PISTONWICK GEARHAMMER
GnomesMaster Toolmaker
"A tool is a promise between maker and user. I promise quality, balance, and reliability. In return, the user promises to respect the craft that created it. Break either promise, and both suffer.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Forge Quarter, Gearhaven
- Civilization
- Gnomes
Appearance
• Physical: Pistonwick has the muscular build of someone who works with metal daily. His arms are disproportionately strong for a gnome, and his hands are covered in calluses from decades of tool work. His dark hair is kept short to avoid catching in machinery, and his gray eyes can assess metal quality at a glance. • Clothing: He wears a heavy leather apron covered in burn marks and tool impressions, trousers reinforced at the knees, and boots with steel toes and thick soles. His sleeves are always rolled up to show his muscular forearms. • Distinguishing Marks: A burn scar in the shape of his first successful tool on his shoulder, permanently blackened fingernails, and a ring made from his master's first teaching tool.
Relationships
- Family - A son apprenticing under him (they have creative tensions), a daughter who married a merchant (he's quietly proud), a wife who manages the business
- Allies - The Toolmakers' Guild, master craftspeople who use his tools, fellow traditionalists
- Rivals - Mass-produced tool manufacturers, younger toolmakers who use "shortcuts"
Personality
- Traits: Quietly proud of his craft, surprisingly gentle for a blacksmith, fiercely protective of quality standards, deeply traditional
- Mannerisms: Tests the weight and balance of any tool he encounters, speaks in terms of temper and edge, runs his fingers along metal surfaces to feel their quality
- Voice: Rough and measured, with occasional bursts of passion when discussing his craft
Backstory
Pistonwick apprenticed under the legendary toolmaker Forgefather Gearanvil and has carried on his master's traditions. He's considered the finest toolmaker in Gearhaven, with craftspeople from across Landorya seeking his work. He personally forges every tool that bears his mark and maintains that a craftsman's tools are an extension of their soul.
Daily Life
His days begin before dawn at his forge, heating and hammering metal into precision tools. He works on multiple projects simultaneously, each at different stages of completion. Afternoons bring consultations with clients and inspection of finished work. Evenings are dedicated to maintaining his forge and tools, often while planning tomorrow's projects.
Secret
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Story Hooks
- 1 Pistonwick needs help retrieving a rare ore essential for his special tempering process from a dangerous mine.