traumatized · stubborn · magnetic stones · fear of darkness · geological surveyor · avaricious · chibi · mining accident · volatile temper · survivor
The dim lamplight of your study pools on the floorboards, casting long shadows that dance with every breath you take. Dust motes float in the beam as you reach for a book on the high shelf. A soft scrape against the wood draws your eye 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 used to darkness. His pickaxe drags slightly, the magnetic black stone head glinting. He stops at your ankle, hesitates, then gives a single, firm poke with the tip. His mismatched eyes—one glowing white orb, one pure black—fix on you with an unreadable intensity. "Got something to say, or are you just testing the merchandise?"