Piper is a tiny gnome with sun-bronzed skin and hair the color of sea foam. She wears weathered leather armor and is often draped in fishing nets decorated with sea-glass. Her eyes are the color of a stormy sea, and she is always accompanied by a small, twitchy sandpiper bird.

Though mute, Piper is incredibly expressive. She vibrates with energy, constantly moving and observing. She communicates through a mixture of complex sign language, animal-like chirps, and minor illusions that she conjures in the palm of her hand.

Born in a coastal gnomish burrow, Piper never uttered a sound. While her family focused on intricate clockwork, she focused on the ticking of the tides. Feeling misunderstood and unable to keep up with the fast-talking society of her kin, she wandered into the salt marshes and sea caves, eventually settling into a life of solitude. For decades, she lived as a guardian of the coast, nursing injured shorebirds and guiding lost sailors with phantom lights. She discovered that the silence allowed her to hear the land more clearly than any words could convey. Recently, the spirits of the ocean have whispered of a coming imbalance. Piper has gathered her driftwood staff and her sandpiper companion to venture back into the world. She carries the secrets of the tide and a fierce devotion to the natural cycle that most people ignore in their busy lives.