Roscoe Underbough

(Actually Roscoe Underbough). A tall halfling with a goatee. As a child, he was lost in a dangerous land. He was rescued by Unseelie Fey at his parents' request, but in rescuing him they struck a bargain. Afterwards, Roscoe discovered that he had strange abilities. He tried to do good and learn how to use these powers, like the sorcerers and wizards he had heard about in stories. However, he seemed to have no talent for either formal wizardry or sorcery when he investigated both (although he was sometimes able to use magic items, this was dismissed as irrelevant, as rogues and bards often had similar abilities). And in his dreams he hears and sees things that disturb him greatly. Powerful beings, using magic like he has, but for evil purposes! He sometimes feels strange compulsions, which he often resists (he always resists urges to do evil) but sometimes, in order to keep them quiet for a while, does not. Thus, when the urges are not to do evil, then he is more likely to compromise. One result of these dreams is that he has collected many holy symbols of various non-evil deities, to try to ward off any troubles. His determination to resist these inner voices has focused his will, so that he can concentrate on the task at hand and ignore the voices' urgings. However, his fear that he might lose control (or that his presence might draw unwelcome attention) has caused him to leave his family and friends behind, a pattern that repeats itself when the dreams get too strong (since he believes that they might also be a sign that he is being tracked by a powerful Unseelie fey that he met once and who seems to be the source of his strange abilities). He has left the party for this reason. Confused but still determined, he is trying to make the best of things. What else would a good halfling do?

He has donated 10 000gp worth of diamonds and 1 000 gp to the local temple of Pelor so that they will raise him from the dead the next two times he needs it (assume 9th or 10th lvl cleric). He is not that certain as to the status of his soul, so wants to find ways to keep it in his body as much as possible!

Roscoe is trying to figure out how to become untracable by any means. Thus he changed his name to Topaz, and will likely continue this practice.

Roscoe tends to act without thinking, relying upon his ability to teleport a short distance (while leaving a short-term illusion behind) to get out of trouble, or else using an blast of eldritch energy against likely foes. This impulsiveness has sometimes been the despair of his companions. He is also on the lookout for loot, to which end he uses his continual ability to see invisible things and detect magic. However, underneath it all he has a good heart.