Thibly

Thibly was a cobbler who owned a shop in Earbeford.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5, p.21-22 He loved his workUpon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 30, p.100 and prided himself on being able to know all about a person based on the condition of their footware.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5, p.23
He was friends with Burok, the town Manuromancer, and Anavalistia, the town wet-nurse. When Anavalistia had mislaid her first baby, he and Burok had been among those who had participated in the unsuccessful search.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5, p.25 Thibly preferred not to be around babies as their smug stares while breastfeeding made him nervous.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 16, p.69
Thibly owned a short sword that had once belonged to his grandfather.
==In Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords==
When The Tearful Three threatened to destroy Earbeford with their army of ten thousand undead, Thibly was conscripted into a motley army of four thousand poorly armed citizens Captain Villiob's command. He was armed only with his inherited short sword and was convinced they were all going to die.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 1, p.1/3Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5, p.21 In the lead up to the fighting, he was placed on patrol of the town's main square where he mostly scattered the urchins who stalked the food stalls for fruit.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 16, p.68 
Thibly was patrolling the square when Bauchelain and Korbal Broach's carriage entered and found a place to park. The cobbler failed to convince Emancipor Reese to move somewhere else. At Bauchelain's request, Thibly explained the doom facing the town and directed the necromancer to the town council chambers. Then he settled in near Reese in anticipation of witnessing Bauchelain scuttle away once the council rejected his offer of salvation. Thibly soon grew annoyed at Reese's seemingly ridiculously inflated views of his master's abilities and was startled when the bell in the Council Hall's tower rang and it was announced a deal had been struck.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 16, p.69-73 
He later stood with Bleat and Grabella among a small company of city guard near Bauchelain and Chancellor Gullyb as they surveyed the army of ten thousand undead arrayed against the city. Bauchelain took the opportunity to demand his payment be doubled and Bleat loudly balked, interrupting the necromancer. A perturbed Bauchelain ordered Korbal Broach to kill the guardsman, which he did by magically disemboweling him.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 22, p.83-84 Thibly dropped his weapon and moaned at the sight, but Grabella hushed him to silence "lest that terror set its eyes upon you!"Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 23, p.84-75
After Bauchelain and Korbal Broach dispatched the Tearful Three, Captain Villiob and several others among the conscripts devised a plan for the now masterless undead army. Since the undead did not require pay or food and would be desperate to rejoin society, the people of Earbeford could welcome them back as the town's new working class. In the process, people of the lower classes such as themselves would be elevated to a wealthier, more privileged class. Thibly looked forward to having a few helpers at his shop.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 30, p.97-100 But the newly freed horde of undead, under their leader Ilma, reacted to the proposition by killing and devouring the townspeople.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 31, p.102-104Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 32, p.104 Thibly likely perished among them.
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