The art and info on this ref is old (2012! nostalgiaaaa) but this is one of my only other completed character references, and I would be remiss to not have him in my gallery! Other than removing some redundant information I've left the writing on the bio as it was, even if ewww old writing. I competed with this character in the great OCT Lost and Found: http://lost-and-found-oct.deviantart.com/ and am humbled/amazed/pleased to say that I won, so his story is a completed one too! I'll copy the links to the parts from my dA with the rest of his info:

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DIRECTORY OF ENTRIES

Audition

Round One: Lost Time, or Ticking Forward
vs. Boo
Post-R1 update: fav.me/d5k8j32

Round Two: Ubiquity of Thieves
vs. Terotail

Round Three: Cryptids and Cryptic Pasts
vs. Lava Dog
Post-R3 update: fav.me/d60rs68

Round Four: Things that Come Back to Haunt
vs. Gar

Round Five: Waking Dreams
vs. Yucca

Round Six: Finale
vs. Mama
Post-finale update: fav.me/d7589ha

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Species: Invented species. Inspired by slender shorter furred canids with large ears (i.e. Iranian wolf, jackal, red wolf, and some borzoi/sighthound influence in facial proportions)

What Was Stolen: His greatest discovery. It would have been a major technological breakthrough for the time, but his constructed hand is the only example of its possibilities. [the premise of the tournament was that a being known as the Thief had taken something from each of the competitors and was bringing them together to compete for a chance to get it back]

Abilities:
Fencing:
Where he is coming from, it is still acceptable for upstanding members of society to settle their differences by violently swinging sharp objects at each other. As a former prominent member of society, especially one who has a tendency to get rather excited about his views and ideas irrespective of whose they clash with, he has been in quite a few of these and has often come out the victor. However he has not actually been in one where the terms were “to the death.” Most often it was to first blood. He also enjoys the sport of it, and has practiced quite a bit in the past. He can actually get a bit overconfident with it though.
For this his weapon is a smallsword.

Strengths:

• Actually pretty energetic usually (though that tends to manifest itself in nervous fidgeting and that sort of thing under everyday circumstances)
• Agility/speed (though not things like running long distances)
• Fencing. He has above average fencing ability

Weaknesses:

• Pronounced lack of physical strength. He has a very thin build, not muscular at all. Not helped by the fact that when working on something particularly interesting he has always had a tendency to forget about mundane things like food and sleep.
• Left ankle is weak. He injured it years ago in a duel (though from dodging out of the way, not actually from his opponent’s blade). The brace supports it for normal use, but it’s highly imperfect and may lock up or otherwise fail to function properly at random, making him more likely to trip. It also wouldn’t hold against a blow to this area so he would try to keep it away from combatants. It may be sore after a lot of strenuous use, so it also acts as a limitation on agility.
• Somewhat bad back due to many hours spent at a desk working on small intricate things.
• Due to a combination of his light, thin build and the messed up ankle, he is pretty easy to knock over or shove around.

Personality: Intelligent and quick-thinking. At first he can seem quiet as he tends to keep to himself initially. Despite this he actually isn’t antisocial in the least; he’s just become nervous around people, unsure of himself. He actually really enjoys company, especially when it includes friendly intelligent conversation. If he’s encouraged by some kind of positive reaction he’ll probably loosen up a bit. He believes rather strongly in propriety and manners, but if he’s on the subject of something he’s really intrigued by, he can get pretty enthusiastic about it and forget about that sort of thing, sometimes being a bit more overt than could be considered tactful. Also he’s rather competitive. He’s kind of a nervous person to begin with though, so he has to either be pretty comfortable in the situation or feel strongly about something for that sort of thing to come out.

History: -reserved for audition-

Likes:

• Tea. Herbal tea in particular. Some of his favorites are chamomile and mint.
• Arthropods. He considers them much like machines in many ways, and is fascinated by their workings. He would like to someday build machines that are like insects but of course there’s a certain breakthrough that must be reclaimed before that can happen.
• Taking things apart/figuring things out
• The workings of machines and the natural world and everything.
• Reading
• Friendly competition
• Fencing

Dislikes:

• Liars/cheaters
• Ignorance
• Being stared at
• People who don’t know what they’re talking about (especially when they’re outspoken; that’s a good way to get into an argument if he’s around)

Other:

• The mechanical left hand is more or less functional as a normal hand. There are some small differences which may constitute a slight advantage, but I didn’t feel it strong enough to put under Abilities (let me know if it needs to be). It is insensitive to pain, and as it is made from metal obviously more durable than a normal hand. It’s also slightly stronger than the other.

• He is from the past (a time period similar to our late 1800s or so). It’s possible that your character may have heard of him if they’re from a modern time and up on their history. They’ll likely know him as that guy who was a great inventor at one point but went crazy after a mysterious failed discovery. He’s remembered more for his oddness than any achievements. No one ever figured out what he was rambling about when he talked about it as he didn’t seem to know himself.