Living being in The Oz Series
Johnny Dooit
A small, grey-haired, grey-whiskered old craftsman who appears instantly when summoned by the Love Magnet; wears a worn leather apron and carries a copper chest of magic tools with which he can build almost anything at astonishing speed, humming a cheerful work-song as he labors, then vanishes again just as suddenly once the job is done.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 100, last in chapter 100.
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What the story establishes
| Age | Elderly in appearance, with grey hair and grey whiskers. (as of ch. 100) |
| Appearance | Grey hair and grey whiskers so long he winds and knots the ends around his waist under a soiled, scratched leather apron reaching from chin to feet; broad nose that sticks up slightly; twinkling, merry eyes; hands and arms as hard and tough as leather. (as of ch. 100) |
| Being nature | A magical helper-figure: he appears instantly in response to a summoning charm, works with uncanny magical speed using tools that seem enchanted, and vanishes again just as abruptly, chest and all. |
| Body conditions | Hands and arms as hard and tough as the leather of his apron, suggesting a lifetime of hard manual work. |
| Current goal | To quickly build the travelers a sand-boat so they can cross the deadly desert to the Land of Oz. (as of ch. 100) |
| Dialogue style | Brisk, cheerful, and matter-of-fact; short confident declarations, quick to correct small misstatements, and fond of a work-themed rhyming ditty while busy. (as of ch. 100) |
| Equipment | A long pipe, a soiled leather apron reaching from chin to feet, and a big copper chest full of shining tools of all sorts (including an axe, saw, hammer and nails, rope, and canvas) that he uses to build the sand-boat. (as of ch. 100) |
| Gender identity | man (as of ch. 100) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 100) |
| Maturation stage | adult |
| Motive | Feels bound by affection and loyalty to the Shaggy Man (who carries the Love Magnet) and takes genuine joy in working, so he answers the summons at once and throws himself into solving the group's problem. (as of ch. 100) |
| Personality | Cheerful, brisk, industrious, and supremely confident in his own competence; dislikes wasting time and takes pride and pleasure in working hard and quickly. (as of ch. 100) |
| Quirks | Hums a little rhyming work-song to himself while he labors; ties the long ends of his whiskers around his waist in a knot under his apron; insists he is always good and never wastes time. (as of ch. 100) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 100) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 100) |
| Skills | Master carpentry/shipwright skills: felling a tree with an axe in a couple of chops, sawing it into boards, nailing together a boat hull, shaping and fitting a mast, and rigging a sail from rope and canvas, all with extraordinary speed and competence. (as of ch. 100) |
| Social status | An itinerant craftsman/handyman, marked as such by his worn leather work-apron and toolchest rather than by any title or rank. (as of ch. 100) |
| Special capabilities | Can be summoned instantly by the Love Magnet's charm and vanish just as instantly; wields a set of seemingly magic tools that let him accomplish carpentry work (felling trees, sawing boards, rigging a sail) far faster than should be possible. |
| Status | Actively at work building a sand-boat for the travelers at the edge of the desert. (as of ch. 100) |
Relationships
- creates → sand-boat (ended) ch. 100Johnny Dooit fells a tree with an axe, saws the trunk into boards, nails them into a hull about twelve feet long and four feet wide, and rigs a mast and canvas sail, building a sand-boat so the group can cross the deadly desert.
- communicates with ← the Shaggy Man (ended) ch. 100The shaggy man greets Johnny Dooit, thanks him for coming so quickly, introduces him to Dorothy's group, and explains that they need help crossing the deadly desert to reach the Emerald City.
- communicates with → the Shaggy Man (ended) ch. 100Johnny Dooit questions the shaggy man about his new donkey head, listens to his account of the journey, and then advises him that they must ride across the desert in a sand-boat that he will build.
From the text
"I never waste time," said the newcomer, promptly.Chapter 100
His nose was broad, and stuck up a little; but his eyes were twinkling and merry.Chapter 100
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