Gerda Sleekrun

Queen Gerda Sleekrun rules over the gnomish kingdom of Copperforge. She is a stern ruler, focused on monetary gain. She has a daughter named Iris, who the Queen forced to wear the armband of the prisoner class when she misbehaved.

When the party from Raufel arrived in Copperforge bearing the request for a loan from Governor Urit Syle for Raufel, she initially balked at the prices of 10,000 platinum in exchange for five trading ship. However, Captain Ora Stone was able to convince her to take 10 ships, including one that Ora could take as her own and fly under the Queen's colors.

Later, Sleekrun rewards Tenoch, Bubo, Ora, and Nitsuj for rescuing her daughter from the battlebot junkyard.

Through the instigation of Lord Elb Gabber, it is revealed that the Queen was building a large army of war machines and weapons in the Dungeon level, using the designs of gnome artificer Klaxxon Carbal. She order her new Hand, Ora Stone to investigate the sabotage of the weapons. Finding out the culprits were Tenoch and Bubo, Ora attempted to blame Meno and the Forgotten, who at the same time staged a revolt from the Dungeon using the stolen weapons.

After Ora negotiated a peaceful resolution to the conflict, the Queen ordered her to execute Meno. She then had the remaining Forgotten rounded up to add to her army. Her plan to use the weapons to defend against the orchish hordes of Kurluk was ruined. After the disaster, the people of Copperforge begin to distrust her rule.

The Queen sends Ora and the remaining Forgotten to act as shields for Wisp Walker's scouting party, hoping it wasa suicide mission. She also hired Vor to kill Ora. When Ora returns, the Queen agrees to truce to deal with the orc threat. She hold a war council with Eldin, Lynch, Minnow, Snips Cutlass, Hush, Klaxxon, and Wisp Walker. The orcs will attack within a week and, although their chances are not good, plan their defense, which includes the possible destruction of the mountain.

As the battle looms, the Queen, Iris, and the royal court are evacuated out of the Peak Gate and toward the Steamfang Mountains.