Lost lover

The lost lover is a character mentioned in King's Quest 4 and its novelization. He was Betty Cowdan's lover who was lost at sea.

Background
The lost lover was a sea captain who never returned from one of his voyages. Betty kept a locket with photos and pictures of her lover. Inside was both a photo showing her lover without beard, and with a long black beard.

The tale of her lost lover that lead to her own death in grief is engraved on her headstone in the Whateley graveyard.