Tidepool Buttonnose
Artificer 14
Tidepool Buttonnose
Species
Gnome
Appearance
Tidepool Buttonnose is a wiry sea-weathered gnome who looks as though he has been carved from driftwood and polished by salt spray. His skin is freckled and sun-browned, his whiskers are silver-white and combed into two neat forked points, and his eyes shine like dark green bottle glass with tiny gold flecks near the pupils. He moves with quick, precise little steps, but every gesture is softened by an absent-minded tenderness, as if he is always trying not to disturb something fragile. He wears immaculate harbor-blue coats lined with coral-thread embroidery, yet his sleeves are stained with oil, ink, and old sea foam. The most unexpected thing about him is his elegance: despite the grease on his hands and the brass tools at his belt, he smells faintly of lavender soap and church candles.
“Warm, precise, and slightly old-fashioned, with a harbor lilt and a habit of turning harsh truths into careful metaphors. He rarely raises his voice, but when he does it lands like a ship's bell in fog.”
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Distinguishing Features
A brass nose clip shaped like a tiny shell, worn even when no one else is near the sea
Ink-stained thumbs from constant note-taking
A thin scar across his left palm from sealing a flooded shrine door by hand
A pocket watch that runs backward only during heavy rain
One button on his cuff is made from a polished shark tooth
Voice
“Soft, coastal, and slightly papery with age, but capable of becoming crisp and commanding in an instant”
Clothing
A tailored harbor-blue frock coat over a seaworn waistcoat, stitched with copper thread and hidden tool pockets, paired with oil-dark trousers, glossy black boots, and a braided sash holding chisels, lenses, and a folded emergency rope
Body Language
He stands straight despite his age, with hands clasped behind his back when thinking and one foot always angled toward the nearest exit. When excited, his fingers flutter like gull wings over invisible mechanisms. When angry, he goes very still, blinking only once every several seconds.
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