Hogan Underwood was a kindly-looking, elderly halfling, who was secretly a retired master thief. In 1356 DR, 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.[1]
Personality[]
Hogan was suspicious of strangers, but loyal for life to his friends.[1] Hogan sometimes wandered the oasis.[2]
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.[1]
Besides the bar, he owned the nearby stables. He had hired a stable boy,[3] a chef called Cookie, and a bartender, a friendly Durpari.[4] Rose Underwood, his niece, was visiting him and bartended at his place.[1]
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.[1]
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.[4][note 1]
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.[1] His thieving abilities were all but guaranteed to succeed, save for his ability to hear noise, climb walls, and read languages.[1]
Activities[]
Tekuna Chand knew Hogan personally.[5] Zorath Blackblade used to drink at the bar, often bored.[4] The sheik's bodyguards drank at his place, too.[6]
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.[1] The guildmaster of the sandvoyagers had not been seen for many days, although Hogan had received parchments with his signature, requesting libations.[1] He had observed that Corga Hazan was never seen before noon at his little place in the courtyard.[1]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The contents are given by weight, as the 1st edition material employed coinage of different weight: 10 coins made a pound, rather than 50. To preserve edition neutrality, precious metal weights are employed instead.
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 65. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 67. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 71–72. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 72. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 14. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 70. ISBN 978-0880383974.