Character:Gondry
From Penny Arcade Alliance
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Gondry
Level: 70
Class: Priest
Spec: PvE Shadow
Guild: Keepers of the Wang
Kruczynski
Level: 70
Class: Paladin
Spec: PvP Healbot
Guild: Keepers of the Wang
Overview
Gondry joined the Penny Arcade Alliance in something like January of 2006. Barring a couple of days to visit here and there, he has been in KoTW the entire time. He's one of the longest serving officers of the KoTW corps. Having returned from a four month hiatus from WoW, he now plays his paladin, Kruczynski, exclusively, and can often be seen desperately trying to convince people to run BGs with him. Do so! He's a good healer and a nice guy, promise!
Other Crap
Gondry respecs more than any known mammal. His non-possession of epic flying mounts is largely due to the fact that he has been known to respec as many as six times in a single day.
Gondry was, with long-lost mage Scriz, one of the original founders of Newbs and Bewbs raiding. This started out as an AQ20 raid and subsequently expanded into a Zul'Gurub raid. He enjoyed it, though the inability to strangle people who wouldn't listen weighed heavily upon his soul, and so he was often grouchy. Rumors of a resurgence of N&B raiding is, frankly, bullshit.
By the same token, Gondry was, with Ivydancer, Komobi, and Aldric of TSS, one of the founders of the short-lived Bear Cavalry raiding group. BC was conceived as an elite raiding group drawing from the best of the PAA, in order to give the PAA as a whole a premier progression raid. For a short while BC was successful, being #2 (behind Flavour Country) on many Dark Iron boss downings, Ivydancer and Gondry had a falling out one night after an unsuccessful raid, and the group broke up. He apologizes profusely to everyone who got screwed over or hurt because of this. Ivy and Gondry have since resumed their manlove.
In Real Life, Gondry is a consultant for the Oil & Gas Industry, and a former Staff Sergeant (ie a squad leader) in the United States Army's 82nd Airborne division. He lives in Texas.
Gondry was for a long time known as KoTW's Drunken Uncle due to the fact that (a) at 36, he's older than most of the guild, and (b) that during his peak time in WoW he was often plastered on fine single malt scotches. Due to paranoia about becoming a full-blown alcoholic, he has since cut down on his drinking, and rare is the day when he will log in wasted.
As mentioned above, Gondry is a serious disciple of Single Malt Scotch, and at current has nineteen (19) bottles of it in his house. You know how people can be about wine? He's like that with scotch.
Gondry has met, and embarrassed himself with, a surprisingly large number of people from WoW in general and KoTW in particular. He has gone drinking with Therok at a bar called Big Wang's, for example. He also loves to tell people that he slept with Willowe, which while true is nowhere near as exciting as you think. (He had far too many margaritas and passed out asleep on her couch.)
Gondry's Paladin, Kruczynski, has and rides the rare Swift Razzashi Raptor, from Zul'Gurub, which he mercilessly ninjaed. He defends himself by pointing out that, when said ninjary was performed, the entire raid burst into laughter and cheering.
Yes, It's True
Gondry is such a psychotic fan of the Fallout computer RPGs that he has a tattoo related to them. Specifically, the emblem of the Brotherhood of Steel.
Al(o)ts
Kruczynski, 70 Holy Paladin. It's pronounced crew-CHIN-ski.
Dashwood, 40-something warrior that never gets played.
Huntername, 61 Hunter/StupidFarmBot. Featuring Petname the ghost saber, Birdname the vulture, and Zerglingname the ravager.
Emmerdeur, tiny Rogue. The word is French for 'the guy who covers everything in shit' which Gondry stole from Neal Stephenson because he thought it was funny.
Arboreal, tiny Druid. Get a dictionary.
