Smashing! Soon, my friend - soon we can share a flagon of something liquid and a tale of derring-do!

I don't mean to judge a book by its cover, but that man is all cover and no pages.

Let's see. I hail from Waterdeep, the City of Splendours. I'm a wizard of considerable acclaim and scholar of exceptional accomplishment. I have a cat, a library and a weakness for a good glass of wine. And if the mood takes me I'm known to try my hand at poetry.

Tread carefully, now. Not even a god would survive sacrificing me.

Enjoy myself? There's a worm in my brain, I'm surrounded by idiots, and all I've got to drink is wine that tastes like vinegar.