Barrow-Hugh is a mountain of a dwarf, standing broader than most doorways with skin the color of well-oiled walnut. His most striking feature is a custom-made harness of magnifying lenses that sits over his forehead like a mechanical crown. His beard is a riotous tangle of copper hair, braided with iron rings and stained at the edges by the acidic cleaning agents he uses on rusted relics. He moves with a heavy, rhythmic limp, leaning on a shovel with a gilded handle. Paradoxically, while his clothes are covered in grime and soot, he wears a pair of pristine, silk-embroidered gloves whenever he handles merchandise.