Edermun Dantjek

Minister Edermun Dantjek was the Master of The Loft of Erwood and childhood friend of RorymIII. After being shot and imprisoned for treachery shortly after the Yrdai-Satese War, he succumbed to illness caused by ahniarakk poisoning - an after effect of being shot by an arcbalest. He was pardoned before his death and was allowed to retire.

In 1751, Edermun's behaviour became noticeably strange. He developed short-term memory loss and frequently forgot entire days. After a while, he took unrecorded leave for some days at a time and returned without explanation, until his most lucid moments saw him speak nonsensical information to anyone nearby. On his next departure, he was reported to have taken Devyn's tutor with him - a man he'd shared suspicious information with. Rorym had him tracked upon being alerted.

He was eventually found in Desidero by Royal Seekers, claiming to be on his way back to see Rorym. In his panic, however, he accidentally ran down a newly recruited seeker with his dune skiff, and was shot by team's Captain, Eshen Water. The shot from the arcbalest instantly incapacitated him and took away the use of his left arm entirely. He was taken back to Erwood as a prisoner and brought before Rorym himself.