Igneous

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Igneous is an earth genasi NPC who sails with the Riptide Pirates. He is played by GrizzlyPlays.

## Description

### Appearance

Igneous is an earth genasi man. He is 6’1 and very strong with rocky, obsidian colored skin. He is covered in rivulets of multicolored, glowing stone. His hair is the same rocky texture as his skin, spiking backwards with more of the rainbow veins that cover his body. His eyes are black, and a particularly vibrant vein of color goes across his left eye. He doesn’t wear a shirt, and his clothing reflects the harsh environment he has lived in for the past decade. He wears a black shoulder pad that attaches to a strap across his chest, with a buckle in the middle branded with a spider-lily. He wears haphazard bracers made from a material similar to an oven mitt. He wears baggy gray pants that are tied at the waist with a thick, royal blue sash. Over the sash sits a belt similar to the one that goes across his chest, again embroidered with the symbol of a spider-lily. The pants are open on the sides, tided together with white string, and they tuck into plain black boots. The boots are padded with a similar texture to the bracers. He wears layered silver necklaces, and carries a massive greatsword that is almost bigger than him. The blade of the sword glows orange with a handle made of the same dull gray rock that wraps around the edges of the blade. He has a British accent.

In episode 106, he grew horns made of the same rock the rest of his body is made of. They curve back along his skull and spike up at the ends.

In episode 112, he uses Chip's bandana to change into wedding attire. He wears a black suit with red, gold, and white. The outfit has spider lily patterning and decorations, and he wears a bright red handkerchief in his suit pocket.

### Personality

Igneous keeps a lighthearted attitude and tries his hardest to stay optimistic even in very bad situations. He hasn't let years of living in the apocalyptic Black Sea crush his spirit, and is very quick to make new friends. While he is generally laid back, he is still burdened by the things he’s been through. He tends not to show his weaknesses, hiding behind a literal rock solid exterior. Igneous cares a lot about protecting his people, and is always willing to put himself in harms way for the sake of others. He is petty and competitive, but also quick to find a shortcut or even just give up if he thinks something is unachievable. In situations where he is in even the slightest bit of danger he is quick to grab his sword. Upon joining the Riptide Pirates, he was surprised and a bit disappointed by the lack of clear direction and the general disorganization that is so common on the Albatross. He is very physically strong, and has quite some prowess in swordsmanship.

## Background/History

Igneous spent his formative years training to become a guard for the Emperor Zetysus. It’s implied he might not have been the best student, as he revealed to Chip he had never beaten some of the training constructs. He eventually went on to become a guard for the emperor, patrolling the capital and keeping the peace. He worked with both Zamia and Star. The city was peaceful for his whole lifetime.

When the sea turned black, the Spider Lily Capital didn’t fall immediately. They relied on clerics, like Star, who kept out the corruption as much as possible. Then, the Arachnid Pirates arrived. Igneous describes them as monstrous, saying that, “the way they walked through the main road, people would just fall dead at their feet.” When they first invaded Igneous rushed to the palace to aid the emperor, but was ordered by Zamia to leave. The next time he saw her, she told him the emperor was dead and they needed to find a place to hide. The Arachnid Pirates took over the capital in the following months, taking anyone they came across captive.

Zetysus’s court and other survivors went into hiding, finding a network of tunnels that they could hide in. Igneous, Zamia, and Star fell into leadership positions in this small community. They tried repeatedly to fight the Arachnid Pirates, but were beaten soundly with significant losses. Eventually, Star was captured, leaving Zamia and Igneous the only survivors with fighting capacity. They had almost given up completely when the Riptide Pirates were led to them by Nock the kenku.

The Riptide Pirates were brought to Igneous and Zamia in the tunnels, who quickly took a liking to them and recognized they could use their help freeing Star. The pirates were willing to help decided Igneous and Zamia would lead Chip, Jay, Gillion, Gryffon, and Queen to the capital with the plan to get in, free Star, and get out. The group traveled to the edge of the city and decided to split up to decrease their chances of getting caught. Igneous went with Chip and Queen, and their group was immediately attacked by Eurydi, a member of the Arachnid Pirates patrolling the city. Igneous saved Chip from a massive attack by throwing a huge boulder at Eurydis’ head, and Queen put her to sleep so they could make their escape. They then entered a cathedral full of humanoid bodies with lilies growing out of them. All three of them fell under a magical effect excreted by these flowers. When Igneous came to, he was dissolving in acid inside a massive creature. Queen and Chip helped him escape, and the three of them ran out of the cathedral. Outside, the three came across an old, deactivated training construct which Igneous had fought unsuccessfully many times before. They activated it by accident, and Chip defeated it while Igneous made sarcastic commentary. Next, they found themselves in a graveyard, and Igneous challenged Chip to a race through it before running off. He was immediately grabbed by zombified hands poking out of the ground, but Chip helped him up. The two sprinted through the graveyard along with Queen, and Chip won the race.

They convened with the rest of the group at the stairs to Daphne Palace, where Igneous took magical mushrooms that made him double in all dimensions. They were quickly found by the Arachnid pirate crew, and after some negotiations they agreed to be chained up and brought inside for an audience with Captain Widow. Negotiations devolved into fighting quickly, and Igneous broke free of his chains then assisted Zamia in fighting Eurydi. The two of them bested her, and along with Gryffon they defeated Glutto. After a long and hard fight the battle ended. Igneous, Zamia, and the newly recovered Star made to return to the tunnels, and Igneous said a few words of encouragement to Chip before the three departed.

Everyone got some much needed rest, and the next day Igneous set out to the eastern side of the island with Chip, Jay, and Gillion. He told them a bit about the history of Onawa, and led them through the corrupted mushroom forest that spanned the eastern half of the heart-shaped island. On the journey Chip asked him to join the Riptide Pirates, to which Igneous said he would if they successfully got all the survivors out of the Black Sea. They stopped briefly in Portobello Town, where Igneous threw a corrupted drink in Chips face, then continued on to their destination of a snowy, manmade mountain on the east coast. After a difficult trek up the steep, snowy mountain, they had a brief fight with the Yeti Pirates. The fight was resolved peacefully, but not before Igneous was plunged into the icy lake and frozen solid. They got the treasure Captain Rose had left for Chip, and having achieved their goal they returned to the Spider Lily Capital for Star and Zamias wedding. Igneous was the best man, using Chip's bandana to transform his clothes into more appropriate attire. After the ceremony was over, the Riptide Pirates told the wedding goers that they had a method to transport everyone out of the Black Sea. The survivors were quickly funneled through the teleportation device to Canella, and holding up his end of the deal, Igneous sailed off with the Riptide Pirates.

He assisted with rowing the boat through the corrupted ocean, and accompanied the crew to the Promised Bastion. While the three captains explored the base, Igneous and the rest of the crew defended the Albatross from the twisted monsters that had been inhabiting the abandoned base. The captains returned and they made leave from the base, but back out at sea they had the realization that a member of the Grandberry Pirates was a R.A.F.T. spy. This knowledge forced the Riptide Pirates to split up, some of them needing to leave the Black Sea to assist Lizzie. Igneous was chosen to accompany Jay through the teleporter, as he wasn't already known or wanted. Along with half of the crew, he went through the teleporter to Canella.

## Trivia

* His voice is inspired by Hobie Brown from *Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse*
* The artist who drew his design added cracks on his chest to represent top surgery scars
* One day he wants to visit a huge volcano on the other side of the world from Onawa Country
* He is scared of zombies
* He rejected Chip's impromptu wedding proposal
* His skin is modeled after black opal