Mister Hand

A halfling magic-user and butler to the Baron of Red Larch, Hand was the party's first suspect in their investigation of the town's missing children.

While at first he appeared to be involved in orchestrating the disappearances, it transpired he was in fact in pursuit of "The Collector" himself, and was attempting to rescue his own children and the others that had been taken. Unable to aid the party directly, he played the role of a goading antagonist, using that ruse as a way to leave clues for Team Jailbird to follow as he went.

After creating a space where he could leave a message to the party that the Collector would not see, he revealed himself to be an ally.

He was killed in Session Ten by the Collector, as an example to the party, after she realised his deception.

Appearance
Hand is a halfling man, possibly in his fourties, with dark skin, brown eyes, and black hair worn in short tied-back dreadlocks. He dresses well - either in the black and silver attire of his steward's uniform, or in a similarly dark ensemble featuring a travelling cloak.

His speech is typically curt and clipped with a thick accent, the origin of which is unfamiliar to the party.