Ingram

Essentials

• Name: Aldous Ingram Nicknames: Typically goes by Ingram only. "Mister" if you prefer. Species: Gargoyle

  Height: 6'0" Weight: 15 stone Age: Gargoyles do not age like men, but appears approximately forty.

  Sex: Male Occupation: Merchant Affiliations: The Antallia Exchange Guild
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  Appearance:
  Something of a grotesque gargoyle, with humanoid features that mutate toward monstrous. Long, tapering animal ears, a large hooked nose-muzzle, a broad mouth filled with sharp teeth, prominent brow crowned with ram's horns, and jawline lined on either side by matching rough barbs. Not a particularly attractive creature by most standards. To add in a first impression that is usually sombre and austere, is it any wonder he's so often alone?
  
  Skin:
  Dull, leaden blue-grey that borders on caesious green in some lighting. Smooth and slightly cool to the touch. Subtly dusted with mica-like freckles on outer limbs and back.
  
  Eyes:
  Hazel green laced with gold.
  
  Hair:
  Smokelike, varying from silvery white to pale grey. Almost fluffy in texture. Shaggier on top, growing thick between his horns, though sometimes smoothed back to look more presentable. Closely shaved at the sides, or perhaps no hair grows there at all.
  
  Horns:
  Similar to his skin in colour, but darkened until nearly black, with a nebulous oil slick sheen. The shape is close to a Corsican ram, but loosely spiraling backward (rather than outward) from the outer edges of his brow/temple. Much smaller, rougher spurs of the same material jut out along the lower line of his jaw.
  
  Wings:
  Draconic/batlike, with thin translucent webbing between each digit, and a clawed 'thumb' on top.
  
  Tail:
  Approximately four and a half feet long, prehensile, ending in a narrow spaded tip.
  
  Attire:
  Although specific fabrics and colours may change, he favours deeper, duller dyes and tweeds.
  Enough to show station without being overly flashy.
  Regardless of weather or occasion, almost invariably wears:
  

  • Morning coat with narrow tails, allowing his own to go between. Several pockets, mostly hidden.
    
  • Coordinating patterned waistcoat. Usually in sharper contrast to the other garments, although rarely any brighter. A more ornate double-breasted vest if without the aforementioned jacket.
    
  • Crisp white linen shirt - no other colour would do - occasionally with ruffled sleeves.
    
  • Trousers, either solid or striped depending on other pieces, with a buttoned flap front and adjustable lacing gusset in the back, loosened to allow his tail to poke through.
    
  • An unusually bright scarf, knitted with what appears to be odds and ends of wool, linen, and silk in myriad of shades. Thin and light, typically tied into a loose ascot cravat.
    

  
  Other Accessories:

  • A leather satchel large enough to hold whatever he may be trading that day. Worn cross-body between his wings.
    
  • A finely worked medallion that bears the sigil of the Antallia Exchange Guild.
    
  • Spectacles, unusually thick, more like a joined pair of magnifying glasses.
    
  • On formal occasions, a pair of leather spats that cover the upper portion of his otherwise bare taloned feet.
    (Never actual shoes or boots.)