Bolo

Fan art of Bolo at the party, by Kaw.

**Bolo** was the plus-one of Loquatius Seelie at the pre-Replenishment party hosted by Patia Por'co. As an NPC in *Exandria Unlimited: Calamity*, Bolo was played by Brennan Lee Mulligan.

## **Description**

Loquatius Seelie initially described her as gorgeous, but later told Laerryn Coramar-Seelie Bolo was "just some arm candy". Loquatius was a friend of a friend, and they were "sort of set up" -- Patia's party was the second time they'd met.

## **Biography**

Bolo was born in Aeor as one of the three daughters of Gorus and Vitalio Maximus, an illustrious couple of the floating city.

She presumably met Loquatius Seelie during a meeting between Avalir and Aeor, and since she wanted to be a reporter like him, he took her under his wing and was helping her in this goal, bringing her to a party in Patia Por'co's home, where Bolo explained that in Aeor it was sometimes illegal to ask probing reporter-like questions.

Cerrit Agrupnin later found her arguing with a hodmedod, trying to get drinks from it. She referred to it as a "bag" and asked him to destroy it.

Later that same night, Aria informed Loquatius that Bolo had been trying to contact him, but he dismissed the calls (although manifesting a slight curiosity about them).

## **Appearances and mentions**

* Exandria Unlimited: Calamity
	+ "Excelsior" (E3x01) (first appearance)
	+ "Bitterness and Dread" (E3x02), mentioned only
	+ "Fire and Ruin" (E3x04), mentioned only
* *The Nine Eyes of Lucien* (mentioned)

## **Quotations**

* "This bag keep arguing with me. Can you destroy?"

## **Trivia**

* Bolo spoke with a Slavic accent (eastern European or Russian, most likely).
* In an interview after the conclusion of the series, Brennan Lee Mulligan stated that he believed that Bolo would have survived the fall of Avalir, either because she was an Aeorian spy who stole an artifact from the Septarion and "helixed" out, or because she was a *Polymorphed* Greatwyrm dragon who was immune to fire damage.
	+ If the second theory was correct, then Bolo was either a gold, brass or red Greatwyrm, since those are the only types that gain fire immunity.
		- In the "Exandria Unlimited: Calamity Wrap Up" (Sx70) Brennan, after joking about Bolo dying hit by a wagon twelve hours after the beginning of the Calamity, reasserted the possible identities of Bolo, and admited that the theory about her being a dragon would explain her strange social behavior.
	+ Ironically enough, a language spoken in Aeor was Draconic (although an archaic variant of it).
	+ In *The Nine Eyes of Lucien* it is confirmed that Bolo existed as an Aeorian woman of good family. This, however, doesn't contradict the previous theories about her presence in Avalir: the real Bolo Maximus might have never been in Avalir herself, and instead, a spy or a shapeshifting dragon used her identity to infiltrate the City of Crowns.

## **References**

1. ↑ *Critical Role: The Mighty Nein - The Nine Eyes of Lucien*, p. 130.
2. ↑ See "Exandria Unlimited: Calamity Wrap Up" (Sx70) at 1:46:50.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 249.
4. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:39:01.
5. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:39:17.
6. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:39:05.
7. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:57:29.
8. ↑ *Critical Role: The Mighty Nein - The Nine Eyes of Lucien*, p. 130.
9. ↑ See the Trivia section.
10. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:39:17.
11. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:39:01.
12. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:40:12.
13. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) from 2:55:25 through 2:57:05.
14. ↑ See "Fire and Ruin" (E3x04) at 3:27:05.
15. ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 2:56:35.
16. ↑ See "Exandria Unlimited: Calamity Interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan" at 0:16:43.
17. ↑ See "Exandria Unlimited: Calamity Wrap Up" (Sx70) at 1:45:25.
18. ↑ See "Exandria Unlimited: Calamity Wrap Up" (Sx70) at 1:46:50.
19. ↑ *Critical Role: The Mighty Nein - The Nine Eyes of Lucien*, p. 130.

**Art:**

1. ↑ Fan art of Bolo at the party, by Kaw (source). Used with permission.