Zardoz
Zardoz Graves is a male halfling Shadow Mage and rogue played by Martin Dickson
Description
Exceptionally tall (3'10") and lean (60lbs) for a halfling, with pleasant if slightly sharp features, clean skin, dark eyes, an easy grin, and a suave and urbane manner. He wears his well-groomed, raven-dark hair long, and often tied back to display a pronounced widow's peak. Looks to be in young adulthood (born Winter 789). His physical characteristics appear mostly unremarkable though he has long, nimble fingers.
When angered his eyes can appear momentarily red, and on occasion Zardoz may appear to have a shadowy tail or horns, but this odd appearance is only ever fleeting and a probably a trick of the light. His aura shows a faint trace of something extra-planar and possibly demon-adjacent, (a faint "whiff of sulphur" in his aura).
Zardoz will usually be well dressed in either rich, colourful clothes of silk and fine wool or all in very dark shades of grey with soft gloves and boots that make no sound. He often carries a silver topped gentleman's cane,and rather too many daggers.
Residence
Zardoz spends much of the time at his parent's home of Gravesend.
Skills
Zardoz is a very junior Celestial Shadow Mage and does not yet posses any real capabilities in this area.
Zardoz carries a rod that is not a combat weapon, and resorts to daggers and main-gauche if forced into melee combat.
Zardoz looks something like a scholar... but his true skills run towards the area of Spy and Thief, along with less salubrious abilities. He does have some minor ability in Philosophy, but appears to have acquired this to assist with his other activities.
History
Zardoz grew up at Gravesend, and was usually the voice of reason and caution when the triplets got involved in chaos causing schemes. Despite this, his involvement often seemed to increase the overall confusion and fallout. Fortunately though, he was usually nowhere to be found when blame was being shared.
Info for GMs
- Visible Value
- Moderate - finely dressed, but little additional ostentation or jewellry, low level magic items.
- Party Roles
- Offence: Low, except from stealth.
- Defence: Low. Stealth and hiding abilities. Avoids melee, basically useless toe to toe.
- Utility: Low-Medium. Several helpful skills, some facility at negotiation.
- Goals
- To be advised...
- Friends and Allies
- To be advised...
- Enemies
- To be advised...
- Gods and Powers
- To be advised...
- Languages
- Elven, Common, and Halfling. His Common and Halfling bear Elven accents.
- Main Skills
- Mid-ranked Thief
- Low ranks in Assassin, Spy, and Courtier.
- Hobbies include paper making, dyeing, calligraphy, and a special interest in casting wax seals that replicate armorial bearings.
- Main Spells & Rituals
- Low generals across Shadow branch of Celestial
- Low ranks in Shadow Wings
- Other Stuff of Note
- Has increased reactions rolls, or sometimes decreased ones.
- Very lucky with gambling dice
- Has apprecitced with the No. 1 Hobbits' Detective Agency
