Zook is a wiry gnome with sun-touched, nut-brown skin and a shock of unruly white hair that stands in every direction. He wears leather armor meticulously reinforced with layers of dried moss and dark bark. His eyes are the color of polished jade, constantly darting around to observe the smallest details.

Zook is intensely quiet and speaks in soft, melodic tones that sound like the rustling of leaves. He finds more comfort in the company of insects than people. He treats the urban environment like a concrete forest, navigating rooftops with the same ease he once used to navigate old growth pines.

Zook spent over twenty years in a limestone cave on the edge of the Moonwood. He was not looking for gold or glory, he was listening to the rhythmic dripping of water which he believed was a code from the earth itself. Eventually the silence became too loud. He realized that the answers he sought required he observe the chaos of civilization to balance his internal stillness. He took up the tools of a rogue because he discovered that the most profound truths are kept behind locked doors. He uses his gnomish affinity for illusions and light feet to pass through the world like a ghost. He remains detached from material wealth, often stealing things just to see if he can and then leaving them in plain sight elsewhere. He views the act of lockpicking as a form of meditation and the art of stealth as the ultimate expression of respect for his surroundings.