In life Drakul and Bertolf were brothers. Their combat prowess made them legendary so much so that their enemies were given flee on sight orders should they ever encounter them.
Drakul is the tactical genious of the two generally being several steps ahead of his competitors.

After having several of the bones in his arm shattered, drakul went through a ceremony of dark magic and duct tape, and now he is good as new and ready to take on the world once more.