gms_and_npcs [Palimpsest]

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====== 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.