Post by Velaryon on Nov 8, 2009 17:16:40 GMT -5
Zingnoff Kaliesis Tarralin, also known by some as "Zingnoff the Mad," "Old Zing," or simply "that crazy old gnome" among other names, is being an infrequent but memorable presence in western Tethyr for more than a century.
The little gnome will be extremely frail-looking, so thin, wrinkled, and bony that he appeared too weak to even stand, let alone wearing a heavy robe and carrying all sorts of magical gear like he is being seen to wear. He will have wild gray hair stuck out in all directions, and eyes that are seeming to change color occasionally, but are most often a shade of violet.
Far more distinguishing than any of his physical features was his peculiar pattern of speech. Zingnoff will have an odd tendency to mix up the past, present, and future tense while speaking. This is having the effect of making him somewhat difficult to understand when he will speak.
Zingnoff is occasionally posted missions at the Silver Shield Mercenary Guild outposts in Zazesspur and Myratma, usually with difficult-to-decipher descriptions of things that may not even have happened yet. Most recently, Zingnoff is posting a mission in Zazesspur that requested adventurers to fend off a pirate attack on a small village that will not even happening yet.
These unexplained glimpses of future events will lead to much speculation of the source of the old gnome's knowledge. Some are saying that he is a powerful diviner, others will say that Zingnoff somehow travels back and forth through time, and still others have said that he is merely a very convincing charlatan that "predicted" events which he then sets in motion himself. The truth of the matter will be known to few.
The little gnome will be extremely frail-looking, so thin, wrinkled, and bony that he appeared too weak to even stand, let alone wearing a heavy robe and carrying all sorts of magical gear like he is being seen to wear. He will have wild gray hair stuck out in all directions, and eyes that are seeming to change color occasionally, but are most often a shade of violet.
Far more distinguishing than any of his physical features was his peculiar pattern of speech. Zingnoff will have an odd tendency to mix up the past, present, and future tense while speaking. This is having the effect of making him somewhat difficult to understand when he will speak.
Zingnoff is occasionally posted missions at the Silver Shield Mercenary Guild outposts in Zazesspur and Myratma, usually with difficult-to-decipher descriptions of things that may not even have happened yet. Most recently, Zingnoff is posting a mission in Zazesspur that requested adventurers to fend off a pirate attack on a small village that will not even happening yet.
These unexplained glimpses of future events will lead to much speculation of the source of the old gnome's knowledge. Some are saying that he is a powerful diviner, others will say that Zingnoff somehow travels back and forth through time, and still others have said that he is merely a very convincing charlatan that "predicted" events which he then sets in motion himself. The truth of the matter will be known to few.
