Marius

The Doctor

## Overview

Marius is currently in his secret laboratory working on a cure for death. He is hiding from his former king, Aurion Aretheon of the High Kingdom of Valkaria. Marius is as a jack-of-all-trades, an assassin, a traveler, and formerly a master thief. Marius is the proud builder of The Smuggling Kitten.

## Ancestry

Marius is a cross between a Slimeborn and a Vampire. His Slimeborn traits allow him to regenerate lost limbs at the cost of being lighter and squishy. His Vampire traits give him energy anytime a death occurs nearby, but makes Marius crave others' pain and suffering. As of now, both parents remain unknown.

## Arrival on Kamorra

When Marius first arrived in Kamorra he immediately found a home in Tal Ferran (castle) with King Aurion Aretheon. Coincidentally, Tal Ferran had a history of being founded by bandits, and Marius built upon this legacy. He plundered nations far and wide across the Eastern Continent, finding a way to steal from every kingdom that he found. During his travels he amassed a diverse collection of loot, which would come in handy later on with the construction of Windfall.

## Change of Heart

After moving to Windfall during the Long Night, Marius continued to build a chain of successful robberies, inspiring a sudden spike in bandits across Kamorra. Marius' luck finally ran out during the pillaging of gold blocks in Osari, a kingdom close to Windfall who had a Non-Aggression Pact with Valkaria. After a meeting with King Aurion Aretheon, the Osarian leaders led Marius away into the desert, where he collected 13000 sand as punishment. After this, Marius swore to never steal from an ally again and became an adamant figure against thievery and crime in general.

## Edmund

Marius later found the bandit Edmund in the desert, being forced to work a similar punishment for his crimes against Osari. After talking to the Fifth Apostle, Marius helped Edmund finish his tasks and took him to Windfall, where he convinced Edmund to change his ways after showing him a life of prosperity without crime. The two would later go on to become the best of friends.

## Death Prophecy

After Marius sensed Edmund's death by Benjamin Carter, he entered a brief period of madness, during which he spoke the following:

> ***Hear me Spirit of Kamorra!*** ***By the sweet essence of the divine,*** ***By the cold touch of life's design,*** ***Treason will die and Shadows will burn,*** ***The world will learn of death overturned,*** ***Living and dying combine.*** ***Search all the rich,*** ***Their eyes like pitch,*** ***Find the well-concealed plot.*** ***Beware the lich,*** ***The fallen witch,*** ***The disease that spreads by thought.*** ***Edmund is gone,*** ***But Evil remains,*** ***Until the dawn,*** ***Give strength to my veins.*** ***My dead pain is numb,*** ***Your line must end,*** ***Now Darkness become,*** ***I must descend.***
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## N.E.R.O. and the Koulourakia

After Edmund's death, Marius became obsessed with the Koulourakia, a magical cookie from the gods. He left Windfall with the cookie in response to King Aurion Aretheon's attempts to sell it to Paul. Marius founded the Necromancing Ethical Research Organization, also known as N.E.R.O., to investigate the Koulourakia and to extract its godly powers. Marius insisted that his efforts were not evil and that his only intention was to bring back Edmund.

Marius became known as "Doctor" whenever he went out disguised on brief excursions to kingdoms. During one such journey in Cape Oolong, Marius encountered Aubrey, Edmund's brother, who had just recently arrived on the continent and expressed a desire to help N.E.R.O. in researching the cookie. Marius also encountered others, including a bloodmage, who were interested in reviving the dead.

After a long period of experimentation and research, Marius was rejected by the Gods who denounced his attempt to bring back Edmund with the Koulourakia. Faced with his undeniable failure and the bridges he'd burned to make N.E.R.O., Marius entered into a deep state of depression at his inability to perform magic. Marius eventually gave away the Koulourakia to Ted to help him heal his hand.

> ***"You have rejected my pleas, Spirit of Kamorra! I slave over this gift of yours, but it's only a curse! Damn you, Parrot! Look where your stupid cookie has brought me now! I am alone, voluntarily exiled, and held in contempt by all."***
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## Slatium

Marius turned his attention to researching the art of brewing and started by completing his tower in the northern wastes, which he named Slatium. He performed many experiments there, including the ones that would bring about Barr.

## The Plague and Eventual Demise

Marius became a doctor when the plague started, specializing in herbs commonly found in colder climates. He unwittingly brought the plague to a wedding, starting the first major outbreak. Dr. Marius ventured across Kamorra to expand his herb collection and heal any sick people that he came across. Dr. Marius eventually found Dwight, Vin, Natalia, and Axo, all fellow doctors, and brainstormed with them on how to end the plague.

Dr. Marius decided to investigate the Cathedral, since Dwight mentioned that the Lich had the cure. However, when Dr. Marius arrived he found the entrance guarded by Vulpian and Silvalin soldiers, who were making sure no one else got in while their leaders were storming the dungeon. Dr. Marius pleaded to be let in, explaining that he was a doctor and only wanted to help. After several attempts and being treated harsher each time, Dr. Marius snuck past the guards and entered the main hall of the Cathedral. However, he was unable to fend off the monsters inside since he had given the guards his weapons earlier. Dr. Marius fell to his death after tripping while running up a stairwell.