Nessa is a young gnome with unusually human proportions, long-limbed and upright rather than compact, standing with the easy balance of someone accustomed to walking narrow ridgelines. Her tan face is broad and warmly expressive, dominated by a broad nose, a bright open smile, and eyes that never settle where expected. Within moments of meeting someone, her gaze has usually moved from their face to their hands, boots, belt, and the nearest doorway, as though every object is part of a sentence she is trying to understand. Walnut-brown hair sticks out in every direction in short, buoyant locks, giving the impression that curiosity is physically pushing it outward. Her movements are quick but not fidgety, with sudden stillness whenever she hears an unfamiliar sound. The unexpected contradiction is her hands: despite her restless face and springy posture, she keeps them folded with almost ceremonial patience when listening to grief or confession.