Arbold Tethyr is a merchant tycoon from Eveningstar. He owns a The Old Boot, a shop for wagon-making and repairing, Tethyr's Court, a rooming house, and Tehtyr Hardware, the largest hardware store in Eveningstar. The loyal subjects in his business empire include two wagoners, a shopkeeper, eight live-in maids, and his wife, the hostess at their rooming house. Arbold is said to be a close friend of Eveningstar's ruler, Lord Reardon Cormaeril, but truthfully they've only met a handful of times.
Arbold is fat and greedy, with a mess of curly brown hair and a goatee, and dreamy green eyes. He is not a particularly pleasant man, but he is charitable and sociable, preferring the company of others to contemplative solitude; though he doesn't mind that much, either. Arbold likes to drink the dark beers from his hometown of Arabel, and his favorite foods are likewise sauerbraten served with mashed potatoes, pork sausages on hard rolls with sauerkraut and strong mustard, and pretzels served with sweet mustard or beer cheese.
Adventurers who expect help from Arbold should also come expecting to pay for it, but he's not really known for his scruples; he'll break the law without a second thought, if it meant a payout worth the risk. He's usually not willing to cheat a customer, since all of his best customers carry very large swords.