “abductors.” His presence illustrates the extent to which Rojden has subverted official Skyssian institutions to facilitate his rise to power.

Ormrun is a blond man characterised by a moustache and a dark blue jacket, which denotes his official status. Physically, he is noted for an insistent and overly direct demeanour that borders on the suspicious. He operates out of a two-storey blue building near the docks in Riggin Dale, where he maintains a discussion space for entertaining visitors with ale, milk, and fresh water. While he presents the image of a diligent civil servant, his true loyalties lie with a clandestine heroic faction, and he is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to improve his political standing.

Ormrun is a veteran of the internal conflicts of the Heroes, maintaining a secret and permanent loyalty to the Godbloods faction following the Great Schism. During the southern campaign, he encountered Yngvild the Fierce and Inibrakemi Funeresdottir at the Wheel Inn. Recognising them as Skyssians, he attempted to uncover their mission through persistent questioning.

However, Ormrun was successfully outmanoeuvred by Inibrakemi, who used her shapeshifting abilities to pose as a male agent named “Sven.” Believing he was speaking to fellow operatives of the same “common master,” Ormrun divulged his standing orders to track a young man matching Noren's description. This lapse in operational security highlights his eagerness to coordinate with those he perceives as allies in the Godbloods cause. He remains a dangerous presence in the south, likely to coordinate with Cottalemnese cavalry units to secure the region.

• Rojden: His principal commander and the architect of his subversion.
• Godbloods: The heroic faction to which he maintains a secret and permanent allegiance.
• Yngvild the Fierce: A target he attempted to detain under the guise of an official inquiry.
• Inibrakemi Funeresdottir: An operative of the Board of Trade who successfully deceived him.
• Ormrun's Partner: A second agent mentioned as being part of his outpost's cargo inventory staff.

• Riggin Dale: The site of his administrative service and base of operations.
• Board of Trade: The commercial organisation he ostensibly serves.
• Wheel Inn: The principal meeting place where he monitored traffic for his master.

• Great Schism: The conflict that defines his factional loyalty.
• Honour: A social currency he has forsaken in favour of clandestine service to a renegade.