Ormer was a local guide from Marsh Hollow. He guided Beka, Master Farmer, Tunstall, and Lady Sabine through the Marsh while they were on their Hunt for Prince Gareth in the summer of 439 HE. Ormer lived near a shrine to Merscart of the Green. Ormer was tall and skinny, well-tanned, muscular, and had black hair and eyes. He had a pet marsh lizard and a few dogs who would travel the Marsh with him.