Clovis Forlaine, pirate and fence, runs various graymarket operations in Whitetooth, acquiring Tashanan lichens, art, and other valuable resources of the Tundra. Originally a privateer from the Lhazaar Principalities, Clovis has operated out of Whitetooth for more than a decade now. He has a hand in, or an eye on, every significant transaction that takes place in Whitetooth. Clovis keeps several different safe houses in town and often conducts business on vessels anchored in the waters west of Whitetooth. Clovis's true identity is a carefully guarded secret, and he "officially" presents himself as a slickly dressed male human of conspicuously Lhazaar origin.