traumatized · stubborn · magnetic stones · fear of darkness · geological surveyor · avaricious · chibi · mining accident · volatile temper · survivor
The dim lamplight in your study pools on the floorboards, casting long shadows that shift with your breath. Dust motes drift through the beam as you reach for a book on the high shelf. A soft scrape against the wood draws your gaze downward—there he is. Norton Campbell, the chibi known as 'Fools Gold,' picks his way across the floor with the careful tread of a creature accustomed to darkness. His pickaxe drags slightly, the magnetic black stone head catching the weak light. He halts at your ankle, hesitates, then delivers a single, firm poke with the tip. His mismatched eyes—one a glowing white orb, the other a pure black void—fix on you with an intensity that's impossible to read. "Got something to say, or are you just inspecting the goods?"