The Swamp Lord

### Affiliation

The Swamp Faction, The Adventurer's of Argus, The Scare House, The Potions of Fate

## Physical description

### Eye color

Green

As known as Mrrglgrgl, he is a recurring character in the The Adventures of Argus. He is the lord of the swamp due to an early act and continues to run it as the leader of the swamp faction.

## History

Started as a tree until the city of Argus didn't figure out that radioactive waste does weiiiiird things to the environment. He awoke one day with the purpose of dumping a vat of the stuff on the table of the city council.

## Appearance

Looking like a willowed thick tree, he is not seen often without a metal tub strapped to his back in his own plant matter, filled with a sickly green glomp of radioactive substance.

## Personality

Murglegurgle is a slow and methodical person, but often lonely at heart believing himself to be alone in this world. This was most shown in the events of Time for Silver where he spent months pacing while waiting for The Fate to have the ritual ready for the creation of someone new. Someone potentially like him.

He also has an odd charisma about him. He has been able to recruit many other outcasts of society to his side, aiding him in the creation of a burgeoning small village in the shadow of Argus.

He is also protective. For those that have proven to be allied, he will fight and work to protect them from most anything seeking them harm, unless they should seek harm to another friend. He also tries to protect the swamp at large from those seeking actions on it, as he is the only one known to protect it.

He does follow the rules of the jungle though. Those that are weak shall fall, and those that are strong shall thrive. He doesn't go out of his way to challenge this fact, but should there be a conflict with death being potential, he shall follow the rules as it lies.

## Abilities

### Feats -

Leadership

Ability Focus

Point Blank Shot

Utility Wild Talent

### Spells -

Kinetic Cover

Shift Earth

Stone Sculptor as (Stone Shape)

Seismic Master as (Earthquake)

### Features -

Kinetic Blast - His main source of damage, he uses the earth and mud to harm the others with stakes of earth, or voiding messes around them.

Features of a Ghoran

## Equipment

Belt of Physical Might (Dex/Con) +4

+1 Chainmail

## Relationships

### Allies

**IRS** - After the first session, he rescued IRS and his people from the potential slavery of working for a megacorp. He brought them to the swamp and started to build up a town.

**Squalch** - A frog man of the swamp, he was recruited to the swamp village as a representitive of his people. He and Murgle don't always see eye to eye on money based issues, but they have a deep respect for one-another.

**Reginald** - Aided the beholder once in gaining levels beyond 20 and in return gained a crystal bell. The beholder has a strong tie to Murgle as his one with the bell was to protect the child.

**The Fate** - After murdering her sisters due to their evil acts in the swamp and threatening her, she gained a respect for Murgle as he provided for her instead of just killing her outright. He funds her potion shop and she provides benefits for adventurers coming by, while being protected from those who would seek her harm.

She still feels bad for not being able to stop Murgle from dying in the act of raising the child, no matter how he says it is okay. She feels she could have done more.

**The Wisps** - The workers of the scare house, given work by Murglegurgle. They manage the scarehouse as a way of feeding, and raising money for the town.

**Jerebi** - His Cohort, Murglegurgle helps maintain and run the school that Jerebi works on. He gave the zombie shelter from the necromancer's college post the events of rescuing him from the crypts. While not close, Jerebi provides crafting assistance to the town and helps the kids learn new facts in the Magic Schoolbus.

**Rawk** - A child born of the Roc egg that was taken in the planeshifting adventures, Murgle made efforts to bring him back to life and hatch him as a new child so he could no longer feel alone. Their personalities differ strongly, but Rawk recognizes the loneliness, and is happier to be around now.

**The Wizard of the Cost** - Having met briefly, Murgle gave him a statue of himself and attempted to mend bridges with Paizo.

### Enemies

**Nut-Nut** - After cracking his nuts and rendering him impotent for a while, Nut-nut swore revenge on the tree-man for that very act. Then he got smacked again.

**The Lich** - In an attempt to save Gloria Murglegurgle came face to face with potential death for the first time at the hands of The Lich.

**The Silverlights** - In their acts to try and kill Rawk, they have made themselves his permanent nemesis.

**Paizo, the Black Dragon** - He gave Paizo an egg, thinking it would hatch. It becoming biowaste led Paizo to have less than stellar reviews of the treeman.

**Mama Roc** - He stole 2 of her eggs. Kinda a dick move.

## Businesses -

**Scarehouse**- A haunted house filled with wisps, built as a tourist attraction and to feed the wisps without them eating souls.

**The Potions of Fate-** A potion shop that is managed and worked on by The Fate