Ulthora Csathamar

**Ulthora Csathamar** is a judicial Witness *vel ama* in Amalo.

## Appearance

When Thara Celehar first met him, Ulthora had clear, dark-ringed blue eyes. He "wore flat wooden beads in his hair, as all Witnesses did in the days of Prince Orchenis’s grandfather’s grandfather. He wore a dark green coat that was shabby only if you knew exactly where to look and gold earrings.” His signet was "quite a bit larger than a personal signet" and he wore it "on a long chain around his neck." He had a "wry back".

The next day Thara saw Ulthora, he wore a dark blue coat and sapphire earrings", but "still the wooden beads in his hair and a dull brown overcoat."

Ulthora tended to carry a measuring tape around with him in his pockets, because they were useful, along with a notebook, pen, a piece of chalk in a jeweler's bag, extra hairpins, and a small folding knife.

## Personality

Ulthora was a bit disrespectful towards authority and sharp. He disliked newspapermen because they tended to ask him questions they knew he couldn't answer, and because they were annoying. He was also very insightful, in a way that could on occasion be too cutting, but he could also be quite friendly when he tried.

## Life

Ulthora's father was a master in the Woodworkers' Guild. Ulthora studied military history at the University of Amalo and wrote a thesis on the building of the Anmur'theileian, which made him eligible for the next round of thesis-writing, which, if passed, would make him a scholar of the third rank. From experience, he noted that all "scholars have venomous tongues", which was why he became a judicial Witness instead. He was married, and his wife's father was a scholar of the first rank.

He once served as “the Witness for the Unborn Child in a particularly scandalous and long-running litigation over a soldier’s estate.”

Ulthora Witnessed for the University of Amalo a couple times, once a few years prior to the events of *The Grief of Stones*, “when one of the scholars of the third rank accused one of the scholars of the first rank of stealing his work. All of the scholars took sides, and the two of them very nearly fought a duel.” Ulthora represented the former, as the Witness for the Scholar of the Third Rank. They could not discover proof of plagiarism, and it seemed that both scholars simply came to similar conclusions regardless of knowledge of the other scholar's study.

Orchenis assigned Ulthora as the Witness for the Tomb of Hasthemis Brulnemar inside of the Hill of Werewolves. Ulthora went to the tomb with Thara and Velhiro Tomasaran to check the bodies and investigate the tomb properly. Ulthora made a map as they traveled along. Ulthora noted that he wanted to talk to a scholar of the period to assess its contents in order to help Orchenis decide what to do with it, and Thara suggested Aäthis Rohethar. Ulthora later took the group back to report to Orchenis, rebuffing the curious reporters, and reported that they planned to speak to Aäthis about it. Ulthora was polite and forward to both Aäthis and Lisava Ormevar, Aäthis' suggested replacement.

Ulthora traveled back to the tomb with Lisava, Velhiro, and Thara for Lisava's inspection. Lisava pressed Ulthora to suggest to Orchenis that he preserve the tomb for study, to which Ulthora agreed. After Ulthora reported back to Orchenis on his recommendation for the tomb, Orchenis discharged him, and thanked him for his performance.

## Skills

Ulthora was quite limber and able to move around tight spaces. He also knew a great deal about architecture and cartography.

He had no skill with woodworking.

## Relationships

#### Goronezh

Goronezh was excited when he saw Ulthora emerge from the Hill of Werewolves. Ulthora didn't seem to like him.

#### Lisava Ormevar

Ulthora and Lisava worked well together, and were very collegial.

#### Thara Celehar

Ulthora was cautious but polite to Thara, and even supportive.

#### Thurizar

Thurizar questioned Ulthora about the Hill of Werewolves, and Ulthora rebuffed him.

#### Vicenalar

Vicenalar questioned Ulthora about the Hill of Werewolves, and Ulthora rebuffed him.

#### Ulthora's wife

Ulthora seemed to have a good relationship with his wife.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.