Barbarians are humans who live far away from city life or even the tamed world of country farms or forest cottages. Instead, they disdain a way of life which is 'soft' and 'easy' making their lives by their wits and their ability to bow the world around them to their will. Fierce warriors, often berserkers whose mad rages can strike terror into the hearts of whole armies, barbarians are spoken of by cultured folk with incredible discomfort.