Gmez Ukumari

Gmez is an active player who currently lives in Eisenland, in the town of Balhurst. His story is quite interesting.

Appearance
Gmez's physical traits are not pleasant to see. A scar cuts his face, extending from his right eye to his chin. His skin is pale white (it burns when exposed to the Sun), while his fingernails are rotten, just like his teeth (at least the ones remaining). His posture is terrible: his spine bends to the left and his neck is very thin: it looks like the man's head could fall at any moment. He cannot hear, and one of his eyes doesn't work. His right leg was amputated; his left leg is extremely swollen, and he cannot feel it properly.

Gmez is forced to wear an armor built by his brother to support the dangers of the outside world. As his skin is fragile, no part of his body can ever be exposed to sunlight. He wears a prosthetic leg to help him move, and the suit has artificial joints to allow smoother movement. Most of it is made out of cloth and chainmail, because Gmez's weak body wouldn't be able to support a solid armor. He wears leather gloves so he can grab stuff, and the visor in his helmet is composed of tinted glass: he can see outside, but his eyes aren't burned by the Sun. He is 1.54 meters tall but appears much shorter: his skeleton is heavily deformed. He apparently does not have any body hair.

A miserable existence
Gmez was conceived 41 years before the founding of Suebi and Old Teschen, in a region which is currently part of Frostmarch. The name given to him by his grandmother was Gæmèz, which he later changed because of its inconvenience. The boy's family was quite rich: his father owned a great brewery. Unfortunately problems in his birth combined to his mother's abuse of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy made the infant horribly deformed. He was disowned by his family, and would have probably been killed if his older brother, Ephe, didn't escape with him to a nearby desert.

The little boy's sibling quickly realized the kid could not stand traveling: he would get badly burnt, and his bones were so fragile that if he slept for too long his ribs would collapse under his own weight and he would die. They managed to escape the terrible desert: there was no way they'd be able to survive there. Ephe and his brother had to stop and ask for food at every town and settlement they visited in their journey to the north, and Gmez had to be kept in a box for most of the time. They kept going for about 6 months, until the older brother (now 17 years old) decided to settle down somewhere, and started looking for a town. Gæmèz had gotten a pretty bad infection from a cut in his leg. He was suffering with a high fever, and both of his legs were badly injured. His older sibling knew he would die if he didn't do anything.

The kid's right leg had to be removed in order to save his life.

When Gmez was 7 years old, his brother stumbled upon the great nation of Eisenland. They had been wandering around Tortugan territory for the last 5 years, but were under constant threat. They decided to stay in there: a kind blacksmith helped them out and provided them shelter. The old man taught Ephe about forging, brewing and cheesemaking, and the 18-year-old started creating his own recipes. This allowed him to create a prosthetic leg to his younger brother, along with a suit to help him with his mobility. Around this time, Ephe started testing if the special properties of some specific kinds of cheese could help the deformed child. Later in his life, Gmez realized that blacksmith wasn't only a sweet old man. He represented much more than just that.

Now that Gmez could freely move, he finally learned how to walk, talk and write. Even though he was a little late on that, he was pretty smart and could learn quickly. At 8, Gæmèz moved to Balhurst with Ephe, where he spent most of his childhood. He was discriminated by a lot of people, but this didn't stop him: he studied a lot and became one of the best brewers in the region. When he was 22 his brother died in a mysterious accident in the mines: no one knows what happened - his body was never found. This deeply affected Gmez, who was more determined than ever to change his condition: he did not have a job, and was quickly running out of money. It was during this time he changed his name.

Gæmèz met Tinho, a man his age who would be extremely helpful. He helped Gmez with basic tasks, helping him to overcome his deformities.

The Great Balhurst Scam
Ender_Zx and Serty27, two Balhurst inhabitants, started an illegal wine business. They dug a massive hole under the small sand island near the entrance of the town, and started brewing. They made cheese and opened a small cheese shop for money laundering. They invited Gmez and other 2 people, who were really interested: Ender offered 1k per barrel of the drink. After brewing for days, the involved members of the operation started requesting their payment. Two of them were killed, while Gmez (who made the most wine of the three) was heavily tortured, resulting on his scars. Ender_Zx and Serty27 tried to force him to sign a contract that made him a literal slave. He denied and was able to scape. When he finally reached for the authorities, the scammers were already in Uldarash. Nothing could be done.

The outcome
People were injured during the process and lives were lost, but Ender and Serty left behind all of their wine stock. Gmez sold it all to the Lastor Pub in Maxtadt. With the money he got, he founded his own wine business (which was legal). As he built a factory, Ender_Zx claimed the terrain used in the construction was legally his - even though he was banned after the incident. He falsely alleged Gmez was planning to overthrow the Kaiser, claiming a joke made by the brewer as proof. This resulted in a judgement - none of the sides were really victorious.

The Judgement and its outcome
Ender_Zx and Serty27 presented their evidence, while Gmez presented his defense. In the end no definitive conclusions were made, but it was established the brewer would move to the new town of Suebi and the scammers would get the terrain in Balhurst back. Gmez and Ender decided to merge (even though they were rivals), creating a great wine and cheese company with a massive brewing capacity. They later merged with the Bagelinian East Trade Company, and Gmez was made Lord of Wine.

The Suebi factory was lost, along with the entire original Duchy of Teschen, Gmez and Ender plan on expanding their activities in Balhurst, while also creating factories in the newly established Southern Eisenland.

While making some cheese, the brewer made an astounding discovery: some of the cheeses from the Chymosin Series helped him with his deformities: he could be quicker and healthier for brief moments. Now he could run trough short distances, and his senses were sharpened. He joined the New Eisenland Party, and became Minister of Architecture. After the split he lost this position.

Ravenn, mayor of Balhurst, left Eisenland. As the oldest and most active member of the town, Gmez now leads it. His wine company has expanded, and he now holds a partial monopoly over the Eisenlandian brewing industry.

Religion
Ender_Zx presented his faith to the members of the newly established wine company. He was the head of a small, non-official cult called Vinikkius, and believed on the great power of Redstone and the almighty 13th. Gmez was captivated by the immense fortune amassed by the 13th's Church, and started believing the old blacksmith who helped him and his brother in the past had actually been sent by Vinikkius himself: he was alive solely because of the Piety of the Almighty.