Amaquelin, Medusalith (person)

Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon, or just Medusa, is the wife and cousin of Black Bolt there by making her Queen of the Inhumans.

## Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon

### Relatives

Kobar, La (maternal grandparents), Quelin (father), Ambur (mother), Azur (maternal aunt, dead), Mander (maternal uncle-by-marriage), Crystal (sister), Black Bolt (husband/second cousin), Ahura (son/second cousin once removed), Karnak (maternal first cousin), Triton (maternal first cousin, dead), Gauntlet (cousin, dead), Psynapse (cousin, dead), Maximus (brother-in-law/second cousin, dead)

### Affiliation

Inhuman Royal Family, Inhumans of Attilan

## History

### Early Years

Medusalith Amaquelin is a member of the Inhumans an offshoot of humanity that was genetically altered by the Kree centuries ago.  The Inhumans kept themselves hidden from humanity in their city known as Attilan (also known as the Great Refuge) out of fear for centuries, developing a high technological society with a focus on genetics. With the discovery of the Terrigen Mist, the Inhumans would expose themselves it in order to gain fantastic abilities.  She was the daughter of Quelin and Ambur, members of the House of Agon, the royal family of the Inhumans. Medusa and her younger sister Crystal were cousins to Black Bolt, his brother Maximus and their cousins Gorgon, Karnak and Triton. As an infant, Medusa was subjected to the Terrigen Mists which allowed her hair to become malleable to her mental commands.  Medusa was betrothed to marry Black Bolt, who was slated to succeed the Inhuman throne, but due to Black Bolt's powerfully destructive voice, he was isolated from society for many years.

Medusa was a resourceful and calculating child from the first. During her youth she accepted a challenge by Maximus to see who could sneak into the royal throne room and sit upon the Inhuman throne without getting getting stopped by their parents. Medusa allowed herself to be caught sneaking around by her parents. Medusa then told them the game that they were playing and while Quelin and Ambur stopped Maximus, Karnak and Crystal dead in their path, Medusa quietly sat upon the throne winning the competition.

### Adolescence

Years later on Black Bolt's 19th birthday, his father Agon allowed his son to finally leave isolation now that he had found the discipline to never speak. It was here that Medusa was reunited with Black Bolt. When Maximus attempted to force his brother to speak to cause untold destruction in the hopes he could eventually claim the Inhuman throne, Medusa, Gorgon and Karnak stopped him.  Black Bolt's voice caused the untimely death of his parents, and worsened his brother's madness after his brother nearly betrayed their people to the Kree.

The Unspoken, their king, expressed interest in Medusa as a future Queen. She was also propositioned by Kadlec the Seeker, whose advances she violently rebuffed. He then accused her of being a traitor. She escaped with her cousins to New York. During that time, she gained sympathy for Maximus. They returned to Attilan to help put down the revolt of the Alpha Primitives.

Young and headstrong, when the young Inhuman royals later learned that their ruler had hidden the Slave Engine, the Inhumans most powerful weapon, in order to usher in an age of peace, they boldly confronted him. This led to a battle between the king and Black Bolt. Because he was weakened from hiding the engine the king was easily defeated in combat by Black Bolt. Medusa then witnessed as Black Bolt to the Himalayan Mountains. Black Bolt disposed the king by uttering his name, devastating him in a powerful sonic blast and leaving him for dead. This shameful chapter in Inhuman history was then covered up, the former ruler referred to only as the "Unspoken". However this event would have far reaching consequences many years in the future.

Black Bolt soon became ruler of the Inhumans. Under Black Bolt's rule, the Inhuman empire continued on secretly hidden from the eyes of humanity, the Inhumans developing a level of xenophobia toward the humans of the outside world. By the 1950s the advancement of the human race threatened to expose the hidden land of Attilan. This prompted Black Bolt to venture out and seek a new home for his people. Along the way he met another advanced offshoot of humanity, the Eternals.  Eventually a new home was located in the Himalayan Mountains. Medusa and the rest of the Inhumans then assisted in moving their domain there with some help from the Eternals.

### Amnesia

Due to his crimes against society, Maximus was locked away for years but he eventually used his mental powers to coerce three of the Alpha Primitives slave class. He compelled them to expose themselves to the Terrigen Mists transforming them into an entity known as the Trikon. The Trikon then compelled the Alpha Primitives to revolt against their suppressors. During the ensuing uprising, Medusa attempted to confront the Trikon on a sky sled, but it blasted her ship causing her to crash somewhere outside of the Great Refuge. The crash had stricken Medusa with amnesia and she wandered away from the ensuing battle which was eventually ended, but with Maximus taking control of the Inhuman throne and exiling his cousins. Medusa wandered for years eventually finding herself in Europe where she experience first hand the prejudices of the human race. After being chased by an angry mob in Paris, France, Medusa found refuge in the home of a jewel thief named Paul Dumas. Dumas took advantage of Medusa's amnesia to convince her into joining him in his criminal endeavors, teaching her everything he knew about the art of cat burglary. The pair capitalized on Medusa's ability to manipulate her hair in order to make their thefts more covert.

Over the next two years the pair made it rich, but Paul's constant romantic advances were spurred by Medusa and ultimately she became uncomfortable enough to try and break off their partnership. Embittered by this turn of events, Dumas used his considerable social status to bring the police to his home to try and apprehend Medusa. Sure enough when the police arrived, Medusa fled Paul's home. As she fled, Medusa was confronted by her cousin Gorgon who was seeking her out in an attempt to bring the exiled Inhuman royal family back to Attilan upon orders from Maximus. Not remembering who he was, Medusa fled from Gorgon. Months later Medusa managed to find a relatively anonymous dwelling located on a deserted island in the Mediterranean Sea.