Gillam

Gillam (c. 1101-1168) was an Oalati-Zaleman light-wizard. He was part of Stephen of Orenden's company.

Life
Gillam was from the country of Oalat. Although he was proficient in the Zaleman language, he was described as speaking with an accent and thus was viewed with distrust by some. Aside from this, nothing is known for certain about Gillam's early life. In fact, he first comes into the historical record with his arrival at the court of Cilcar V, Count of Ventome, and his subsequent journey with Stephen and company. His exact date of birth is unknown, but he is described as "around fifty-five," making him by far the company's oldest member.

Gillam was very wise and learned in the ways of magic; however, he was frequently drunk and sometimes as much a burden as he was helpful.

After the quest, Osren the White studied under Gillam, who helped him control the dark-magic that had partially corrupted him (as a result of his reading a runestone of Márimr. Gillam also found that Osren had a fair amount of magical blood, and instructed him in the ways of light-magic. Gillam died in 1168.