Thaalim Torchtower

Thaalim Torchtower was a bandit leader, warlord, and self-stylized king of the Tun Marshes in the mid–14th century DR. It was rumored that he was an exiled member of the Purple Dragons.

History
In Marpenoth of 1357 DR, Torchtower rose to power as a bandit leader in the Tunlands. Rumors spread that he had spies and agents throughout the Forest Kingdom of Cormyr and the Dragon Coast, but that was only true for the town of Eagle Peak. He stole an egg from the black dragon Skurge, putting it in temporal stasis with a scroll. This allowed him to form an uneasy truce with the dragon so long as her egg remained within his fortress.

In Tarsakh of 1367 DR, the Zhentarim who had taken over Darkhold set about training and directing the Tunlanders to raid the interior of Cormyr. In response, Cormyrian forces from High Horn raided the Tunlands. The warlord's youngest son died in these raids and Torchtower vowed revenge against King Azoun IV, starting a war.