Suave and charming, Carlo Montegue is the Swiftwind family's live-in chef and personally prepares most of the family's meals, or otherwise instructs the maid staff on the preparation of the food. Carlo arrived several years ago from Ardia and seems to enjoy living a fairly anonymous life at Swiftwind Manor. More often than not, Carlo has Mildred instruct one of her maids to go into town and do the grocery shopping for him, leaving Carlo free to spend his off hours roaming the gardens or reading in the library.