#clock gears

Someone recently brought it up to me that they were curious what Clockwork would look like in my Eldritch AU and I felt inspired so here you go! I wanted him to seem truly ancient which is why I went for a sundial/hour glass aesthetic. I imagine his tower even looks like a giant hour glass too with the Sands of Time eternally sifting though the glass with gears rotating through it. His beard and spectral tail are also sand-like and make it seem as if Clockwork is crumbling into dust which actually isn't the case at all. And lastly, instead of a staff Clockwork uses the sun dial in his chest to manipulate time.

Clockwork still uses gear portals of course to show visions of the past, present, and future, but like I said I imagine apart from the main structure the rest of the scenery is in constant motion. It shows cities being built, abandoned, then lost to time until they actually do turn to dust because that's the source of the tower's power. Whenever something is entirely forgotten by the world be it a place, a language, a story, a person, and so on those memories become part of the Sands of Time that Clockwork watches over...

Basically it looks a lot like Eris's domain in the Sinbad movie except for the fact its all inside of a giant hour glass with tons of gears churning the sand.

Bonus (Beardless Version):

Automata X

This small orrery inspired piece is designed to be an ornament but could also be worn carefully as a pendant or as a fob. When I bought the case it didn't have a crown or bow so I used other vintage parts in my collection. I think they suit the piece. The whole swedge with the planets can be gently rotated.

All the small planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth are on the inner ring followed by Mars, Jupiter and Saturn on the middle ring and finally, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto on the outer ring.