A lean man who moves like a shadow that occasionally stumbles into the light. He favors half-steps and sudden pauses that make him look like a puppet held by invisible strings. His face is narrow with a permanently uneven smile and a faint, old burn scar tracing a silver line from his left temple down to his jaw. He keeps a patch of shaved hair at the nape that reveals a faded tattoo of a fisherman's knot, while the rest of his hair is cropped close and peppered with gray. He wears a single brass earring shaped like a key and carries a thin fold of faded sea-blue cloth tucked beneath his coat that he smooths absentmindedly. Unexpected element: when he laughs it is high and musical, at odds with his furtive, careful movements.