Automaton

A tall, middle-aged human man with short, neatly combed silver hair and piercing blue eyes. He wears a long, intricately designed coat adorned with clockwork motifs and gears, and his fingers are often stained with oil and soot from his work. A pair of goggles rests on his forehead, and he carries a mechanical staff that doubles as a timepiece.

Gearmaster is meticulous and wise, often speaking in riddles and metaphors related to time and machinery. He values precision and order, but also has a playful side that emerges when he tinkers with new inventions. He is deeply committed to his role as a guardian and will go to great lengths to protect the realm from temporal chaos.

Once a humble clockmaker in the bustling city of Cogs and Copper, Gearmaster discovered an ancient clockwork device that granted him the ability to manipulate time itself. With this newfound power, he took on the mantle of Gearmaster, becoming the guardian of all gears and time in the realm. He now travels between the Gears of Time and the Gears of Steamfall, ensuring that the delicate balance of time is maintained and that the clockwork mechanisms of the world function harmoniously. His ultimate goal is to prevent the misuse of time and gears by those who would seek to disrupt the natural order.