Mud

Mud is a digger of the Old Camp from Khorinis, thrown through the Barrier for a "fondness for animals" he does not elaborate on, and comfortably the most irritating man in the colony. He latches onto anyone who shows him a moment's patience, follows them around like a burr, talks without stop about food, bullies and fictional victories over the New Camp diggers who regularly beat him, and occasionally tries to fight at the hero's side with predictably poor results. Nobody can stand him for long; when the Old Mine collapses and the camp breaks open into violence, his fellow diggers use the chaos to finally be rid of him.