Nadul DaRoni

Nadul DaRoni is a gnomish artist and inventor who lives as a hermit near High Horn. He is undoubtedly a genius, but also quite possibly a madman (which may be one of the factors involved in his natural ingenuity). While his artistic skills are well above par, his real talent lies in the invention of machines, several of which are available through Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue after Aurora was impressed by some manuscripts he pestered her to look at.

Some of these inventions are not always foolproof and some are quite risky to use. His furnace wagon for instance, has a one-in-ten chance of spontaneously combusting per hour of constant use. However, his telescope much like the farseer held in the Hall of Wonders is completely reliable (it is cheaper and more efficient than the farseer replicas available in the hall to boot).

He sketches portraits on commission and has drawn Elminster Azoun IV and Aurora (a copy of whose portrait now appears on the cover of her catalogue). If you send him your name and location, he'll eventually come to find you.