Laird De Curry is the father of Jamie and it was said there was nothing he couldn't cure, ironically however he could never rid his son of the distinctive birthmark that marred his face.
He is proud of his son for his accomplishments, although he is somewhat ambivalent about the violent career path of a Gunslinger which he has chosen. Laird inspects Cort after he becomes ill from the Poisoned Book deducing the poison from it may have been Dragon's Blood, saying it is beyond his power to heal. He is later killed by Gilead's Guards.