The Genial Magician

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"He's a good engineer, despite that missing hand. But zailors fall silent when he passes."

The Genial Magician is a magician and engineer with a hook for a hand.

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He lost his job after losing his hand to a Fingerking, and he's sworn revenge on said serpent. Despite his handicap, he is still able to perform some genuinely magical magic tricks, albeit with certain preparations.

How Did He Lose His Hand?

Some years ago, the Genial Magician made a deal with the Fingerkings. He was assigned to deliver a box to someone at the Department of Menace Eradication in Watchmaker's Hill, and this individual would tell him the secret to one of the illusionist Monsieur Pleat's tricks. But the Magician betrayed the snakes and told the official who the box was from. Evidently, the Fingerkings were not pleased. This may or may not be the reason he's now an amputee.