Lord-Mayor Nerof Gasgul

Lord Mayor of Greyhawk

Lord Mayor Nerof Gasgol (sometimes spelt Gasgal) has been in office in Greyhawk since 571 CY. He heads the Directing Oligarchy as well as the Council of Mayors and Manorial Lords. As such, he follows in the footsteps of Zagig Yragerne, who was also once Lord Mayor of Greyhawk. As part of these councils, Nerof obviously mixes with some interesting people, including famous wizards like Otiluke and Riggby.

The party has met with Nerof twice. He is 42 years old, 5’9” tall, 157 pounds, with graying dark hair. When the party met with him in the Wheel of Gold in Greyhawk, he was dressed conservatively in shirt, breeches, and a surcoat of excellent tailoring. The dress of a politician. Nerof recognised the Leofrinne name the first time the party met him, worryingly calling them "Conquerors of Lareth and his Temple of Elemental Evil" (which the party did not attempt to contradict). Nerof also knew of the curse that dominates the Leofrinne bloodline, so had obviously researched them before the meeting.

During this initial meeting, the foul-seeming diplomat, Pyremiel also met with the party for the first time too. Earlier that day, before the meeting, Khellek had told the party that Nerof would have to receive the envoy of Iuz in a formal way so as not to provoke the anger of the Deceiver. During this rather confrontational meeting, Pyremiel stated, quite frankly, that Nerof was "placed into power by the Thieves' Guild" and that he was "unable to grow in power of his own accord, due to his lowly birth." Reassuringly for a Lord Mayor of a powerful city such as Greyhawk, Nerof did not seem totally without backbone during this exchange, threatening to eject Pyremiel if he continued his slander. Pyremiel retorted by mentioning Nerof's "whore mother" and "drunken father". Nerof remained relatively unprovoked, simply reminding Pyremiel of the laws of the city. However, who knows what Nerof's response would have been if Pyremiel had not had the power of Iuz's Kingdom behind him?

The second time that the party met with Nerof was to make official their possession of Baerthest's Keep. This meeting was more formal, and was in front of the other Oligarchs of Greyhawk. The deal resulted in the party promising to pay a tithe to Greyhawk and support her in war; in exchange, they are allowed to make money from the Keep and to claim it as their own. This pact with Nerof means the party should be careful to maintain their ties to him.