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====== Gulpax ======

Daughter to Glormax.

[[gnome|Gnome]] creator of the [[gurlung_colossus|Gurlung Colossus]] and [[construct|Construct]] [[races|Race]]. Rumored that she used dark [[magic|magic]] to bring the [[construct|Constructs]] to life. Promised an army of [[construct|Constructs]] to [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]].

Credited as the first explorer to travel beyond [[ulos|Ulos]], she is often given the title "Traveler Between Worlds". Explored the various planes with cartographers to track what she had discovered.

>//Gulpax the Crafter has been leading my cartographers on expeditions to other [[planes|planes]], where all manner of creatures have been observed. Is it possible something followed them home from the other side?// - [[graylox|Graylox]] - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)

|**Race:**|[[gnome|Gnome]]|
|**Affiliation/Loyalty:**|[[gulpax_s_agents|Gulpax's Agents]]|

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===== Miscellaneous =====

==== Relationships ====

Gulpax is an ex-lover of [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]], but wanted nothing to do with the celebrity status that came with it;

>//“I was the [[gimnax|queen’s]] consort, for a time. It changed how people looked at me. I didn’t care for that. Or for any of the politics of power.”\\
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“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.”// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

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===== References =====


==== Gurlung Colossus (RPA-ADV9) ====


Gulpax's notes are found throughout the defunct colossus;

>//In her [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]], Gulpax writes of building this [[gurlung_colossus|Colossus]], its sentries, and then the [[construct|Construct]] race. She tells of unearthing several [[six_artifacts|artifacts]] from other [[planes|planes]] to power the sentries and to guide the [[gurlung_colossus|Colossus]] on voyages across the [[planes|planarverse]].//

>//Several entries mention the [[immortal_knight|Immortal Knight]] of [[nalos|Nalos]], who was at first concerned by Gulpax’s experiments but was eventually persuaded to join her expeditions.//

>//There are several torn-out pages in the back of the [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]] where Gulpax apparently crafted spells. A few examples of her spellcrafting remain.// - Gurlung Colossus (RPA-ADV9)

>//“These were here in a chest with the [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]] Gulpax the Crafter kept as she made the first [[construct|Constructs]]. It says Gulpax abducted a male [[human|Human]] in white robes and brought him here to study. She wanted our bodies to be just like his. So you see, my dream wasn’t exactly right, but it wasn’t exactly wrong either. How can that be?”// - B-143, Gurlung Colossus (RPA-ADV9)

==== Deathmatch at the Colosseum of Ashes (RPA-SQ1) ====
 

Inside a chest marked by the[[starlit_door| Starlit Door]] in the Champion's Quarters of the [[colosseum_of_ashes|Colosseum of Ashes]] is a catalog written by Gulpax herself;

>//To your surprise, the lock on the wooden chest snaps open the second you touch it. Inside you discover a collection of small, leather-bound books. One volume, entitled The Selected Lyric of Gulpax the Crafter, catches your eye.//

>//Several interesting predictions are made in the text. One passage anticipates that a [[annabelle_duntum|noblewoman]], born at [[castle_carleval|Castle Carleval]], will spell trouble for the [[starlit_door|Starlit Door]]. Peril can only be avoided if she is placed under a curse that “removes her Human form.” In another passage, Gulpax discusses at length “the one they will call the King’s Assassin.” This figure plays a central role throughout the text.//

>//The [[books|book]] contains a great deal of information and is written beautifully. It leaves you feeling inspired.// - Deathmatch at the Colosseum of Ashes (RPA-SQ1)




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

The [[immortal_knight|Immortal Knight]] [[imbri|Imbri]] reports that Gulpax is not above "performing research" on the reanimated;

>//"Gulpax the Crafter has been experimenting on the undead and the cryptkeeper refuses to cleanse the catacombs of zombies."// - [[imbri|Imbri]], Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)

=== Profession: Inventor ===
You have had numerous successes as an inventor, but you have never risen to the prestige of Gulpax.  Your inventions look like meer toys compared to hers.  Joining the [[heroes_guild|Heroes Guild]] may be the best for you.  

>//Perhaps with your creative juices revived, you can supplant Gulpax as the greatest inventor in all of [[ulos|Ulos]].// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
==== Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2) ====

In her [[treetop_village|Treetop Village]] [[gulpax_s_workshop|workshop]] outside [[sabek|Sabek]], Gulpax reveals the intent behind the experiments she is conducting with the [[undead|Undead]];

>//“My goal is to replace organic limbs with ones from a [[construct|Construct]],” the [[gnome|Gnome]] explains. “The connection to the brain, that’s the trick. I can’t experiment on living beings, of course, so I use the undead. But if I can make it work, soldiers who lost a limb in battle could soon have a metal replacement. It could even save lives!”// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

  * Shut down her experiment on the undead.
  * Allow Gulpax to continue her research.

She also explains she will be moving shop;

>//“As far as anyone knows, the experiment has ended. I’m relocating to a new workshop anyway. Somewhere far away from the [[gimnax|queen’s]] prying eyes.”// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

==== The Hive (GS-ADV3)====
Gulpax and [[lomar|Lomar]] escort you to [[ty_farzan|Ty Farzan]] at the foot of the [[insectoid|Insectoid]] [[hive|Hive]]. There she leaves you and continues on her way to the [[frozen_expanse|Frozen Expanse]].
==== Frozen Expanse (GS-ADV6)====
You learn that Gulpax had sent a contingent of [[construct|Constructs]] to the [[frozen expanse|Frozen Expanse]] in hopes of finding a suitable location for a new workshop. Most of them became trapped in the ice of a nearby [[frozen_lake|frozen lake]]. Only [[beta-three-seven|Beta-Three-Seven]] fared well enough to remain operational.

There is much debate over whether her latest invention is harmless or not.
==== Arcazion Pit (GS-ADV7)====
As the [[battle_of_the_arcazion_pit|Battle of the Arcazion Pit]] wages around her, Gulpax diligently goes about her work, attempting to bring her [[gurlung_colossus|Colossus]] to life.

==== The Scrying Pool (GS-Epilogue)====
Certain events and promises involving Gulpax may have been made while trying to free [[imbri|Imbri]] from the [[insectoid|Insectoid]] [[hive|Hive]]. Unwilling to fulfill her end of the bargain:
  * She is tracked down and forced to create an army of mechanical drones.
  * She begins to explore the [[planes|Planarverse]], leaving [[urzon|Urzon]] to attempt to imitate her creations.

Many years later, Gulpax returns to the [[arcazion_pit|Arcazion Pit]] and hides a [[durgolium|durgolium]] sack containing a golden skull attached to a thin chain. It radiates with magical energy.