Timmy Locan

From Glen Cook Wiki

Timmy is a former soldier of the Northern Empire. He is fairly short, with bright red hair. He is known for his irrepressible sense of humor and positive energy.

He is part of the team which steals the Silver Spike (along with Smeds Stahl, Tully Stahl, and Old Man Fish). He makes the unfortunate mistake of touching the Spike with his bare hand, causing an incurable and painful black sorcerous infection. The infection gets worse until Timmy can barely stand it. He is tortured to death by thugs trying to find the Spike.