MONTU SAND-INVENTOR
Desert ScholarsInventor and Tinkerer
"Invention is seeing what could be and making it real. I see possibilities everywhere.""
Identity
- Residence
- Inventor's Quarter of Al-Zahra
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Oil-stained with hands permanently marked by mechanical work. His eyes are sharp and assessing. • Clothing: Practical work clothes covered in grease and metal shavings, a heavy apron with tool pockets. • Distinguishing Marks: His workshop is filled with half-finished inventions; his fingers are nimble and quick.
Relationships
- Family - Children who are inventors
- Allies - Other inventors who share techniques, clients who commission his work
- Rivals - Competing inventors, officials who want to control his creations
Personality
- Traits: Curious and inventive, genuinely loves creating new things, surprisingly patient with failures, fiercely protective of his inventions
- Mannerisms: Tinkers constantly; sketches ideas obsessively; speaks of inventions as if they're alive
- Voice: Quick and excited, becoming more animated when discussing new ideas
Backstory
Montu was a blacksmith's son who discovered his inventing talent as a teenager. He has spent twenty-five years creating devices that solve problems across the desert. His inventions are legendary.
Daily Life
Spends mornings working on inventions, afternoons testing prototypes, evenings studying new techniques. He rarely leaves his workshop.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 Someone has learned of his revolutionary invention and is trying to steal it.
- 2 His invention is needed to solve a crisis, but using it might have dangerous consequences.