Nimoba Oke
Commoner
Nimoba Oke
Species
Gnome
Appearance
A small, springy gnome woman with warm copper-brown skin and a face unexpectedly soft and human-looking, with rounded cheeks, a blunt little chin, and a nose dusted with dense freckles. Her hazel-green eyes glitter with gold flecks whenever she has an idea, which is often. She leans forward even when standing still, balanced on the balls of her feet as if the world might suddenly become interesting in another direction. Her burnished-auburn hair is thick enough to look almost sculpted, braided with blue cord and dotted with copper rings. Turquoise stains have worked permanently into the creases of her fingertips. Her conspiratorial grin suggests she has either solved a problem or caused one. The contradiction is in her hands: they are quick, stained, and perpetually busy, while her expression can become startlingly gentle when she discusses broken things.
“Her voice is quick, warm, and lightly musical, with rounded vowels and a habit of turning technical instructions into dramatic little stories. Before speaking, she often takes a soft, audible breath through her nose.”
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Distinguishing Features
Dense freckles across her nose, knuckles, and the tops of her ears.
Turquoise-stained fingertips that never quite become clean.
A clicking brass beetle collar pin whose legs move when she is excited.
Copper rings threaded through her braids, each one stamped with a tiny symbol for a person she has helped.
A habit of pausing for one soft intake of breath before speaking, as if winding herself up.
Her grin vanishes completely when she is truly afraid, leaving her face unusually solemn.
Voice
“Bright and conspiratorial, with a warm musical cadence. Her laughter clicks at the end like a tiny gear slipping into place.”
Clothing
A saffron-yellow waistcoat sits over a teal linen blouse, both softened by years of washing. She wears striped vermilion trousers tucked into soft leather boots and a plum work apron spattered with turquoise, cobalt, and orange paint. A padded turquoise vest peeks from beneath the blouse and protects her ribs from flying metal. Her belt carries mismatched lacquered tool cases, labeled keys, wire coils, and a brass spring-dart tube.
Body Language
Nimoba leans into conversations with her heels lifted, one shoulder slightly ahead of the other. Her hands constantly sort screws, turn rings, or test the edges of tools. When excited, she gestures with whatever she is holding. When lying, she becomes perfectly still except for the slow tapping of one turquoise-stained thumb against her palm.
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