Thulican is the Lord of the Jewel Court of the Thieves' Guild of Tai-tastigon, and thus one of the five top officials under the Sirdan Theocandi. In the upcoming election in God Stalk, Darinby suspected he would choose who to vote for at the last minute. Thulican is terrified of supporting the losing side, and Men-dalis muses that a show of strength would sway him more than bribes.