Routunious of Gond

Routunious is a priest of Gond who has been charged with an important mission by the High Priest of his home temple in Lantan.

Many years ago, before Routunious began his clerical studies, a gome wizard named Vimvender Whimsicalamity came to Lantan to give up his wizardly ways and pursue an understanding of Gond worship. He was taken in by the priests and was a close friend of the High Priest. Recently the old gnome passed away, and his dying wish was for the church to deliver his spellbook and the rest of his estate to his family living in the Dagger Hills just north of the Shallain Freehhold.

The task was given to Routunious, who dislikes and resents having to go so far inland. He is very quick to tell anyone who asks him (and a few who don’t) how much more beautiful it is to live on an island, and the island of Lantan in particular.
To accompany him on his journey, Routunious was given a gift of a Warforged Fighter as a companion.

(In these Realms Gond did not give the gift of smoke powder to his priests after the Time of Troubles, he gave the gift of Warforged Knowledge, the ability to create truly intelligent and self aware automatons. Each of these automatons have their own individual personality, though they can be given instructions and choose to serve with complete loyalty the creator of the individual Warforged creature.)

Routunious knows the name of his companion, but has taken to calling him Tick-a-tick after the constant clockwork sound coming from its torso.

Tickatick has a finite number of hit points, which can not be repaired except by a 12th level cleric of Gond or higher. Tick-a-tick has only low level intelligence and does not speak, although in the months of travel from Lantan, not speaking back has not stopped Routunious from telling the clockwork warrior how supremely unhappy he has been. It may be that while Tick-a-tick can speak, he chooses not to in an effort to avoid encouraging the priest's dissertations.