Crazy clockwork cat lady - or is she...
Gertrude may appear to be a batty old gnome with clockwork animals, but she is actually a very clever alchemist and wizard.
- Age
- 105
- Gender
- Female
- Eyes
- Bright green
- Hair
- Grey, wild and crazy
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Pale
- Height
- 3 ft 2
- Weight
- 40lbs
Appearance
Physical Description
Slim, wiry and bony.
Facial Features
She has bright, piercing green eyes; wild grey hair; a sharp pointed nose; and rather sticky-out front teeth.
Apparel & Accessories
She wears a little gold pince-nez when working. She doesn't fuss much about her appearance and usually wears a pair of old linen overalls, tough leather boots and a long pair of gloves.
Mentality
Personality
Motivation
She is insatiably curious about the world around her, particularly how elements change their form and how she can manipulate materials to do strange and wonderful things. She likes to help others and has a witty sense of humour. She loves to learn how to create helpful effects and devices which will make life more fun (and occasionally surprising!) for her fellow villagers.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
She is very intelligent and book-smart - but not very street-smart. She has been known to test her potions and spells on her friends - not out of malice, but just because she is so fascinated as to how they work. The gnome women's guild have not invited her back since her disastrous attempt at baking a cake using magic...
Likes & Dislikes
She likes books, animals, shiny things and clockwork toys. She doesn't like airs and graces, scholars who steal others' ideas, and people who don't respect the hardworking ordinary folk.
Virtues & Personality perks
Very intelligent, kind (especially to animals and other working-class folk), strong-minded, willing to speak up in defence of those who can't speak for themselves.
Vices & Personality flaws
Social ineptitude, a tendency to grumpiness before her first morning coffee, messiness and being scatterbrained.
Personality Quirks
She is always tinkering with little metal objects, playing with buttons, and things like that.
Hygiene
She isn't too fussed about keeping clean and tidy! A brisk wash in a bucket is all she needs, and her clothes are usually covered in oil or chemicals from whatever spell she's been trying out. However, sometimes she does like an evening soaking in her copper bath by the fire, with some home-made bubble bath and a nice glass of gooseberry wine!
Social
Wealth & Financial state
She is an ordinary gnome, of the artisan class - neither very poor or very rich.
Religious Views
Science is more important to her than anything else, but she has a keen interest in religions from a theoretical point of view. She is broad minded and respects others' views, as long as they don't harm the ordinary folk, the animals and the environment.
Social Aptitude
She's not very good in social situations. She hates loud noises and having to get dressed up for parties or dinners. She would much rather sit in a corner with a book, and frequently does.
Hobbies & Pets
She has a variety of clockwork cats which she has made herself. She would like a real cat, when she settles down from adventuring and inventing.
Social
Wealth & Financial state
She is an ordinary gnome, of the artisan class - neither very poor or very rich.
Religious Views
Science is more important to her than anything else, but she has a keen interest in religions from a theoretical point of view. She is broad minded and respects others' views, as long as they don't harm the ordinary folk, the animals and the environment.
Social Aptitude
She's not very good in social situations. She hates loud noises and having to get dressed up for parties or dinners. She would much rather sit in a corner with a book, and frequently does.
Hobbies & Pets
She has a variety of clockwork cats which she has made herself. She would like a real cat, when she settles down from adventuring and inventing.