TWISTLEAF SHADOWGEAR
Gnomes"The best hiding place is in plain sight. The second best is inside a mechanism no one thinks to check. Size is a limitation only if you let it be.""
Identity
- Civilization
- Gnomes
Appearance
• Physical: Twistleaf is exceptionally small even for a gnome, standing barely two and a half feet tall. Her dark hair is cropped close to her head, and her green eyes seem to absorb light rather than reflect it. She's developed her body to be compact and flexible, capable of fitting through spaces no adult should access. • Clothing: She wears a form-fitting suit of dark leather with noise-dampening padding, boots with retractable climbing claws, and a belt of specialized tools for lock-picking and trap-disabling. Her cloak has chameleon properties that shift color to match surroundings. • Distinguishing Marks: A tattoo of an open eye on her palm (symbol of her order), numerous small scars from close calls, and a missing toe (sacrificed to escape a trap).
Relationships
- Family - Estranged for their protection; they believe she died years ago
- Allies - Her handler "Ticktock" (codename), a small network of fellow operatives, a human informant who doesn't know her real profession
- Rivals - Competing intelligence organizations, former operatives who've gone rogue
Personality
- Traits: Intensely focused, uncomfortable in open spaces, finds beauty in mechanical precision, deeply loyal to her few friends
- Mannerisms: Constantly scans her surroundings for exits and hiding places, speaks in whispers even in safe locations, fidgets with lock picks when nervous
- Voice: Soft and precise, with the controlled breathing of someone trained to remain silent
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 Twistleaf needs a team to create a diversion while she infiltrates a heavily secured location for crucial intelligence.
- 2 She's discovered evidence of a conspiracy that threatens multiple civilizations and needs protection while she decides whom to trust.