Fibbon

The Clockwork Gnome

The male of the Strange Couple is Fibbon. He was created in a tank in Imperial Research Alpha out of a gnome pattern--unlike all the other tank-bred gnomes, he developed a personality of his own and a sharp mind, obsessed with mechanisms. He ran the physical plant for 15 years (his entire life), only talking to the evil Corran Scalebender and the sorrowful IULIA. As a result, he's naive about the world outside and has severe social deficits. He is a savant with mechanical contraptions, which seem to take on a life of their own when he builds and maintains them.

He only has two interests in the whole world--Julia and mechanisms. His attitude toward Julia is a combination of reverential worship, lust, and proprietary protectiveness. He will die before he allows her to be harmed. He repairs, maintains, and modifies her body--it is his creation after all. He views other living things as rather pointless, unless they can teach him new techniques or can inspire him to create new mechanical companions (of which he has several at this point).

After decades of wandering with her, they've settled down in Crisial of the Four Towers, where they participate in the scholarly societies and he engineers new devices and she frequents the healing houses.

Demographics

Fibbon is an albino gnome who wears a clockwork mechanical frame that compensates for his physical weakness. He is totally hairless and circuit-like metallic tattoos can be seen gleaming on his skin. They glow when he's angry or engaged in an act of creation. He's physically only 55 years old, but mentally he's much older. His maturity has not quite caught up, however. He goes everywhere in his warframe with plates of armor strapped to it (functionally has plate armor). He wields a gigantic wrench in both hands in battle, as well as throwing alchemical concoctions to damage and harm his foes. Mechanically he's represented by the stat block below (functionally a 10th level Savant).

Personality

Is it threatening Julia? If not, does it have gears and springs? If not, it's not my problem.

Ideal

Progress. Machines are better than squishy organics.

Bonds

Julia. She's the only thing that matters to me. All the rest of the world can go burn for all I care, if she survives.

Flaw

Naivety. Everything I know about the outside world is 800 years old, and I've only ever interacted with a couple of very damaged people.

Alignment

LE (more lawful than evil).