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Maelstrom

2018-05-07T14:38:49Z

173.13.32.101: /* Fate */

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|name= Maelstrom
|website=maelstrom
|race= [[Sandbold]], [[Whelpling]]
|gender= Male
|actor= [[Rob]]
|campaigns= [[The New Crew]], [[The Skeleton King]], [[The Sandbolds]]
|affiliation= 
*Formerly: [[Sandbold|Sandbolds]]
*Formerly: [[Crew of the Bocoe]]
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* Unnamed Brother
* Adoptive Father: [[McCarrot Smith]]
|alias= Patches Mc'One-Eye
|status= Alive
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'''Maelstrom''', also known as '''Patches McOne-Eye''' by the [[Crew of the Bocoe]] and '''Maelstrom Jebediah Moonkiller''' by [[McCarrot Smith]], is a [[Kobold]] [[Sandbender]] played by [[Rob]] in [[The New Crew]], [[The Skeleton King]] and [[The Sandbolds]] campaigns. Maelstrom was a member of the mysterious Sandbolds, whom he betrayed, believing in the [[Old Gods]]. Maelstrom was last seen being granted proof by the Old Gods, by gaining a Sin of the Unforgotten, and transforming into a Divine. His first act as a now Whelpling was to slaughter the Sandbolds.

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==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Maelstrom is a male [[Kobold]] with brown rock fur, a single green right eye and a scarred left eye with a mysterious red gem embedded in the socket. He wears a dark grey v-neck tank top, shorts, and a hat with a gold earring in his right ear. Over these, he wears a brown belt, a large red belt across his torso with an oval gold buckle, and a red flowing cape that covers most of his left side. Notably, he keeps his scarred eye covered with a black eyepatch.

===Personality===
Maelstrom is shown to be extremely hostile and manipulative, planning a mutiny with [[Jo Krysstal]] after only recently joining the crew of the [[Bocoe]]. He shows particular sensitivity about his missing eye, growing visibly hostile whenever it is referenced. He potentially murders [[Jo Krysstal]] after the [[Crew of the Bocoe]] gathers to sing a round of "Fuck the Kobolds", which he takes as a slight at his lack of an eye given the verse "Fuck the Kobolds, fuck them in the eye."

===Notable Attributes===
Maelstrom has an unknown ability to cause pain in a person by having them stare into his damaged eye. He also has a prehensile tongue that is strong and flexible enough to catch a gold coin in the air. Maelstrom has the power to see through the fourth wall to see us and the players.

== Relationships==
===[[Jo Krysstal]]===
Maelstrom tries to recruit Jo to his mutiny on the grounds that being the only two Kobolds left on a ship where their kind is hated. However, when Jo hesitates, his jocular nature turns to fury. Threatening him with death and revealing his enchanted eye. Later Jo partakes in a chorus of "Fuck the Kobolds", which enrages Maelstrom. When he sees that [[McCoy]] left them stranded in [[Laeyuleaugh]], he realizes a mutiny is no longer possible. Enraged by this turn of events and Jo partaking in the offensive chanty, he gouges Jo's eye out and leaves him for dead.

===[[McCarrot Smith]]===
Maelstrom is McCarrot's previous slave child. It seems they were close when Maelstrom was young as McCarrot allowed Maelstrom to refer to him as father. When Maelstrom turned on him at the end of [[The Sandbolds]], he had the ability to kill Maelstrom but was unable to due to sentimental reasons. Maelstrom ended up being enraged by McCarrot's presence, despite not even recognizing him at the time. McCarrot was killed by Maelstrom as a [[Dragon Aspect]].

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====Traits====
* [{Race / Kobold}]
* [{Class / Sandbender}]
* [{Cornerstone / Reborn}]
* [{Attribute / Secretive}]

====Passives====

====Abilities====
* [{Sandbender / Hourglass Sandstone}]

====Former Abilities====
* [{Sorcerer / Blink}]
* [{Sorcerer / Enlarge}]
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====Current====
* [{Sandbender / Unusual Weapon}]
* [{Weapon / Snakehunter}]

====Former Belongings====
* Billy Club
* Lassoo
* Steak (2)
* [{Treasure / Electronet Pistol}]
* [{Weapon / Leather Whip}]
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==History==
===Background===

===[[The Skeleton King]]===
Whilst the [[List_of_Organizations#Bopen's Skeleton Crew|Bopen's Crew]] are recruiting in a Tavern in the ruins of [[Dundinborough]], Maelstrom enters the Tavern. He walks straight up to the crew, and [[Clott]] tries to mind read him, but is unable to. Maelstrom does not talk to, or notice, anyone specifically, but instead speaks to all of the crew through cryptic rhymes:
 
We meet again, yet still for the first time, 
Tomorrow I join a New Crew, then next day a terrible crime. 
You had your chance to follow my path, 
But you chose The Law, instead of bloodbath. 
You create those like me when you overextend, 
Sins burned into flesh that cause us to ascend. 
We feel you when you watch, 'Brutality' is your name, 
To you, the gods above, this is simply all a game. 
And so enjoy your story, the one you picked over me, 
She will turn on you soon friend, just wait and you see. 
We are the Order of Chaos, born from your Sins, 
Our Vision, your gift, our Body, your skins. 
 

The Crew was confused about what Maelstrom was saying, thinking he was a homeless man or just a riddle giver. [[Tobias Cragg]] eventually slaps him with his glove, and Maelstrom disintegrates into sand, being revealed as a [[Kobold#Sandbold Illusions|Sandbold Illusion]]. None of the Crew cares about this revelation and forgets his cryptic message.

===[[The New Crew]]===
Maelstrom enters a Tavern in Koelowelldwarm. Introducing himself as a Kobold wanting to gain experience on the seas for little Treasure, he immediately gets [[McCoy|McCoy's]] favour. He kills a Kobold and a Gnome to prove himself worthy, and after eating a coin with a frog-like tongue, McCoy brings him on board. While on the [[Bocoe]], he displays notions of wanting to start a mutiny aboard the ship to [[Jo Krysstal]] and threatens Jo that he will kill him if he messes with him. He also reveals to Jo that, underneath his eyepatch, his missing eye has been replaced with a red gem that has a glowing aura of darkness. This intimidates Jo, who promises not to mess with him. Later, Maelstrom plays a Board game, ''URealms'', with many of the new [[Crew of the Bocoe|crew members of the ship]], manipulating [[Cain]] and [[Ladyir|Young Ladyir]] as they play. Ultimately, his character is eaten by a Dragon, and in a fit of anger, declares the game is stupid and leaves.

Before the crew launches their raid on [[Laeyuleaugh]], Jo, rallying the troops, sings the "Fuck the Kobold" song, which many of the crewmen sing. Maelstrom, however, looks disgruntled from the song. On the island, Maelstrom helps with the initial siege, ruthlessly killing many Elves and Gnomes who stand in his and his 'allies' way. Afterwards, as the crew splits up between robbing houses and plundering the Sunsword Manor, Maelstrom, alone with Jo in an Elven house, brutally strangles, mutilates, and presumably kills him, because of the song.

===[[The Sandbolds]]===
Early in this campaign, it was said that Maelstrom is the adopted son of the [[Sandbold]] [[McCarrot Smith]]. Maelstrom appears at the end of this campaign after a [[Divine Decision]] causes him to attack the Sandbolds instead of leading them. After a [[Donation Events|Donation Event]] triggers at the end of the Campaign, it causes Maelstrom to start transforming into a Sun Dragon God. He then loses control of himself wiping out the Sandbolds (minus a few exceptions).

===Fate===
Maelstrom is last seen meeting with his sister [[Empusa]] and preparing for the arrival of the Old Gods.

==Trivia==
* Maelstrom was actually an original character from Rob's old cartoon show, [[Unforgotten Realms (Web Series)|Unforgotten Realms]]. In the show, Maelstrom is half [[Kobold]], half [[Ogre]], but that is not yet a confirmed characteristic of Maelstrom in Unforgotten Realms Live.
** Maelstrom also spoke in a rhyme, in the cartoon most of the time. This trait was not carried over in [[The New Crew]], but it was present in [[The Skeleton King]].
* Maelstrom mentioned that he had a powerful brother who is locked in the [[Silvermine Mountains (Location)|Silvermine Mountains]]. The most likely candidate is [[Chimera]].
** There is also a theory that Maelstrom is the older brother of [[Unter]] and [[Gunter]], due to both Unter and Maelstrom using the term 'Murder Bros'.
** Alternatively, the brother could also be [[Philhipé]], as he fits the "goofball" description that Maelstrom provides.
* Maelstrom was brought on via a donation event in his first appearance in [[The New Crew]].
* Maelstrom was the original character to be featured on the [[Bandito]]'s class cards in Season 2 and the [[Sandbender]]'s class cards in Season 3, although he has not revealed if he knows any Bandito or Sandbender abilities. He was replaced by [[Borracho]] in Season 3's Bandito class cards.
** Although it has not been canonically revealed if Maelstrom knows any Sandbender abilities in any campaigns, his Season 3 character sheet on URealms.com lists that his class is Sandbender, with the Sandbender weapon Unusual Weapon and ability Hourglass Sandstone.
*Maelstrom is the first, and so far only, character to be turned into a Dragon Aspect.
**[[Rob]] stated that the donation event that triggered this change was just meant to show that it could happen and he never expected it to actually trigger.
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Empusa

2018-05-07T14:18:40Z

173.13.32.101: /* Personality */

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|name=Empusa
|website=empusa
|race=Kobold
|gender=Female
|actor=Rob
|campaigns=Murder Bros
|affiliation= 
* [[The Murder Bros]]
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|equipment=
|relative= 
*Brother: [[Chimera]]
|alias= Empussy, Emp
|status=Alive
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'''Empusa''' is a very powerful [[Kobold]] played by [[Rob]], first appearing in [[Murder Bros]]. She became the fearsome leader of the Murder Bros after her brother's capture by [[The Sunswords Military]]. Following that, she sought to free him, and was successful in doing so.

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== Characteristics ==
===Appearance===
Empusa is a female Kobold with a large cross shaped scar just underneath her eye. She is known to be mostly naked, wearing only a hat and two belts across her chest. She also has nipple piercings on her breasts. Due to her ingesting the Silver Scales of the Dragon Aspects, Empusa at first looks rather old, with her features sagging, but after ingesting becomes quite young.

=== Personality ===
Empusa is a very cunning Kobold, hiding her gang in plain sight while working the Sheriff to be wrapped around her finger. She is known to get very angry very quickly, striking fear into her men.

Like her brother [[Chimera]], Empusa seems to be aware of the "Gods of the Realm", and to a lesser extent, the show at a meta level.

It is later revealed that [[Maelstrom]] is also her brother. She traveled to meet him at Final Talon and will now help him prepare for the coming of the Old Gods' Divine.

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====Traits====
* [{Race / Kobold}]
* [{Class / Buccaneer}]
* [{Cornerstone / Brawler}]
* [{Attribute / Secretive}]

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====Abilities====

====Former Abilities====

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====Current====
* [{Weapon / Matchlock Rifle}]

====Former Belongings====

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== History ==
===Background===
Empusa was raised near the town of [[Silverflats]], which was a mining town enriched in the scales and silver from the Dragon Aspect [[Golestandt]] while he slept there. But the Elves had turned the town into a mining operation to keep themselves as the soul benefits of the extended longevity of the Scales. This lead to Empusa and her brother Chimera forming the Murder Bros and stealing from the Elves as often as they could. Eventually, Chimera was captured and detained by the Sunsword Elf [[Dave]] and was being transferred to the [[Silvermine Mountains (Location)|Silvermine Mountains]].

Empusa planned on rescuing her brother and obtain a shipment of Silver Scales with the help of the Ancient Elf [[Orvan Weiss]] in the town of Silverflats.

===[[Murder Bros]]===
Empusa and her gang met with Orvan Weiss in the tavern of Silverflats while undercover. Empusa had her right hand Kobold [[Conner|"Long Con" Conner]] search for information about the train schedule with the Silver Scales and Chimera, while she worked [[Sheriff Hardrock]] by making him fall head over heels in love with her. However, her gang began drinking copious amounts of E.X.X.X.P. Ale which caused several ruckuses in the bar. Eventually, she had to step in and "quietly" remind her men to focus on the job. After they drunkenly gained the information, the gang made their way to the location of the carriage with the train schedule.

The group moved to intersect the pathway of said carriage, but it was guarded by the Sunswords. Empusa disguised Weiss as a Noble Elf to distract the Sunswords long enough for the rest of the members to jump them from behind. However, as Empusa managed to gain control of the carriage, her men began to suffer from the hallucinogenic properties of the ale and started to attack the carriage, thinking that it was a monster called a 'Carrage'. Empusa snapped her men out of it, and showed them their bounty: the train schedule and an member of the Marie Gnome family, [[Jessabelle Marie]]. She argued with Conner about what to do with the girl as Empusa wanted to just kill her, but Conner had become [http://live.urealms.com/cards#legendary-00013-lovestruck Love Struck] and was cursed to love Marie. They decided to drag her back to the town, where they found that the town had become very aware that they are the infamous Murder Bros.

Empusa joined Johnny and Weiss in attacking the Tavern from a damaged hole in the wall, while Borracho, Bubs and Tubs distracted the bulk of the townsfolk from the middle of town. Once they defeated most of the citizens and members of Sheriff Hardrock's forces, the Murder Bros gathered their forces at one end of the town, while the Sheriff gathered his remaining members at the other. However, Johnny eliminated nearly 80% of the Sheriff's forces with [https://www.urealms.com/cards#highnoon High Noon], causing them to retreat into the Train Station before being surrounded and eventually gunned down by the Murder Bros.

The gang then rode off on their Groundbolds in an attempt to catch the train with the shipment of Silver Scales, but they suffered from one last hallucination from the E.X.X.X.P. Ale. They then believed that the Train was a living entity attempting to kill them. They unloaded as much magic and physical power as they could to "defeat the Train," which resulted in the hallucination wearing off and the real train derailing from the damage. The gang then took out the remaining members of the Sunswords while freeing Chimera the Kobold.

===[[Buckeroos]]===

=== Fate ===
When they were found by the law in the Murder mines, she fled the scene.

== Trivia ==
* Empusa may be named after the Greek Demigoddess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empusa Empusa].
* Empusa is the second female Kobold to be seen nearly naked, the first was [[Kopie Ren]].

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