Pompey

I was beginning to think I wasn't going to get to do anything for this battle, besides cast buff spells on Sabine beforehand. (Which is not to imply that I didn't enjoy casting five spells with a range of Touch on a scantily-clad fiend chick, because I did.)

Pompey
Biographical information
Birth	Year 1140
First Comic	254
Last Comic	399
Physical description
Species	Half-elf
Gender	Male
Age	44+
Hair color	Red
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Linear Guild
Class	Wizard (Conjurer)
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Known masters	Warthog Nale (former)
Status	Living
D&D Stats
Level	5+
Int	14+
Feats	Scribe scroll, Silent Spell, Still Spell
Skills	Knowledge: Arcana
Abilities	Half-elf racial abilities, barred schools: evocation and enchantment
Spells	Animate Rope, Summon Monster I, Summon Monster II, five unspecified touch-range buff spells

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Pompey was a neutral evil half-elf wizard (Conjurer) who apprenticed at Warthog's School of Wizardry and Sorcery. He was hired by Nale to join The Linear Guild as the new "opposite" of Vaarsuvius, replacing Zz'dtri.

Biography

Pompey had a crush on Julia Greenhilt, having asked her out for dinner once per week for three semesters (though he was not alone in this). Fortunately the Linear Guild look well upon ulterior motives, and they chose to hire him just prior to kidnapping her. His first assignment was to keep watch of Julia while Roy and Sabine fought, but she escaped while he was engaged with the guards. Pompey was then caught by Roy and taken to the CPPD to be locked up, though he was soon rescued by Sabine, who was disguised as an officer. 

Afterwards, Nale assigned him to watch the local jail to ensure Elan's imprisonment. He abandoned his post, breaking out Leeky Windstaff in the process. He casually mentioned to Leeky that neglecting to inform Nale of Elan's escape would serve as his two-week notice.

Personality and Traits

Pompey was a young (for a half-elf), 43-year-old a the time of his introduction. In going with the opposites theme, he has purple robes and red hair (whereas V has, well, the opposite). The newer artwork of the calendar shows him also having acne on his face, showcasing his adolescence.

Pompey's distinct gender is also in contrast to the androgynous Vaarsuvius, and is something of a lecher; he commonly flirts with attractive females, and was partly put on prison duty because Sabine refused to carry him to Azure City due to his predilection towards "accidental" groping.

Powers and Abilities

• Conjurer: He was wizard who specialized in the spellcasting school of Conjuration, seeming to favor summoning Fiendish Giant Vermin in combat. Enchantment and Evocation were his barred schools. This makes him a direct opposite of Vaarsuvius, who freely uses Enchantment and Evocation, but is barred from using Conjuration spells.
• Low level: compared to other members of the Guild, he was fairly low level. He only demonstrated being at least 5th level when he cast Still Silent Animate Rope.

Trivia

• His name might be a reference to the city of Pompeii, which was destroyed when the volcano Vesuvius (see Vaarsuvius) erupted. It has also been proposed that he is named after the Roman leader Pompey, Julius Caesar's enemy who married Caesar's daughter Julia (a possible reference to Julia Greenhilt). Rich Burlew seems to enjoy Roman history, having stated that he named Tarquin after an ancient Roman king.

Gallery

References

Appearances
254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 342, 343, 350, 354, 356, 399