Skippy the Gnome

Skippy Amethya-Blizun Hakir Fäedween Gargoyle , also known as Skippy the Gnome, is a Varnian politician, writer, cartographer, and noble. He is known for being a founding member of House Hakir, the sole creator of House Fäedween, and single other member of House Gargoyle, aka the royal house. Skippy was formerly the founder and king of Republic of New Phoenia (South Phoenia).

Early Life
Skippy was born in the first ever year of the first ever world of Paxia, with no mother nor father. In the cold tundras, he grew from a mere child to a hardened man, fighting wolves for his right to exist and living off sweet berries. He would not know until the first world was no more. When it was destroyed, he floated in the void for many decades, and there he met his true father. Ag'leyth, a being of pure knowledge, had created Skippy in an effort to experience the world through the eyes of someone who could touch, feel, smell and taste things like a mortal would, and for this reason Skippy was cursed to never truly die, instead he would respawn where he last slept, as if it was all just a dream, or a nightmare.

Paxia
In the first world of Paxia, Skippy lived as a wild man, not so different from wolves. But indeed there were other intelligent beings around, and eventually he found a villager and artist known as Thainara. They both eventually fell in love, but Skippy found out he could not have children. Thainara created the portrait that you can see in this page of Skippy, and the clothes that he uses were made by her. Eventually, the world of Paxia was destroyed by the anger of a great many gods, but, cursed by immortality, Skippy survived.

Jagdas
Skippy woke up in the world of Jagdas in the middle of an ocean and for many years he lived as a nomad, stricken by grief from the loss of his world. After 5 years, he attempted to commit suicide by forcing himself off the world border. He would soon wake up from the nightmare again. Seeing that he was here to stay, he decided to turn the nightmare into a dream, and sought out lands to build his house.

Bellow a peaceful green hill, there was a hole. In this hole there was a home, the home of a man named Skippy. Raising his sheep and cows, he was finally at peace but then, with fire and brimstone, the world of Jagdas was destroyed. Once more he roamed the void.

Rathnir
He woke up again, in the world of Rathnir, near what would become the city of Urnu-Arrack. There were people there, the people of Yimmu-Audal, but seeking peace once more Skippy fled to a distant Mesa biome. After many years the biome was discovered to be gold rich and multiple wars were fought over it, the Golden Wars, in which Skippy participated as a mercenary, seeking out conflict in a desperate bid to stop his raging boredom that comes with immortality. After years of constant fighting the new world of Eldham was discovered and Skippy would start a new life there.

Arrival in Eldham
After many weeks of travel by boat, he arrived at a small city known as Venishire, and there he settled, making friends along the way. Noticing the ruins of the land, he stated to piece together the existence of an ancient race of short people that called themselves the Maddrakkii that looked suspiciously a lot like Skippy and worshipped a god named Ag'leyth. In the name of said god theiy enslaved and sacrificed what they called lesser races, such as ice elves, goblins, trolls, orcs, ogres, giants and many others. In the common tongue Skippy named this race the Forest Gnomes, and sought out to translate their language and start their civilization again, this time in a proper way.

It just so happens that he became a leader of the nation that he was living in, previouslly known as Rabanshire, now known as Phoenia, and to accomplish his goals he sought out more power. Teaming up with players Tidesingerr and Firedragone he started to plan a coup, with its base of operations situated at the newly built fortress of DolGuldur, that Skippy was ordered to build by his dictator Tunder_.

It turned out that Tunder_ was becoming afk and willingly gave out ownership of the nation. Long story short, Skippy crowned himself King and set up the Republic of New Phoenia, aka South Phoenia.

Foundation of South Phoenia
Skippy now had ultimate power inside his nation of Phoenia, being both chancellor and King, albeit the Senate still had a say in the running of the nation, and Skippy himself did not wish to abuse his power. Indeed, he lead the nation for 3 months, leading it in, and later out, of the Clown Wars . When the time came for Skippy to no longer hold ultimate power, the elections happened, and Tunder_ won fair and square. The gnome gave up his office, and the transfer of power was peaceful and uneventful, but Skippy was still the King.

In the morning of the 3rd of August the chancellor and queen of the nearby Kingdom of Anglunia visited the Phoenic capital of DolGuldur, claimed land of Skippy himself. Although this was not the intent of the visit, it ended up on a marriage proposal by Skippy to Queen Elyani Taygen-Blizun of Agnlunia (player QCoffee) who, blushing, accepted. Later that same day the ceremony was held at the meadhall of Myrtle.

Collapse of Phoenia
Phoenia had Colapsed. Over his long time as King he had seen chancellors come and go, and he needed once more to become Chancellor-King, ultimate ruler, more akin to an emperor, and thus break the constitution blatantly, a document so holy to him that he had sworn to uphold. And thus, Skippy gave up on Kingship, rather than break his oath. He installed his dear friend and fellow Machine Cultist RageOFire as the new and legitimate king, but it was no use. He had no true authority, and the new chancellor, Abbejohn, was disliked thoroughly. As such, Phoenia, without the pillar to hold it that was Skippy, collapsed into a mess of city states. Soliana had become independent, and later was vassalized by the nearby Kingdom of Anglunia. Rapture, built by the hands and with the money of Skippy to be the future capital of Phoenia, was seized by player Astapf and his band of rebellious goons, looted, and then seized again by the nearby Swamplands, previously also part of Phoenia. One way or another, Skippy lost a lot of money in the exchange, for indeed he had dreams of making Rapture into an independent city state, with the support of nearby Zamotz Union, who had taken control of the remaining Phoenian territories and made them into minor provinces. DolGuldur, the fortress-city that Skippy had built, was now controlled by the supposed king RageOFire.

Without DolGuldur, without Rapture, without the crown, his wife had died through an assassination attempt, Skippy found himself quite lost. So he followed where his kin was: the dwarves. Indeed, Skippy was not a dwarf, and truly he wasn't actually a gnome either, but to live near those who are similar to him would bring him great peace. So, he moved to where some Phoenians had migrated long ago... The great underground nation of Varn Torum.

Arrival
After a very welcoming tour of the capital of Khun Drakhar by his friend Lossi, a Botan of Varn Torum, Skippy moved to it, using a wagon he built himself, dragged by two forest trolls he had paid. Sadly, before they arrived in the city, the two trolls slipped while fighting over a piece of pork and fell into a deep river, and drowned. Skippy, being tiny and weak compared to such massive beasts, could do nothing to help, but was secretly happy that he did not need to pay them anymore, for he was very close to the city. The wagon was later stationed inside the city to serve as Skippy's shop named Gnomish Wagon, from which he sells various products, and keeps changing said products, the most recent ones being Netherite Ingots and amethyst related blocks and resources.

Councillorship
After being in Varn Torum for awhile, Skippy became the Councilor of Lore. He was in charge with recording the history and culture of Varn Torum. During that time, he was able to write the Varnian Bestiary along with his minister of lore, Heions, NanoArbo and Forgeburn. The Varnian Bestiary recorded dozens of species of creatures, beasts and monsters across Eldham and Rathnir.

Establishment of Kharbranth
While working as a Councilor, Skippy established the city of Kharbranth in the province of Mitteflula.

Abdication
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Skippy was forced to abdicate the Councillorship position. As his final gift to Varn Torum, he made a map of Varn Torum that, until today, is being used by the Varnian government.

Wayfarer Studios
After gifting the map to the Varn Torum, Skippy soon founded Wayferer Studios, a cartography business. He founded the business with Kaydo Studios owner Alyssa (Revontulete).

☠
Perhaps this was called for, perhaps not, but Skippy had finally found a way to die, the only way he had not died before: dying for love. But... who could one so odd as him truly love? The answer came in the form of the King of Varn Torum, Garrison Gargoyle. In the words of the gnome himself, Garrison was a "(...)handsome, tall man, with a face quite literally carved in stone. His looks were topped only by his golden personality (...)", but the heart of this stone man, if one could even tell if he had such a piece, was already owned.

BellaCant, the Bee Woman, Queen Bee, and other nicknames, took Garrison from the lovely small hands of Skippy. She, to her merit, was a lovely person, and owned a prestigious bar. A thane of Varn Torum herself, her Gilded House would be friends with House Fäedween and later house Gargoyle, and if it depended on her no harm would come to Skippy, except that it did. In the mind of the gnome, she needed to pay, even if she had done no wrong per say, so he sought revenge. Many a time did they fight, be it in the alleyways of Khun-Drakhar or the Soul Forges deep beneath the city, the important thing was that they crossed blades, but even then she helped Skippy to build his house HQ, the Fäedween Estates, and for that he paid her handsomly in cash. They were noble and educated rivals, not petty enemies, but one day Skippy simply broke, and challegned the bee woman to a formal duel at the recenlty built arena of Khun-Drakhar, and that is yet to come.

Noble titles
Phoenix Chancellor-King: Skippy was the supreme ruler of a nation named Phoenia for a time.

Madi of Kharbranth: Madi is the Khazdul word for lord or mayor, and Kharbranth is the city Skippy building inside Varn Torum.

Lord of DolGuldur and Rapture: the two cities Skippy built and funded himself while Chancellor-King. Both of them got destroyed or occupied, changing hands many times.

Spice Baron of Khun-Drakhar: Skippy grew loads of spice underneath the city. Skippy used goblin interns as hired help for his spice farms.

Wayfarer Prince: Skippy was the royal Prince of Varn Torum, and Skippy is a wayfarer because Skippy migrates between houses a lot, being in a total of three just inside Varn.

Friend of the Ice Elves and the Dwarves: Despite being neither an elf or a dwarf, Skippy was integerated to their royal houses.

Personal life
Skippy Amethya-Blizun Hakir Fäedween Gargoyle was married to the ice elf Elyani-Taygen-Blizun, the first Yirsidian and the founder of Anglunia. They were happily married until her death at the age of 113. The two had no children.