Geoffrey Corvalis

Count Corvalis is a the Lord Mayor of Cavall Keep in Betrayal at Krondor. Owyn Beleforte is his nephew. He has an adult daughter, Ugyne, and viciously dislikes one of Ugyne's suitors, Navon Du Sandau.

History
Corvalis and his family resided in Cavall Run until three years ago, when a carelessly-positioned lamp kindled the centuries-old tapestries adorning its western walls. Though Corvalis and Ugyne managed to escape, Cavall Run was destroyed in the blaze, killing the Count's wife, young son, and a chambermaid who was later blamed for the tragic fire.

The widowed Count temporarily moved to the mayoral townhouse in Cavall Keep, ordering his former home's foundation stones left as a reminder but ensuring that its tunnel mouth was sealed. Though now living among the town's commoners, Corvalis employs at least one servant and pays a fortune to decorate the place in a style more reminiscent of a palace.

Chapter 1
When the party visits, Corvalis is annoyed to be disturbed and expresses irritation and disapproval toward Owyn, though it had been over three years since their last meeting. He scoffs that it is Owyn's place is to stay near Harold Beleforte, learn how to rule, and become worthy of marriage to an earl's or duke's daughter, scornfully comparing Ugyne's responsible nature to Owyn's irresponsible roaming of the Kingdom "like a jongleur or a mercenary." Holding no respect for magic, he waves away Owyn's aspirations as "making ridiculous parlor tricks for King Lyam to earn a living." The Count's diatribe is interrupted by Seigneur Locklear, who points out his own status as an advisor to Prince Arutha and Owyn's proximate status in serving as his squire.
 * The Keep: When Owyn asks about the family's old house, Corvalis recounts its destruction in the blaze three years earlier, refusing to explain why he had its tunnels sealed.
 * Navon (after finding Corvalis's letter)
 * Asked about his animosity towards Navon du Sandu and petition to Kahooli, he demands to know whether the party has spies in the Temple. Learning that they found his note and tithe, and subdued by the party's threat to take up the matter with du Sandau if the Count doesn't explain, he states that Navon knows of his animosity and of his annoyance with Navon's constant questions to Ugyne about the Keep, Cavall Run, the tunnels under the great hall, any extant maps, and matters such as the Count's fortune, schedules, and acquaintances. The Count says that such matters bring back painful memories and doesn't want to hear about them anymore.


 * Nighthawks (after talking with Navon)
 * The Count says that rumors of his association with the Guild of Death are nonsense. When told that Navon informed the party of the connection, he responds that he had employed the Nighthawks as bodyguards to keep him safe from stalkers. He had contacted them through the priests of the Temple of Kahooli, who summoned them for him, but does not know how to contact them directly. After the Keep was burned, he requested more help, but by then the Nighthawks had fallen into disfavor and the Temple was no longer in touch with them.

Letters
The party can find a letter which Corvalis left in a chest, along with a tithe, for the petition collectors of the Temple of Kahooli: "To the High Priest of Kahooli I request that Navon Du Sandau be driven mad for his attacks on my person and my family. So my petition ends."

- Count Geoffrey Corvalis