Greysleeve (prime)
Greysleeve Streambank was a wizard, sometimes called a War Mage, well known in certain parts of Elanthia (particularly Icemule Trace, Pinefar, and Ta'Illistim). A particularly strong half-elf with an addiction to grey clothing (including his trademark dusty grey linen-covered shield with a painting of his father as the blazon, as well as silver-embroidered dusty grey leather armor), he was a bit unusual in his hunting tactics.
His unusual preference was for a haste/longsword/shield combination, in contrast to other War Mages who seemed to prefer two-handed weapons. He also performed enchanting, and was a member of House Brigatta. He also enjoyed assisting other adventurers, particularly the young, empaths, clerics, House Brigatta members, and War Mages like himself.
He was also a Master of the Wizard Guild, having achieved this distinction through the practice of Alchemy, following in the footsteps of his love interest, Arlia.
He proclaimed himself to be a member of a mysterious organization known as the Anla'shoq (this word has also been used as a title signifying such membership, though on one occasion he called himself "the Anla'shoq Na", possibly a special title denoting a leadership position). He had, on a few occasions, discussed parts of the background and purpose of this organization, but no other members were known to exist.
Enchanting and Alchemy Services
Greysleeve provides enchanting and alchemy services for the public at the following rates:
Minor Enchanting:
(per item 0-4x. Pricing for partially enchanted items to be discussed.)
- General Public: 40k
- House Brigatta members: Store price of necessary potions. (Currently about 17k.)
- Enhancive or Sancted items: FREE (but customer must provide or purchase the requested amount of pre-tempering potion.)
Turnaround time is estimated to be 5 weeks. Contact and status reports available by AIM.
Some pre-enchanted armors (full leather, double leather, brigandine, chain hauberk) are available immediately at a slightly higher cost.
Major Enchanting:
Not currently available due to scheduled projects.
Alchemy:
Will brew any alchemy recipe within current skill level. Customer must provide all ingredients excepting the base and the following number of coins:
- General Public: 500
- House Brigatta members: 250
- Wizard Guild members: 100
Cost for items requiring CHANNEL steps will be doubled unless the customer can provide a cleric with Well of Life (308).
Will also purchase any ingredients from local Wizard Guild at double shelf price.
Contacts for any services may be made in game or by AIM (SN: Greysleeve). Player is commonly available from noon-2 AM ET Wednesday and Thursday and midnight-2AM ET the remainder of the week.
Behind the Scenes
The player of Greysleeve has played Gemstone on and off since late 1997, when he was introduced to it by his college roommate (the player of the former Enfar Broheel, a similar War Mage, but one using blunt weapons). The surname Streambank is a play on the name of the city he lived in at the time, Riverside, California (which is located about 60 miles east of Los Angeles). The name has been retained, although the player moved away in summer of 2000.
At present, Greysleeve is level 76 and based in Icemule Trace, mainly engaging in enchanting and Alchemy. He has recently been promoted a Master of the Wizard Guild, and is attempting to complete the last 15 or so ranks (each) in Wizard Potions and Wizard Trinkets.
An earlier biography, going in depth into the character's backstory, was available at the House Brigatta site (currently offline). The shield and leathers mentioned above are both altered and enchanted (the shield by Psionix to 9x and the leathers (by Grey himself) to 6x, both before the enchant rules were changed).
When Greysleeve was between approximately levels 22 and 55, he was based in the Icemule Trace and Pinefar region, where he often socialized with the clerics and empaths at the temple and at TC, and occasionally frequented the picking well, and was therefore very well known. He then moved to Ta'Illistim, becoming a bit more reclusive, and is often found in the Brigatta lounge in the Lost Home when not at the Dais or hunting. Recently, having outgrown his latest hunting area (Griffin's Keen), he has returned to the West and temporarily focused solely on enchanting and alchemy.
He still possesses (in his locker) a fluffy grey toy demon, which was given to him by Enfar as a gift upon earning his title. He has a small collection of RP trinkets such as this; his favorite is a silver kaleidoscope.
He is also the player of several other characters - Slatesleeve, a young (40) fogging cleric; Kaithairenne (an empath), Triskane (a warrior), and Duplolas (a TWC bard) all currently based in Icemule Trace or Wehnimer's Landing and around 20-30 trainings, as well as a couple younger characters he chooses not to reveal here. All are members of House Brigatta.
Greysleeve's player currently owns two Player-Run Shops (one under Slatesleeve's name in Icemule Trace, and one under Greysleeve's name in Mist Harbor) and is mainly concerned with the production and sale of 4x combat gear and various wizard alchemy products. (Purchases or special requests may also be made via AIM SN: Greysleeve).