Torleth Mindulspeer

Torleth Mindulspeer was a shopkeeper just outside of Daggerford, in Gillian's Hill.

"They say ol' Torleth got most of his "treasures" by siftin' through that mound from which Gillian's Hill got its name."

- Overheard in Gillian's Hill

Description
Torleth was a tall and sickeningly thin man past his prime. He had a gloomy disposition and known for his dry wit. He was not a confrontational man, preferring to deal with good and honest folk and keep to himself, apart from competitors' spats and cut-throat business practices. He accepted death as something natural and unavoidable, even when it came slowly and torturously to his loved ones.

Relationship
Torleth seemed to know all merchants of the Sword Coast. And he cherished his reputation, the main thing that differentiated him from other antique dealers along the Trade Way.

Torleth had a bitter rivalry with another collector and curio shop owner from Daggerford, Vladmyr the Loan Shark.

Activities
Torleth managed Torleth's Treasures, a crammed shop of oddities in Gillian's Hill found south of Daggerford. He bought junk from visitors and sold it to others.

History
Torleth Mindulspeer had a long career of working in the curio business. Throughout the years, Torleth saw many other dealers come and go, but he persisted and remained in business majorly thanks to his good reputation, trust, and personality.

By 1372 DR, Vladmyr became Torleth's main competitor. Ruthless businessman and unsavory loanshark, Vladmyr actively was trying to ruin Torleth's Treasures' and its proprietor. The same year, aging Mindulspeer lost his dear wife to a sickness that was ravaging the farmlands of Daggerford. Even though there were many rumors that the plague was an outbreak of vampirism, Torleth knew it was a mundane disease, lacking the distinct bite marks.

Rumors
Nobody truly believed that Torleth survived solely on the income provided by his shop. Many suspected him to be an agent of the Zhentarim, the Red Wizards of Thay or even the Harpers or the Cult of the Dragon. Some suspected a gate existed inside his shop that led to Westgate, Suzail, Waterdeep, Mirabar or perhaps all of those places, and Torleth made money from people that used the gate.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford