Tol is a grizzled inner-city cop from Sebacea, the worst neighborhood of Goblinopolis, who has had greatness thrust upon him by a conspiracy of fate and a semi-sentient cosmological entity struggling to survive. He doesn’t want the notoriety and would rather just be a simple beat cop for his entire life, but circumstances will not cooperate. Having his nerdy little brother suddenly become King by dint of winning a network hacking tournament plays a pivotal role in all this, of course.
Tol is a diamond in the rough undergoing a polishing that will be as complete as it’s going to get by the end of book III.