Thursday, December 18, 2008

Post 15 - Wympbumpe Abersaximous Loudhorn


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Wympbumpe Abersaximous Loudhorn
played by Eric Madsen

Character Background:


The story begins with Wympbumpe's grandfather Yodel Swindelfoot a famous adventurer/explorer. He and a group of other well known gnomes discovered ruins belonging to a lost civilization. This culture was quite advanced compared to the rest of Faerun. Using Loadstones and Spelljamming technomancy the people of this culture made great flying ships and sailed the southern skies lording over their realm. For unknown reasons this civilization fell into ruin as did their great flying ships.

After many years of failed experimentation by Yodel and his daughter Butternose (Wympbump's mother), and his 7 sons "Toenail" (his sailing moniker) Bimpwinkle, Bimpnock, Raulwick, Cobbbel, Alvin "Shinystone", Garl, Phryddie not to mention a team of the greatest gnomish minds of the age, paid for by Yodel's fortune made through adventuring, built the first working prototype.

Fast forward 80 years. The balance of technology and magic has stabilized for the most part. It's always been difficult for Gnomes to work with magic. But where magic fails technology permits. Everyday for many years Wympbumpe has worked on the great Swindlefoot flying armada. 10 fully working airships in the employment of the Great Emperor Corymadge, the pride of the Gnomish kindom of Anfonwch. Wympbumpe's father Garcillius Abersaximous Loudhorn lead rifler/weaponsmith/armorer and cousin to the Emperor's Adviser has tutored him into a fine smith, even letting him stay at the Dwarven kingdom during a diplomatic visit.

Currently, Wympbumpe travels upon the Breuddwyd a SF (SwindleFoot) Cloud Cutter. The captain is his Uncle Bimpwinkle "Toenail" Swindlefoot. Due to Wympbumpe's young age he is not allowed to sail with the more combat ready Galleons. The Breuddwyd was designed to be swift, maneuverable and elegant. This is the prototype of the Emperor's personal craft, with a few modifications. The Breuddwyd has been seen sailing the skies as far north as Zhentil Keep (may the gods keep us from visiting that place again!) to Silverymoon with a few stops in between. Few, if any, folks have seen such a craft and it always draws huge crowds as it flies by. For this reason alone Captain Toenail typically sails under the cover of night, especially after the incidents at Zhentil Keep. Whatever mission the Emperor commands of the Breuddwyd, whether it is an important delivery, passenger or recon, the captain and crew are expected to fill to the letter. Things have gone smoothly but for losing 5 crewmen to the cursed wizards of the Zhentarim. But the Gnomes had their revenge and have earned the hatred of the Zhentarim for years to come.

Orders have come to Captain Toenail that he is to serve the empire by attending the coronation of the new king of the Great Dwarven Empire. Located in the Great Rift, a place that Wympbumpe has never been but has heard much of, it is quite exciting. Though Uncle Bimpwinkle's mood is less than what would be expected for such a great mission. Surely his sour mood stems from the loss of those sturdy crewmen who bravely gave their lives. No one, especially a Swindlefoot, would turn down such an honor. The ties between the Gnomes and Dwarves are strong and given that they are such staunch allies our presence is not only requested but necessary. Failure would be a slap in the face to the mighty Dwarves.

His siblings of sailing age currently serve on Galleons, ready at anytime to answer the call to war.

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