Most employees of the Port Authority live in somewhat nicer neighborhoods and commute to the Docks for work. Ægel Thorm is an exception. Growing up on the streets of the Docks, Thorm got by through theft and scavenging, until he tried to steal from a cart near the wharves and was arrested by the Port Constabulary. Instead of resenting his arrest, he saw the Port Authority as a means to a new life, ingratiating himself with the constables and offering to help the constables and inspectors with his knowledge of the area. He proved himself smart and resourceful enough to make an impression, and a constable sponsored his education and eventually helped him apply for a constabulary position.

Applying himself to his job, Thorm worked his way up through the ranks until today he works as a chief inspector, overseeing other inspectors who check the ships and warehouses looking for anything untoward or not up to code. Having put his youthful past as a petty criminal far behind him, Thorm is now essentially uncorruptible; he has many times been offered bribes, but has always turned them down. Loyal to his home neighborhood, he still lives modestly in the Docks. While he has a good reputation among most of the residents of the Docks who know him, who see him as a possible link to the Port Authority that could arrange for them to get help if needed, he's aware that with his above-average income and status for the area his house could be a target for thieves, and has invested in various magical security measures. He also puts some of his income toward a scholarship fund he's set up to help other youth of the Docks as he was helped; he's convinced a few other donors to kick in to the fund, but hasn't yet managed to get it to the level he hopes for. Thorm is in favor of the Port Authority taking a more active rôle in the parts of the Docks they currently ignore, but has not yet managed to convince his superiors.

Ægel Thorm is a long-limbed takin with maroon skin and a short tail. He has a wide face with prominent cheeks and a pug nose. Thorm tends to markedly aspirate his w sounds and initial plosives when he speaks, and often falls into a singsong cadence when he's thinking on his feet. On the job, he wears the blue uniform of his position; off the job he favors thick off-white trousers and vests.