The Thalmgar Enigma

Thalmgar was an enigmatic and mysterious figure who became well knowin in the early Third Age. Popular interest was re-ignited in the late Fifth Age, where he became a popular character in childrens books and young adult novels.

Very little is actually known about the creature; he did exist, he was clearly not human, and he appeared to have an indefinite lifespan.

Surviving images and eye-witness accounts describe a short, anthropodal humanoid of about five and a half feet(though experts disagree on exactly how he was measured). His skull was elongated and came to a point in the back, and he spoke out of a strange, scar-like gash on the side of his face. His hands held thick, ungainly fingers, like mittins, with only three fingers on his right hand and as many as seven on the left. His legs had little mobility and ended in wide, hoof-like feet. His skin was covered in a series of strange, wart-like growths, though many described their texture as being more like that of tree-bark. Very little scientific examination of Thalmgar was made, but it was concluded that he was definitely not human, and may have been a silicon-based life-form. Later speculation added that he most likely had artificial origins.

History

Thalmgar first appears on court records from A.Y. 215, which indicate that he already had a considerable criminal record that may have been lost during the Ninety-Nine Years War. His age is listed as 35, and the last name given was later determined to be a deeply unpleasant profanity dating to the Golden Age. At the time of the document, he was taken into custody for theft, but while standing trial, attacked a clerk in the courthouse and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Thalmgar would spend 15 of the next 25 years in and out of jail for various petty crimes.