Tapel, a male Boosodian, resided in Wyke Town on Loreth and pursued amateur archaeology. Subsequent to his arrival on Loreth, Tapel unearthed cave paintings depicting a Gretalax—a creature thought to be extinct by the locals—inside Temple Peak's mountain cave. The residents' assumption of extinction was proven wrong when a Gretalax from Temple Peak subsequently launched an assault on Wyke Town, prompting Layton Wyke, the town's founder, to enlist Ty Yorrick, a monster hunter, to handle the situation. Upon Yorrick's arrival, Wyke escorted her to meet Tapel and examine the cave paintings.