Hogan Underwood

Hogan Underwood was a kindly-looking, elderly halfling, who was secretly a retired master thief. In, at the time of Khalitarius' release, he was the owner of Happy Hogan's Igloo in the Oasis of the White Palm, and sometimes a bartender during busy evenings.

Personality
Hogan was suspicious of strangers, but loyal for life to his friends. Hogan sometimes wandered the oasis.

History
Among the many aliases of Hogan Underwood were: Hogan the Happy, Hogan the Huckster, Shylo Slick, Aldo Chella, Rory the Ransacker, Negel Broos, and Sedgewick Paddington the Third. Shylo Slick, in particular, was an alias recognized by a great majority of thieves.

Besides the bar, he owned the nearby stables. He had hired a stable boy, a chef called Cookie, and a bartender, a friendly Durpari. Rose Underwood, his niece, was visiting him and bartended at his place.

Possessions
Hogan wore a very powerful cloak of protection, a ring of invisibility, and a ring of spell turning, though the rings might fail to operate when a halfling used them. He also wielded an enchanted dagger and an intelligent short sword, Shylo's Slicer.

Under his bed, he had a chest labeled with his own name. In it, he had 7.7 pounds of copper, 5 pounds of silver, and 1.8 pounds of gold.

Abilities
Hogan's agility was as good as it got for a human; it's possible that he had superhuman dexterity when he was younger. His thieving abilities were all but guaranteed to succeed, save for his ability to hear noise, climb walls, and read languages.

Activities
Tekuna Chand knew Hogan personally. Zorath Blackblade used to drink at the bar, often bored. The sheik's bodyguards drank at his place, too.

Rumors
For people he trusted, Hogan would volunteer the following during the time between Khalitarius' release and ultimate destruction: He knew that Hassan knew how to pilot a sand sled. The guildmaster of the sandvoyagers had not been seen for many days, although Hogan had received parchments with his signature, requesting libations. He had observed that Corga Hazan was never seen before noon at his little place in the courtyard.