Well, I could be jumping to conclusions (it's been done before) but it is remotely possible that one of H-I's
alter-egoes MIGHT be
Roggie of Morgoth. Just a hunch.
If you haven't stopped by one of the Inns and checked out a few posts, why not do that soon? As far as I know, they don't shoot on sight, being rather pacifistic and business-oriented folk. Go have an ethereal ale.