Klaproth (d. 1268) was one of the members of the group traveling to the army recruiting post in Vizima. He was accompanied by Jarre, Melfi, Milton, Ograbek, Okultich and Pike. Jarre and Melfi completed the journey and enlisted, but the rest of the group decided to indulge in a little banditry and tried to rob a family of halflings, the Hildebrandts.
The halflings did not take kindly to being robbed and defended themselves successfully, none of the would-be bandits survived.