Mulled Plum Clockkeepers — Six Original Fantasy Character Designs

The story of Mulled Plum Clockkeepers

A fictional story inspired by the artwork.

The Clockkeepers repair instruments that measure acts of care. A clock might advance when neighbors share a meal, while another counts the times a visitor is welcomed indoors. Such devices need delicate adjustment: no gear can judge an entire life, and the team insists that every reading describes only the small moment it has witnessed.

A clock arrives with its hands moving backward after every kind gesture. Its owner has begun avoiding visitors, afraid of making matters worse. The Clockkeepers first remove the case and listen to the mechanism. Beneath the main ticking they hear a second rhythm, delayed by exactly the length of a slow breath.

The device is unwinding an old stored tension before it can count forward again. They demonstrate the process with a gentle turn of the winding key and leave the owner a clear explanation. The clock will recover gradually. More importantly, the owner no longer needs permission from a machine to offer someone a chair.

In Mulled Plum Clockkeepers, the six companions remain distinct through mulled plum, butter yellow, blue gray and their varied animal silhouettes. Generous clothing and practical layers leave room for each creature's different build and way of moving. Their shared work succeeds through attention, cooperation, and the willingness to revise a familiar plan when another living thing reveals a need they had not considered.

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