====== GMs and NPCs ====== This page lists the GMs of //Palimpsest// and the NPCs they play. You can contact the GMs by messaging us on Discord, or by emailing **[[gm@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**. This way, all the GMs will see your email. Alternatively, you can contact a specific GM using our individual addresses below although a copy of this email will be sent to all the GM team (see the **[[Downtimes and Turnsheets]]** page for more details). For more details on who to contact in case of welfare concerns, please see the **[[conduct and acceptable themes policy|CAT Policy]]** page. ====GM Rhys (CAMPO)==== **Pronouns:** he/him\\ **Contact:** **[[gm_rhys@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**\\ **Main game themes:** The so often bloody cost of fame. Battle poetry, conflict, and the contradictions inherent to those narratives of 'heroism' and 'glory'. Oral traditions. And Hen Eibar!\\ **What will be the cause of your inevitable rise to fame?**\\ If I ever make an audio drama, the second one I make would be inexplicably good and popular---but I would never be able to match it, and go mad trying to.\\ ^ NPC ^ Pronouns ^ Description ^ Physrep ^ |Gwenllian an Ístrin|she/her|Heir to the House of Keitína. Selected at a young age by the matriarch of the House and trained as a Bard; now the Keitína ambassador to Maer.|TBC| |Bulaan Dula|he/him|Warrior and key figurehead in organising the Bahlong response to growing Hen Eibari incursions. Known for his courage, as well as his signature kampilan blade.|TBC| ====GM Ameal (CAMPO)==== **Pronouns:** they/them\\ **Contact:** **[[gm_ameal@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**\\ **Main game themes:** Telling as the making of our world and ourselves. Tragedy, drama, human-made horrors very much within our comprehension... Also, Maer!\\ **What will be the cause of your inevitable rise to fame?**\\ I'd like to think it would be because I write a really good book. In actuality it will be because a silly video of my dog goes inexplicably viral.\\ ^ NPC ^ Pronouns ^ Description ^ Physrep ^ |Fame|she/they/it/we|It's her House.|A white robe, a veil, and a crown.| |Magister Shaqan Flavius Quinctilius| he/him | A Magister of Tarqus in his late thirties, draped in fine, jewel-toned silks. He seems very sure of himself. | Silk shirt, gold bangle, scholar’s gown.| ====GM Katy==== **Pronouns:** they/she \\ **Contact:** **[[gm_katy@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**\\ **Main game themes:** Who gets to tell stories, and whose stories get heard. Also the Steppe!\\ **What will be the cause of your inevitable rise to fame?**\\ TBD.\\ ^ NPC ^ Pronouns ^ Description ^ Physrep ^ |Honour |she/her| Defender of the Steppe and originator of knighthood, Honour is clearly proud of her title of The First Knight. |tbd| |Moragain |she/any | Another heir to the House of Keitína, and Kin-sister of Gwenllian. One of the fiercest warriors in Hen Eibar, and key agitator in the movement for greater conflict. | tbd | ====GM Chavin==== **Pronouns:** he/they \\ **Contact:** **[[gm_chavin@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**\\ **Main game themes:** Politics, personal identity, and Tekhayana \\ **What will be the cause of your inevitable rise to fame?**\\ Accidentally by rediscovering an ancient plague, or naming a new life-saving drug after a meme from 2016 (i.e. Harambe).\\ ^ NPC ^ Pronouns ^ Description ^ Physrep ^ |Magister Gaia|she/they|Ex-mercenary and a Magister of Flumenpura. Friendly and knowledgeable in the old Tekhayan customs, beliefs, and history.|A green cloak, a sword, and a wolf skull half-mask| |Poevara|she/her|Sung's first-mate and wife. Prowess in close combat. Vicious but calculated. |A red long-sleeve shirt, a hand wrap, a red sash, and a blue bandana| ====GM Kris==== **Pronouns:** any\\ **Contact:** **[[gm_kris@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**\\ **Main game themes:** Some anthropological consulting, as well as the purpose and intent of Telling and how to manipulate it mwahaha... As well as dearest Bahlong! :3\\ **What will be the cause of your inevitable rise to fame?**\\ Got too silly.\\ ^ NPC ^ Pronouns ^ Description ^ Physrep ^ |Cirrhata Day|any|Well-travelled, well-versed in various types of Telling. Jester-of-sorts and seems to revel in experimenting with the limits of Telling and Fame.|Funny hat and mask| |Audacity of the Eastern Plains|he/him|Famous arena fighter from Khevel. Initially gaining fame from combatting Hen Eibari raids, he has turned to prizefighting and mentoring in more recent times.|Purple hat| ====GM Charlie==== **Pronouns:** he/him\\ **Contact:** **[[gm_charlie@palimpsest.oxfordrpg.com]]**\\ **Main game themes:** Death, agency, and metaphysical horror. What does it mean to be a legend?\\ **What will be the cause of your inevitable rise to fame?**\\ Fame is an agony I would not wish upon my greatest enemy. That said, filming the video of Ameal's dog.\\ ^ NPC ^ Pronouns ^ Description ^ Physrep ^ |Stalwart 'Firebeard' of the Coal Shafts|he/him|A fallen knight of the Steppe who appears in his forties, famed for dying in a duel over the mines. Where once his clothes were stained black, they are now blood red. |A red beard.| |Magister al-Maysān Antares|he/him|A young Magister from Ysuran. His twenty-something face often bears a smile. |A gown draped with a golden honour stole, a book, and glasses.| =====Cameo GMs===== Cameo GMs are people who may show up during a //Palimpsest// Uptime for a limited time. They will most likely be playing one NPC throughout a single Uptime and may not appear again. This page will be updated with more details as the game progresses. Feel free to ask the GM team about being a Cameo GM if you are interested.