Lantern Quay

Pip

“A peppery little harbor child, about 90 cm tall, with a round face, a wool cap, and boots dusted with salt and mud, often leaning forward as if about to dash off.”

Pip is a small lantern-tender who stands about as tall as a crate of cabbages and lives among the foggy lanes near the harbor. He loves a bit of daring and gets a thrill from stepping out first when everyone else is hesitating, but he can be far too sure he has guessed the right way and rush ahead before he has checked properly.