Chronom Horologius

**Chronom Horologius** is a magical being, specifically, a tsukumogami.

## Lore

Chronom's story begins, as most tsukumogami stories do, with an ordinary object. In his case, an ordinary pocketwatch, passed down from father to son for generations. Sometimes merely a tool, other times, someone's most prized possession. One hundred years since he was created in a watchmaker's shop. One hundred years in that form. Chronom knew the day of his first transformation was coming, because he suddenly started....feeling. I don't know how to describe it, but he was suddenly happy, content, sad, annoyed, and many other feelings. The day he transformed was one that his current owner will never forget. He is young, this is true, but he treats him, less like master and servant, but more like a friend.

## Appearance

Chronom, like most tsukumogami, possesses two forms; that of an ordinary object, and one that is something like a human, but with many features that belie his tsukumogami nature. In his object form, he takes the form of an ordinary pocketwatch, golden in color, with a white face, and silvery hands and Roman numerals around it.
In his humanoid form, Chronom possesses light skin, golden eyes, with gear-shaped irises, golden hair, clock numbers all around his face, with the kanji for tsukumogami (付喪神) taking the place where the number 12 would be, clock hand-shaped markings on his hands, gear-like growths on his wrists and ankles, clock hand-like marks on both his hands, and a pocketwatch chain growing from his lower back, like a tail. He normally wears the same outfit, which is a golden tank top, with gear-shaped patterns on it, brown shorts, and silver sandals.

## Personality

If Chronom was to be aligned on the D&D alignment chart, he would definitely be Neutral Good, due to the fact that he just wants everyone to get along and have a good time. He is also very protective of his current owner, and if he ever is in danger, Chronom will do anything to protect him.

## Powers

* **Form swapping:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is able to switch between his humanoid form and his pocketwatch form at will.
* **Enhanced durability:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is able to withstand numerous blows of internal and external assaults.
* **Enhanced endurance:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is able to survive with little to no energy for an extended amount of time.
* **Oxygen independence:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is able to survive without oxygen.
* **Contaminant immunity:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is able to neutralize all existing detrimental contaminants in his body.
* **Pain suppression:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is innately immune to the effects of pain.
* **Pressure resistance:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom is able to resist high amounts of pressure.
* **Self-sustenance:** Due to his tsukumogami nature, Chronom has no need for various bodily necessities, such as eating/drinking, sleep, and bodily evacuations.
* **Chain/"tail":** Due to the fact his object form is that of a pocketwatch, Chronom possesses a pocketwatch chain growing from his lower back that acts like a tail, allowing him a third limb and a potent "natural" weapon.
* **Time manipulation:** Due to the fact his object form is that of a pocketwatch, Chronom possesses the ability to manipulate time to a certain extend. For example, he cannot travel through time, or cause people to age or de-age, but he can cause time to accelerate, slow down, and/or stop for others, while keeping himself and anyone he chooses on a regular time schedule, and even trap opponents in small time loops for a while.

## Weaknesses

* **Object form:** Due to his taukumogami nature, if Chronom's watch form is destroyed, then he will cease to exist.