The Homunculus

History
The Homunculus is a nameless, genderless entity created by a sorcerer to protect a sultan's harem. Far from home, ze* now owns and operates The Lions - the protection of which ze takes very seriously - and enjoys crosswords in hirs* spare moments. Ze may or may not eat people.

Appearance
Standing at nearly seven feet, the Homunculus is far from harmless - even if hirs usual demeanour might suggest otherwise. From top to toe, ze is the colour of black sand, with taloned extremities and a mass of snakelike tentacles that only barely pass for "hair" (whether these tentacles are prehensile and/or whether they even move of the Homunculus' own volition is unclear). Ze has no need for clothes, but often wears at least one item to fit in better.

*Pronoun Notes
The first story in which the Homonculus appears is written in first-person, and so no gendered pronouns are necessary. Here, gender-neutral pronouns ze/hir/hirs were used in place of he/him/his (or she/her/hers) to reflect the gender neutrality of the character.