Pale Men

The **Pale Men** are creatures that appear in *The Fatal Frontier*. They are humans who were put through an unknown Norn ritual, giving them pure white skin and teeth that have been sharpened to fangs. They are considered the Norn's most elite warriors and are led by the Shark-Toothed Man, the most powerful of their order.

## Overview

The Pale Men are creatures born through torturous rituals that have crafted them into hideous creatures that serve Kyther without hesitation. As their name implies, the rituals have turned their skin completely white, which is most likely exacerbated by the fact that they reside away from sunlight for extended periods of time until they are called upon by the Norn. In addition to their skin, the Pale Men have undergone painful modifications to their teeth, which have been sharpened into deadly fangs that easily tear through flesh. Part of the ritual involves their gums and lips being burned away immediately after their teeth have been modified, making it difficult for them to speak, at least in any intelligible language; some, like the Shark-Toothed Man, have demonstrated an ability to speak in the Norn's Norse-derived language. Most communicate in a series of growls, unintelligible whispers, and wails.

Their conditioning has transformed the Pale Men into talented warriors capable of using a variety of weapons, including daggers, swords and bows and arrows. They have demonstrated spectacular hearing ability - able to hear the lithe and quiet Lupa while she was sneaking around them - and quick reaction speeds, making them formidable opponents that only the best combatants can hope to face and survive.

The Pale Men are descended from the Pale Order, a mysterious order headquartered in the Dark Place that conducted horrific experiments on children, very similar to the modern experiments used to create the Pale Men.

## Post-Apocalypse

### The Fatal Frontier

#### 'Wildfire'

While chained up while the Norn prepare the arena for his fight with the Champion, Edwards hears a series of strange wails, unaware that he is listening to the growls of the Pale Men.

#### 'Bloodshot'

Over the course of two weeks, Edwards is repeatedly tortured after defeating the Champion. While he has nightmares of his loved ones dying in painful ways, the screams he hears in his dreams are likely those of the Pale Men.

#### 'Sacrifice'

At the end of the episode, a Norn rider calls out to Haven on his warhorn. As Haven burns, Norn priests unlock the underground cages, unleashing three Pale Men.

#### 'Monster'

After being released, the Pale Men ride into the fields and into the overgrown town, following Edwards and Lupa's trail; along the way, they use warhorns to attract a massive herd of walkers. They spread out to find them, and easily defend themselves when Edwards and Lupa stealth-attack them. While Lupa manages to gut one, a second knocks her unconscious. Edwards barely manages to defeat a third, axing it in the head with his tomahawk. He is shot in the chest with an arrow by the second Pale Man, and it moves to kill him before it is shot in the neck with an arrow by Seth and his arriving warriors.

#### 'Feral'

Seth uses his dagger to put down the Pale Man he killed before tending to Lupa. The next evening, Seth explains to Edwards that the Pale Men are the Norn's best warriors, creatures born of horrific rituals. At the end of the episode, a group of Pale Men chant around Kyther as she leads her people out of the burning ruins of Haven.

## Members

* Kyther - leader
* Shark-Toothed Man - field leader
* At least eleven unnamed members

## Deaths

* Three unnamed members - axed in the head *(#1)*, gutted *(#2)* and shot in the neck with an arrow *(#3)* by Edwards, Lupa and Seth respectively