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====== Gimnax ======


[[gnome|Gnomish]] Queen of [[nalos|Nalos]] during the time of the Cartographers. The [[immortal_knight|Immortal Knight]] [[imbri|Imbri]] fought under her banner.

>//“Queen Gimnax’s ambitions are noble in every sense. She is a champion of law and order, but she insists on placing herself in the seat of supreme power, no matter who objects."// - [[imbri|Imbri]], Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)


|**Race:**|[[gnome|Gnome]]|
|**Affiliation/Loyalty:**| [[queens_loyalists|Queen's Loyalist]]|

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===== Miscellaneous =====
==== Relationships ====
Queen Gimnax and [[gulpax|Gulpax]] are former lovers. Their differing view points caused a rift to expand between the two of them.

>//"We both made mistakes. But we had good times, didn't we?"// - [[gulpax|Gulpax]] - The Scrying Pool (GS-Epilogue)

>//"I prefer to look to the future. I suggest you do the same." // - Queen Gimnax - The Scrying Pool (GS-Epilogue)

She still harbors feelings for [[gulpax|Gulpax]], but the rift is too large for them to overcome.

>//"“I think she still cares, she may even still love me, but I do not have her trust. She thinks I’m plotting against her, but I just want to be left alone.”// - [[gulpax|Gulpax]] - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

>//You see Queen Gimnax seated by a campfire. She has a bundle of old letters in her lap. One by one, she tosses them into the fire. You notice that some were written by the queen herself. Others bear the signature of [[gulpax|Gulpax the Crafter]].// - The Frozen Expanse (GS-ADV6)

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==== Literary Refernces====
>//If I were the Queen’s advisor//
>//I think I’d probably disguise her//
>//As a scullery maid//
>//With such a lowly wage//
>//That she’d learn to spend like a miser.// - "//[[book_of_poems|Symbols, Poems by Bertram Hoogna]]//" - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

>//This is my kingdom!” announced the queen//
>//Atop a pile sand//
>//Though none had offered her title and deed//
>//To this little morsel of land.//
>//“I’ll kill the crabs! Slaughter the fish!//
>//‘Till none can resist my demand.// - "//[[book_of_poems|Symbols, Poems by Bertram Hoogna]]//" - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

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===== References =====

==== Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1) ====

As reported by the [[immortal knight|Immortal Knight]] [[imbri|Imbri]], the growing conflict between [[nalos|Nalos]] and the [[dragul|Dragul]] began when the city-states did not wish to give up their freedom and join the crown;

>//“The queen offered every [[races|race]] a seat on her royal council, but many have refused her and joined together as the [[dragul|Dragul]]. ... Their desire for freedom may be admirable, but the [[dragul|Dragul]] have sown violence and chaos at every turn, even after Queen Gimnax offered them a pathway to peace.”// - [[imbri|Imbri]], Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)

==== Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2) ====

Though queen, Gimnax does not hold herself loftily above her subjects, instead working directly with them;

>//[[dobrik|He]] escorts you beneath a large canopy tent where you discover the queen. She stands shoulder-to-shoulder with [[minotaur|Minotaur]] architects and [[human|Human]] workers as they pore over construction plans, dressed in the same simple green tunic as those around her.// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

==== The Frozen Expanse (GS-ADV6)====
There is a chance that [[awook|Awook]] may have slain [[nayo|Nayo]] earlier in your adventure. If that has happened, you will find Queen Gimnax in a cavern in the [[frozen_expanse|Frozen Expanse]]. She and her [[queen_s_guard|soldiers]] have captured both [[awook|Awook]] and [[yonlok|Yonlok]], enemies of the crown. You notice that both have managed to cut their bonds and are preparing to escape. - Explorer's Guide (GS-Guide-ADV6-12)

  * Warn the queen.
    * [[yonlok|Yonlok]] is killed. [[awook|Awook]] is allowed to carry his body off for a proper burial.
    * [[yonlok|Yonlok]] nearly kills you before the two run out of the cave.
  * Allow them to break free. The queen is not sure where your alliance lies anymore.
==== Arcazion Pit (GS-ADV7)====
Taking things upon her own shoulders, Queen Gimnax may very well need your aid during the [[battle_of_the_arcazion_pit|Battle of the Arcazion Pit]].

==== The Scrying Pool (GS-Epilogue)====
Following the [[battle_of_the_arcazion_pit|Battle of the Arcazion Pit]], the stories regarding Queen Gimnax's involvement in the actual battle vary widely throughout [[ulos|Ulos]]. Supporters and detractors of the queen tend to believe the stories that best suit their political affiliations.

  * Exaggerations of her fighting prowess abound, growing more ridiculous with each rendition of the story.
      * Some say she strangled a [[dragon|Dragon]] with her bare hands.
      * Others claim she defeated an entire regiment of [[dragul|Dragul]] warriors on her on.
  *  There are those who claim that during the battle, she lost her nerve and fled into the tunnels, leaving the fighting and the dying to others.

At some point following the battle, Queen Gimnax visits [[gulpax|Gulpax]] in [[treetop_village|Treetop Village]], perhaps for the final time. She offers a dire warning:

>//"I’ve banned the [[league of inventors|League of Inventors]]. Outlawed experimentation. I won’t let anyone else repeat your mistakes.”// - Queen Gimnax - The Scrying Pool (GS-Epilogue)