Ursto Hoobutt

Ursto Hoobutt and his sometime lover, Pinosel, were residents of Letheras. Ursto referred to Pinosel as "Cherrytart", and she called him a "fat, flea-bit oaf". Both were quite ugly,Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.787-788 and he had gnarled hands.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.761
==In Midnight Tides==
Ursto Hoobutt and Pinosel proceeded to get drunk at Settle Lake to await the fall of Letheras as Emperor Rhulad Sengar's army of Tiste Edur entered the city. The pair celebrated the ends of their debts and argued over whether they should get married. Just as Pinosel demanded Ursto choose a day to wed, they witnessed the capture of the ancient sea-god that had been bound into service by the Edur. Ceda Kuru Qan had lured it into Settle Lake with illusory promises of power and freedom, then a Jaghut Huntress who owed Bugg a favour froze the lake solid with Omtose Phellack. Afterwards, a stunned Ursto agreed to marry Pinosel that day.Midnight Tides, Chapter 24, US SFBC p.710-711
==In Reaper's Gale==
Ursto Hoobutt and Pinosel, now his wife as well as his sometime lover, settled in for a picnic at Settle Lake even as the rest of the city succumbed to rioting and burning. They could see that the lake's ice was melting and Ursto feared the giant demon would soon break loose. It reminded him of the time he had rashly proposed--an act he was not entirely certain had been free of the Errant's nudge. Pinosel made him choke when she suggested they have a baby.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.761-762
Ormly of the Rat Catchers' Guild called them "fell guardians" when he found them there somewhat drunk after coming to await Brys Beddict's return. He remarked that a 600-year-old painting in the baths of the Old Palace seemed to depict a similar looking ugly couple sitting in the same spot. Pinosel was mildly insulted, saying she had had better days. Ursto volunteered that both had had better days when they still had worshippers.
Brys burst through the lake's ice and Ormly told him his brother Tehol's life was in danger and needed his help. Before both could depart, Ursto demanded Brys reveal the name of the demon about to break loose from the lake's ice so they could send it away. When Brys spoke the name Ay'edenan of the Spring, Pinosel sobered up and recognised it as a name in the old tongue. She suggested they wait at the top of the alley to watch Hannan Mosag drag his crippled body to the lake in an attempt to once again claim mastery over the demon. They laughed with amusement as the Jaghut Huntress returned and killed the Warlock King. The Jaghut's complaint that her ritual was sundered caused Pinosel to laugh so hard she blew snot out her nose. Ursto claimed Sukul Ankhadu, Menandore, and Hannan Mosag had all been involved in weakening the ritual. Then he revealed they knew the demon's true name so the ritual was no longer needed. He asked the Jaghut to join them in a drink and she accepted.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.788-790
==In Dust of Dreams==
Bugg revealed that Ursto and his wife were the Elder Gods known as the Lord and Lady of Wine and Beer.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 1 Upon Bugg's request, Pinosel and Ursto defended Seren Pedac and her unborn child during Fiddler's reading of the Deck of Dragons. They caught fire as they stood between Seren and the Errant and were reduced to puddles by the vast power unleashed during the reading. Their fate was uncertain, but Bugg hoped that they would return.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 3
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