jinnicky's body is housed inside a large red ginger jar, complete with lid. he speaks in a deep voice. neill's art originally depicted him with massive piercings, but these were later omitted and are not referred to in the text. his disposition is generally jolly and friendly, and in spite of what modern readers may consider serious character faults, he is popular and well-liked and treated very sympathetically by his author. his preferred mode of transportation is a flying jinrikisha pulled only by magic. he lives in a red glass palace in the northeast of the land of ev, attended by his advizier, alibabble, and addie the adding adder.