Goruss

Goruss was a well-dressed bodymonger in Darujhistan, who worked in a nondescript shop at the near end of Twisty Alley in the Daru High Market.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.679/688Toll the Hounds, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.789 Children were fearful of him as boys and girls were known to be dragged to his shop to disappear, sold to rich clients for purposes unknown.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.679 
== In Toll the Hounds ==
While his parents were away, Snell made plans to sell his two baby sisters, Mew and Hinty, to Goruss in return for ten to twenty silver councils each. His plans were interrupted when Murillio came to interrogate him over the fate of his missing brother Harllo. While Murillio followed up on the information, Bellam Nom agreed to watch over the boy and his sisters until their parents returned.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.679-681 
As soon as he was able, Snell fled the house, but was quickly caught by Bellam who delivered him to Goruss. The terrified boy recognised Goruss as the same man to whom he had planned to sell his sisters. Snell was thrown into a cage in an unlit cellar before Bellam asked Goruss to keep him just "long enough to shit everything out of him." In reality, Goruss was Bellam's uncle and a headhunter for the shipping industry. He was a scrupulous merchant who recruited no one under the age of fifteen and carefully interviewed prospects for the proper placement. Approved candidates received five-year contracts and generally did well once their term was over.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 17, UK HB p.629
==Notes and references==
Category:Males
Category:Merchants