Elmo

Character from The Black Company by Glen Cook

Veteran sergeant — the man who makes sure the privates don't die of stupidity before the enemy gets a chance to kill them properly.

Elmo is the Company's top sergeant and the person most responsible for the day-to-day survival of its rank and file. He doesn't make grand strategic decisions — he makes sure the latrine gets dug, the sentries stay awake, and the new recruits learn which end of the sword to hold before their first fight. His competence is the invisible kind that keeps organizations alive. He doesn't feature in Croaker's Annals as much as the wizards or the officers, which means he's doing his job perfectly — the best sergeants are the ones the historian doesn't need to mention because nothing went wrong on their watch.

Appearance

Stocky, solid, the kind of man who looks like he was built to fill a doorway and hold it. Weathered from years of soldiering. Not handsome, not ugly — functional.

Also known as: Elmo

What They Know

• Senior sergeant of the Black Company — responsible for day-to-day operations, discipline, and keeping the rank and file alive
• One of the Company's most reliable members — his competence is the invisible kind that prevents crises rather than resolving them
• Veteran of more campaigns than most Company brothers have years — institutional memory in human form

Connections

• member_of — the_black_company
• serves — the_captain
• ally_of — croaker

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