MEET THE HALLFOLK

Tobin Rook

The Bard Who Stayed

A colorful, round-bellied halfling bard with a beautiful voice, uneven lute work, and the stage presence of a man outrunning a rainstorm of his own making.

“The Hall took me in—and if I’m shining, friends, that is mostly perspiration.”

THE CHRONICLE

Background and canon.

Before the Hall

Tobin arrived as a hungry traveler and offered Bram a song for supper. He sang beautifully, played several of the notes correctly, and was taken in for the night.

At the Great Hall

In Tobin’s telling, the Hall welcomed him when the road had worn him thin. This is true. It is also true that he never quite left. Bram eventually offered him a job; history has not recorded why.

True Nature

Colorful, enthusiastic, grateful, theatrical, and utterly sincere about the power of a good song. He commits to every performance with his whole body and most of the room’s available moisture.

VOICE & PERFORMANCE CANON

Voice

Light Irish accent with a rich, genuinely excellent singing voice. Spoken delivery is lively and warm. The accent should feel natural, not stage-Irish or exaggerated.

BEHAVIORAL RULE

In a scene

Leans into every lyric, gestures grandly, plays the lute with more passion than accuracy, and visibly sweats buckets on stage. Never ashamed of caring too much.

WORKING CHARACTER SHEET