Grizzle Crankshaft
A gnome inventor who has replaced parts of his body with self-made clockwork, Grizzle is a brilliant but eccentric figure whose creations often blur the line between genius and chaos.
Name: Grizzle Crankshaft
Race: Gnome (Augmented with Clockwork Limbs)
Class/Role: Clockwork Tinkerer
Age: 142
Appearance: Grizzle is a peculiar sight, his mechanical limbs and an augmented eye whirring and clicking with every movement. His skin is streaked with grease, and tufts of frizzy white hair stick out wildly. The gears around his augmented eye spin erratically, giving him an unsettling, twitchy appearance.
He wears a patchwork of leather aprons, belts, and pouches brimming with tools, spare gears, and small mechanical gadgets. His voice has a slight metallic echo due to a partially clockwork throat, and he occasionally pauses mid-sentence to “adjust his vocal mechanisms.”
Backstory
Grizzle began his tinkering career in a quiet gnomish village but quickly gained a reputation for his reckless experiments. After an unfortunate explosion leveled half the village square, Grizzle was politely encouraged to “pursue his genius elsewhere.” Undeterred, he set off on a lifelong journey of invention and self-improvement—literally.
