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Throbald the Somewhat Addled

Throbald the Somewhat Addled presents somewhat of an interesting character for people trying to create a chronology of ELotH:TES. He is acknowledged as one of the greater Warrior Elemenstors, however this title is hardly his fault. He often wanders into stories without being mentioned, described or even explained as this section of Book Six: Nightstand's Peril shows:

The most famous case of his sudden apperance was when he was at the head of the wedge of knights that destroyed the armies of the Twelve Realms in the Battle of Near Competence at the end of the Fumbling Offensive. His position at the head of this unit lead the others on the field to assume that he was the General of the armies of Vhadxi. The fact that he had meant to lead the armies of Twelve Realms means little to the many dead due to his strange behaviour. For almost a hundred years he was considered an enemy of all good folk until he tripped in the square of a town that had been cursed never to laugh, thus breaking the curse and giving the people a good laugh. Some say that there was no curse, but it helps to maintain his mythos.

Giving people a good laugh is another tendancy of Throbalds, he is noted for his apperance as a jester in the courts of several kings who can prove that they have never hired a jester (or laughed so hard).

His tendancy to suddenly enter a situation is complimented by his negation of all apparent laws of time and space, where by he will often discuss events that have not even been thought of yet and has even been reported as being in two places at the same time. This has lead to speculation that he is, in fact, a Chronosorcellor, but there is little evidence to show that he has the ability, or even the intelligence to be. Another idea is that he is a recurring joke created by the collective efforts of the creators of ELotH:TES as a way of confusing the general fan base. Others argue that he was introduced to provide (very obvious) foreshadowing, if statements like "I missed you after you died on that cloudy day in April." can be considered foreshadowing and not a spolier. The majority of his off-handed, and yet extremly ominous, remarks come to make sense in the fulness of time, although many continue to cause unrest while the remain unfulfilled. For example, his famous declaration: "Nobody ever suspected the true nature of the snorkiepies until it was too late to prevent the tragedies." still prevents many people from tasting the rather tasty (and completely harmless) confection.

An interesting side note is that Throbald the Somewhat Addled is the only character to have been in all incarnations of ELotH:TES un-changed, his original description fitting his final image in Wizbits Extreme.