@Rev he wasn't always old and fat from the flash back he used to be a swordsmen but after his wife died and he got injured and became unable to continue fighting he got depressed and started drinking heavily. Although i assume he was some kind of magic swords man since he can teach magic unless the translation of the explanation from the scorpion lion dude was off and he was a mage but two mates fighting on the front lines wouldn't make much sense.
