Mergrim Zodiak

Appearance
Mergrim is a male Gnome. Even though his old age and the few failed experiments in the workshop Mergrim does have some hair on his head. Its short and dark gray and looks pretty rough. He is a pretty small dude which isnt helped by the large bag on his back pressing him down. A large toolbelt covers his waste with all kinds of different tools and gadgets. He also carries two small hammers on his sides. His eyes are purple, and his skin is dark tan often covered with soot, dust or dirt. Currently he carries a bruised scalemail armor with a pair of leader gloves and boots. A makeshift shield made from old metal scrap and previous gadgets is in his left hand and a nicely carved wooden wand with carved runes is in his right.

Personallity
Mergrim is a pretty "lucky go happy" type of person and tries to avoid the seriousness of the war with laughter. He is pretty stuborn and hates when another artisan has done something better than he thinks he could. Therefor he often tries to study things on the side while also talking down the craftsmanship of others. He loves his work only second to his family and always tries to show off his talent when able to.

Background
He is a member of an artisan’s guild, skilled in a the field of Masons and stonecutters and is closely associated with other artisans. Mergrim is a well-established part of the mercantile world, freed by talent and wealth from the constraints of a feudal social order. He learned his skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the sponsorship of his guild, until he became a master in your own right.

Mergrim is pretty old for his kind and have had lots of experiences in life before the war. He lived with his family in a house in Gate Pass, happily married and with kids. He ran his own workshop where he created all kinds of things and also helped build the walls around Gate Pass. When the war was about to begin his family managed to escape Gate Pass and are now somewhere "near" the city. Mergrim decided to stay to try to defend his home and his workshop, but now Mergrim would do anything to see his family's faces again and move back into his workshop in Gate Pass.