Once known as Mirt the Merciless and the Old Wolf, Mirt made a fortune and carved out a reputation as an adventurer and phhilanderer. Today, and older and wiser Mirt serves as a Harper agent and a close advisor to Laeral Silverhand.
 
The years have not worn him down, and though he has grown soft in the flesh, Mirt has surviving the passing of centuries by means of magic.
 
Despite his prodigious girth, Mirt can move with good speed when he must, and he hasn't let his adventuring skills wither. His wife, Asper, passed away several years ago, and his rambling mansion has seen better days. Mirt spends his days embroiled in politics and whiles away his nights in drink and debauchery.