Marble Wittix

Marble Wittix (IGN:TheSkilledFox) is the creator and tender of the Marble Fields in Vulpinia, purported to be one of the largest contiguous farmlands in Eldham. He is also a member of the priesthood of the Vulpur Nabu, worshiping the mother goddess Candea. It has been his cause in life to search for the key to eternal life aswell as grow the greatest amount of wheat in the world so that he may honor his goddess. Marble Joined Eldham’s servers on May 30th, 2021
=== Early Life===
Marble was born in the eastern regions of Eldham. As he grew so did his fascination with plantlife and farming, once he came of age he set out on a journey to explore and discover all new forms of plants to be cultivated. As he journeyed through the lands he met another Vul named Jovin Blackleaf. The two of them joined forces and explored together before starting to found a town named Brownwich in which to live under their nation flag of Stalis.
=== The Founding of Stalis and Subsequent Emigration to Vulpinia===
After development began on the town of Old Brownwich, the two founders were contacted by Rando_Xen. He showed them the growing nation of Vulpinia, a nation built for the purpose of bringing together in safety the Vulpur race. As relationships improved, Marble Wittix joined Blackleaf in the Emigration to new Vulpinia and the nation of Stalis was subsequently disbanded. Soon enough Marble found his home in New Brownwich, where he would start experimenting with the particular strain of wheat that was located in the area.
=== Marble’s Wheat Filled Haze ===
As Marble started to grow his garden of wheat, he depended on it more and more for his main source of food. After a heavy binge of wheat filled meals he fell unconscious. He dreamed of an endless field of wheat, where he could see no end. In this dream he believed he saw the Nabu goddess Candea, looking down upon the wondrous field. When he woke up, he became convinced that the secret to eternal life could be found within the wheat plant. Immediately he set out to attempt to find this miracle strain of wheat.
===A Field of Wheat===
After this vision, Marble began expanding his wheat field obsessively, trying to produce as much as possible to mimic what he saw in his dream. Believing himself to be called by Candea, he pushed everything aside to achieve his goal, farming day and night, leveling the hills of the region to accommodate his plants. In this pursuit he pushed many away, including his friend and compatriot Jovin Blackleaf. 
After several months of work, the field encompassed an entire peninsula in the western region of Vulpinia. At this point in time he was approached by a concerned Jovin Blackleaf, who chastised him for his obsession, urging him to stop planting wheat and to seek healing. Marble, denied this and continued to research and tend to the fields in search of his fabled cure-all. 
===Disappearance of Blackleaf===
On August 25th 2021, Marble's beloved friend and ally Jovin Blackleaf was considered missing after his home in the capital city Tildivul was found empty, and he was declared dead in absentia. After hearing about what had happened, Marble descended into a deep period of mourning, not touching the fields for several weeks. After his mourning Marble set out to find his friend. On September 30th 2021, he set sail, leaving his wheat field behind. He left the ownership of New Brownwich in the hands of Rando_Xen.
===A Return To Vulpinia===
In the midst of his journey, Marble received news that Jovin had returned. Delighted, he returned to Vulpinia, now rebranded as the Vulperium, on March 20th 2022. After he returned and greeted his old friend, Marble got to work on a new project within the fields, renovating and planning. A new pep in his step with the return of his friend, he began to develop the fields into a large industrial city.
During the time of the Vulperium, he would also establish the Candea's Gift Bakery in the city of Aroforn, selling many varieties of traditional Vulpur cuisine breads.
===Development of New Brownwich===
After returning to his fields. he began to set in motion an old plan of his that he was holding onto to industrialize the the output of the fields, as Candea was not just the goddess of agriculture, but also of hard work and ingenuity. With the advancements the Vulperium had made in construction methods, he was able to build great ironworks platforms hanging over his fields so that a greater population could be housed overhead, alongside great lanterns on the undersides of these platforms powered by the newly founded Vulperium power companies of the day so that the wheat would continue growing in the absence of sunlight. After his return to the nation, he had seemed much more sane and level headed, speaking only of industry & business & not obsessively about wheat as he once did before. Though something still lurked inside of him, and the more time he spent in the field, the more he began to return to his former insanity.
As his insanity grew, it began to affect his ability to build up the town's industry. He preferred instead to further expand the already great fields to the mountainous south through reclamation of fertile flatlands on Vulpinia's coasts, planning and muttering as he went. It was after the Vulperium's annexation of Azcoria in Spring aswell that a new farming town by the name of Prosede would rise in Marble's very own nation, its mayor Ulisse Allevatori competing closely & pushing just ahead with his town on holding the record of most-wheat-acreage in Eldham, doing no favors Marble's state of zeal.
The old-town quarter of New Brownwich would suffer aswell as much of it was demolished to make way for platforms to support the new buildings. These platforms were meant to hold the new town and make way for the wheat underneath, but in this time there was little development on living spaces and much of the working citizen population were either displaced to the capital city of Aroforn or sheltered down with what resources they could within the town's great storehouse of wheat.
===The Descent Into The Undervul===
In the vul’s insanity clouded brain, he eventually wandered into a place of great untold danger, the Undervul. It was at the time a large cavern system in the mountains east of New Brownswich that one could explore and get lost in for days at a time. Marble climbed down into it muttering about how he had been commanded by the gods to do so, & his friend Blackleaf followed him. 
The pair were not seen for years, thought to be dead, taken by the Undervul’s confusing cavern systems, but eventually the two resurfaced, Marble on February 17th 2023, and Blackleaf on March 17th 2023. Marble Resurfaced with newfound competency and revelation, Blackleaf with newfound knowledge and lore of the gods.
As Marble returned to civil life, it seemed as if he had some sort of revelation while in the caves of the Undervul. He had not aged a day since his descent, and the way he carried himself indicated complete control of his mind and body. Marble claims that within the Undervul, he met with the gods in their realm. He was able to converse with them, see their glory firsthand. They helped him live and gave him renewed sanity. As he returned, he claimed Vuldeus tasked him with reclaiming Vulpinia.
At some point in time after this, he would also become father to a son known by the name Whispo Jovin Wittix, named in part after his closest friend.
===The Call To Action===
Marble returned to Vulpinia, displeased at its current state, he saw many of her former allies leave her. Saddened, he sought to take hold and reverse Vulpinia’s trajectory. With the help of Valar Ilyas Yolcotl, they reformed the standing government, which placed Ilyas as the Valar and Marble as the Vierl to the throne. 
Soon after this event took place, the nation had war declared upon it, forcing them to call on old allies to help, as their strength was not what it once was. They gathered help from Eleanor to protect the nation as internal work was to be done. Soon Ilyas abdicated the throne due to unknown reasons, leaving Marble as the standing Valar.
Unfamiliar with the role of leadership, Marble attempted to bring growth to the nation, attempting recruitment, and working with the standing government to contact former allies to help. During his time as Valar, the population experienced a slow rise. Although inexperienced, marble was able to keep the nation alive and eager to thrive, but it seemed his time was running out.
As Vulpinia neared its vassalship, Marble felt his strength wane. It seems he had fulfilled what was needed of him by the gods. He reached out to them with a plea that they will be there to help guide his only son, Whispo, in his Valarship. Soon enough the gods came to take him, and he was waiting in the fields he had built for them.
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