Marcus Pendelthwaite, aka 'Marcus the Mildly Mad', 'Oi you, Alchemist!', 'Marcus the Grey, first mate of the Pirate King', or 'Marvin'. He's really not sure why people call him Marvin, but they do, and he doesn't mind too much.
Current Status: Dead. Very Dead. Properly Dead. Lieing in the ground like a proper dead person, as opposed to walking about, like he was previously.
A manifestation of Corin's tendency to shout "For Science!"
Known for a series of amusing alchemical mishaps in YearSixInteractiveFour? I think it was four anyway. Said alchemical mishaps involved Clef, an already slightly angry militia-man, being fed a potion of rage, and the infamous Nocta Lebbeck consuming a potion of greed and promptly trying to pick up as much metal as she could find. Despite her being fed an antidote shortly afterwards, she decided that she liked the tingle, and continued picking up the metal.
Consequences involved being punched in the face, set on fire (along with a shout of 'I deserved that!'), a stern talking to by the militia, and an assassination attempt. Followed by being taken into protective custody. The end result was that Marcus had to write a long essay concerning 'Not writing notes while under the effect of your own potions, and for that matter, not playing with mind-altering chemicals in a bar full of murderous pyschopaths'. Also some people viewing his alchemy with great suspicion.
It is probably no longer true that the above is what he is most known for. Mostly because said events involved disappearing, reappearing (and claiming it was full of stars), and various claims of having played chess against the gods and won. Also some priests giving his spirit funny looks.
Felt extremely guilty about the Flayed Ones he killed, what with their being innocents he could not save, only grant a swift end to their suffering. Now hates Sordanites with even more of a passion than before.
Definately caught religion. Wanted to kill all Oni everywhere, very hard, in the face. Preferably in some way involving mad alchemy and/or fire.
He could fix that. WIDE PURGE 8.
Was actually the physical manifestation of the amendment of the pantheonic treaty made in December 1291, due to a rite with a lucanite, a chess board, and a potion made with the blood of the gods. Eventually killed self in a rite to Balance, to make sure that said amendment was safe from the interfering hands of demons, mortals, and anything else that might try to get at it. This may even have worked.
Attended:
- went along on YearSixLinearOne?, and somehow managed to escape being captured by kobolds.
- the storming of Yorvik, and just about survived, although it was rather touch and go for several moments there.
- YearSixLinearSix?, where he fought some mummies, and some bandits, and didn't steal any loot.
- YearSixLinearTwelve?, where he became first mate of the pirate king.
- YearSixLinearThirteen?, where he helped boot the Oni out of the Fae Crater.
- YearSevenLinearTwo?, where he failed to stop the Oni known as Fractus.
Number of times blown up the bar: 1
- 2 if we count massive outbursts of spiritual cleansing energy
Had a soft spot for Nocta, possibly out of morbid curiosity as to what she'd do next.
Character Portrait, courtesy of the talented Porange: http://pessimistic-orange.deviantart.com/art/Marcus-Pendelthwaite-115054937