Lugus could best be described as a career criminal, starting off as a thief before becoming a highwayman. His downfall was overconfidence - he failed to spot a page slipping away from a coach he was robbing. The page gave Lugus' description to the Militia and he was arrested in a nearby Tavern.

Given the choice of execution or being pressed into the Navy, he opted for the latter. He soon became firm friends with Rovalan and was his second in the mutiny, becoming First Lieutenant and Executive Officer afterwards.

After Rovalan's madness and betrayal, Lugus became the de facto Captain of the Black Rat, a position endorsed by those of the officers who remained loyal to the vessel. Having been banished from both the Heartland Games and the Gathering in 1106 by the Militia, Lugus retired from the captaincy and handed the vessel over to Naeathisar. The crew arrived back from the Gathering to find a note left behind, and their captain and his possessions, gone. Lugus' whereabouts are unknown and his last message asked the crew not to try to find him.