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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5370627" data-attributes="member: 92511">Gnerendulous "Stripey Gned" GreystoneGnome/male. Fighter/thief. NeutralOccupation: A successful "prospector"/miner.Physical description: "Gned" is fairly commonplace for a gnome. Average height a toned but not overly musculed build, though his arms and back are rather developed giving him a slightly hunched appearance. His face is almost always streaked with soot and dirt. His steely grey beard is curled and wiry with a few thick streaks of shocking white throughout (often, also, sooty/smudged with dirt). His clothing is similarly average for a gnome, leather breeches, shirt and vest all vertically-striped in bright clashing colors, commonly red and chartreuse. His sparcely haired dome is almost always beneath a flopping cap of bluish grey felt. His eyes are the brilliant blue of sapphires that sparkle wildly (especially after a few ales) from his dark smudge-stained face. At his side, always, is a gnome-sized well-used miner's pick dubbed "Sweetheart" by the gnome and the regular patrons who know him. Attributes and skills: Gned is a miner of apparent skill, often literally covered in his work and never at a shortage to pay his tab with gold, or occasionally raw gemstones...even buying the house a round on a particularly productive day.He will be polite, if somewhat curt, when engaged in conversation but will not, under any circumstances, discuss the whereabouts of his mine...other than to say it's "just outside of town." Diviners, enchanters and psions who have attempted to locate the obviously rich mine cannot glean a thing. Attempts to trail the gnome to or from his workplace have all met failure. Whether this is the normal mental-slipperiness of gnomes or an attribute of some item on the gnome's person is unknown. Even at his drunkest, the gnome will not reveal his secrets.  Values and motivations: Stripey Gned is motivated by his mine. He goes wanders to it in the mornings from his modest cottage in the woods south of the Tillman farm, works sun up to sun down, then hits the tavern for his evening meal and libation and stumbles back to his cottage. The continued acquisition of his wealth and contentment he has from his ongoing "simple working folk" day is of the utmost importance. Anyone interfering with that will have a miner's pick to deal with.Behaviour: Gned keeps to himself most of the time. As stated, he will be polite, perhaps gruff. On a "good day" at the mine he will be more affable, and, most likely, more drunk. Even drunk, when trouble breaks out in the tavern, Gned seems to make a discreet exit. Noone can ever recall seeing him in a brawl or causing trouble in any way.  Useful knowledge: See "values & motivation." Also, anyone attempting to take/mess with "Sweetheart" will be in a world of hurt. Detecting for magic on Gned is somewhat useless. Again, there is the inherent magical nature of gnomes to consider, but overall, the gnome's entire person, from head to tow, including the pick, will register magical auras of multiple/confusing/never the same thing twice types. Inquiries as to their nature will be ignored or angrily rebuked as "Profound rude-ity!" and "None of ye busy-ness."Mannerism: Gned's most memorable mannerism is his maniacal-sounding laugh. When particularly amused, may be a joke or riddle or limerick or some mild misfortune of others, Gned cackles like a mad man. This along with the bright sparkle of his eyes has led more than one tavern regular to decide the gnome is actually insane. The supposition is also aided by his knack for mumbling to his "Sweetheart" after a few ales, though it is rarely heard what he says to the implement. This, of course, is not so...or is it?This was fun! More to come.--Steel Dragons</blockquote>

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