Editing Patchface (section)

==Appearance and Character==
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Patchface takes his name from the [[tattoo]]s covering his broad face, which is patterned with squares of green and red [[wikt:motley#Noun|motley]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ASOS|54}} These tattoos are the practice of the the [[Free City]] of [[Volantis]], where the faces of [[slave]]s are marked to display their status and their profession.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Patchface}} The obese [[fool]] is dough-soft and slump-shouldered.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ASOS|54}}

Patchface has lost his memory and much of his wits. The fool suffers from twitches and trembles, and he is often incoherent. He has an unusual sideways walk.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Some consider him a [[lackwit|simpleton]].{{Ref|ADWD|44}}

The fool wears a mock helm fashioned from an old [[tin]] bucket, with a rack of [[deer]] antlers strapped to the crown and hung with cowbells.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} The bells ring frequently, as Patchface seldom remains still{{Ref|ASOS|54}} and often hops back and forth.{{Ref|ASOS|10}}

Patchface only speaks in songs and rhymes. Some of his words seem to be of a [[Dreams and prophecies|prophetic]] nature, though none of his listeners understand them. (See [[Patchface/Theories]].)