Garen Veltaris, Lord Paramount of House Veltaris

Marik's grandfather on his mother's side, and the man who takes Talon out on the royal hunt in the days before everything tilts. Lorainne Hunter, the pirate Marik tracks down in Faithspire, turns out to be Garen's bastard. When Marik finally asks him for something it is not soldiers: it is that should talk of civil war between the heirs reach the coast, Garen tells the people House Veltaris has no desire to fight unless Ederia is genuinely in danger.