"Ha!"
A hand clapped the gnome on the back as the man spoke. "Wonderful little ditty, sir Singer!" he said cheerfully. The man's face glows with a warmth that is disconcertingly genuine amid the shadowy figures that compose the rest of the tavern's clientele. He has shoulder-length black hair pulled back behind his head with a silver cord, pale skin, and twinkling blue eyes, eyes that radiate nothing but merriness. He is wearing a dark blue outfit trimmed with gold and lined with silk, and an ostentatious gold ring flashes from one finger.
He speaks to Velve over the gnome's head. "Let the lad stay for a while, good sir Velve. I think you should by the boy a drink, to apologize for your rudeness. A glass of lemonade, perhaps?" Nither his voice or face suggest that he is doing anything other than making a helpful suggestion.
"As for myself, I am Zem Willius Clockman, a sorcerer of some renown in a few places which no longer exist. Delighted to make your acquaintance." He beams at everyone in the room.