Which leads me to my question.  What exactlyt _is_ a...

                    Deputy Bastard Taskmaster From Hell

	...?  Sounds rather... vile.  Scary. <shudder>

	I believe it's related to the Lord of the Pit...

Berk' "REM" Watkins...

"I don't speak softly and carry a big stick,
 I carry a big mallet and brain you with it 
 *without* warning!"

                     - REM on a *bad* day...