Glaviel Glynte was the owner of the Tarry Vine Tavern in Undertown. He financed sky pirate expeditions, and was notorious for investing in sky pirates other tavern owners were too cautious to back. However, he was also known for ruining those sky pirates who squandered his investments or failed him in some other way. Glaviel Glynte was the one who paid for Thaw Daggerslash's sky barge. He also had a shryke assistant, Sister Horsefeather.