Edwyle Blackthorne

Edwyle Blackthorne is the secondborn son of Pellinore Blackthorne by his fourth wife, Aurelia Pentaghast. He serves as the first Master of Coldharbor, a mayor-for-life position where he oversees trade operations in the city, and also as Coinmaster on the Blackthorne Council--though the latter office has become moot as its duties are mainly carried out by his nephew, Dominic. Edwyle is past 60 and is the eldest living member of House Blackthorne. He has a distinctive appearance, with an omnipresent monocle and long friendly mutton chops; he has a hunched posture and walks with a cane, and this, coupled with a ravenfeather cloak, that makes his great-niece Talia think he resembles a great, overgrown crow. Edwyle's age has made him weak and senile; his speech is meandering and long-winded, often inducing impatience from those around him. Edwyle has never married and has only a single child, Edwyck West, a bastard sired from a Coldharbor prostitute.