Ghesdalt

"In one of his armoires Ghesdalt found his favorite helmet, his sturdiest coat of chainmail, and his most decorative sword. He would escape in style, if not with deftness. " "—The Sword and Its Servant"

The oldest of Ilnel's sons, Ghesdalt possesses the coveted title of "Mindhalder " and rules over his own kingdom, the Dreckland.

Biography
As oldest of Ilnel's living sons, Ghesdalt served as his siblings' voice in court.

He had been given his own keep, the Fierdam, to rule a land called the Dreckland, far away from his father. Ghesdalt was an incompetent ruler and required massive amounts of subsidized income and supplies to keep his lands solvent. He was deeply in debt to others and was known to default on numerous loans.

He was called to the Kaltstein by his father to help in torturing Klinde.

During Klinde's escape, Ghesdalt was sent on the hunting party to recover him and had his right hand reduced to molten bone and tissue after making contact with his enemy. He was later murdered by his father, Ilnel.

Personality and traits
Ghesdalt was very uptight and pompous. He valued fashions and appearances over functionality.

Ghesdalt had a severe desire to control his troops, but lacked any real capacity to do so. He often equated "looking to the part" to "playing the part."