Gonzalo Gelatalo

Gonzalo Gelatalo, known casually as Gonzalo or Mr. Gelatalo, is a gelatalo merchant living and working in Del Talys. As the inventor of gelatalo, a popular frozen dessert produced in a variety of flavors, he is the affluent, humble owner of Gonzalo's Gelataloleria.

Alotta Gelatalo
Gonzalo and Alotta, his wife, get along spectacularly by merit of their kindness, curiosity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Though Alotta is a florist, it is not uncommon for the two to take an interest in each other's work. Consequently, Alotta's flowers have contributed to a number of flavors available at Gonzalo's Gelataloleria, such as rose. They live together in a residence above the Gelataloleria and share a fondness for Cerik Pendley, a lesser noble who often visited their stores in his youth.

Mama Gelatalo
Much loved but rarely seen, Gonzalo's mother is his driving force. Though now quite elderly, she is still his best friend and confidant. After trying his very first batch of Gelatalo, she encouraged him to take his little green wagon door to door in their neighborhood and easily persuaded the late Papa Gelatalo to sell it in his Cobbler shop.

Cerik Pendley
A lesser noble, Cerik often visited Del Talys in his youth in his parents' retinue. He is particularly beloved by Gonzalo for his manners, cheerful disposition, and love for gelatalo, though Gonzalo and his wife, Alotta, continue to endearingly treat Cerik like a child, despite his age. In the past, Gonzalo asked Cerik to sample and review experimental flavors prior to their public release, but, as a matter of misguided politeness, Cerik never offered criticism. Realizing this, Gonzalo now offers him unsuccessful experimental flavor samples only to enjoy watching him struggle to produce a compliment. Despite the teasing, Cerik has been a faithful customer and Gonzalo is happy to offer him discounts.

Trivia

 * Gonzalo's name, or rather, pronunciation, is inadvertently borrowed from the fictional character Gonzalo in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, who shares a similar good-naturedness. This convention follows the Dungeon Master's trend of referencing classical literature in the campaign.
 * Gonzalo was not originally intended to be part of the campaign. Instead, he was developed to entertain Cerik, Garo, and Eric when the party split, with Douglas, Karen, and Kylan unexpectedly pursuing a cutpurse, Tiff, into the Del Talys underground.
 * Garo and his alternate persona Tora are both banned from Gonzalo's Gelataloleria after stealing from him in the past. Amusingly, Gonzalo is not aware they are one and the same.
 * Gonzalo catered the Del Talys National Museum's diplomatic gala hosted by Curator Tonka on the night of the party's museum heist.