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{{Character|title1=Arik, the Captain|image1=SS arikgaz.webp|caption1= | {{Character|title1=Arik, the Captain|image1=SS arikgaz.webp|caption1=|location=[[Hideaway]]|allegiance=[[The Seven Against Nidah]]|alias=The Sprightly Visionary<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hideaway#Hideaway:_Alone|Inform the Sprightly Visionary that the Seven Against Nidah have returned|Sunless Sea}} ''"Inform the Sprightly Visionary [...] You recognise him [...] he is Arik, the Seven's Captain."''</ref>|relationships=[[Lorenzo]] (former lover)}} | ||
<blockquote>''"A wiry gentleman of the Khanate, his graven expression is unimpressed. "This is Arik," Mariam tells you. Engraved on his plinth are the words 'THE SECOND OF THE SEVEN'."''<ref name = "statues">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | <blockquote>''"A wiry gentleman of the Khanate, his graven expression is unimpressed. "This is Arik," Mariam tells you. Engraved on his plinth are the words 'THE SECOND OF THE SEVEN'."''<ref name = "statues">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Seven_Statues#Interactions|The Captain|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>''"I remember that he was the first I recruited to my scheme. He was a scion of the Taimen, injured in a battle against my homeland. I saved his life. My father was not pleased."''<ref name = "statues"/></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"I remember that he was the first I recruited to my scheme. He was a scion of the Taimen, injured in a battle against my homeland. I saved his life. My father was not pleased."''<ref name = "statues"/></blockquote> | ||
'''Arik''' is a member of the [[Seven Against Nidah]] who served as its '''Captain'''. | '''Arik''' is a member of the [[Seven Against Nidah]] who served as its '''Captain'''.__FORCETOC__ | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
<blockquote>''"Arik seized the Polythremi vessels we needed to navigate the red river. He commanded our fleets."''<ref name = "statues"/></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"Arik seized the Polythremi vessels we needed to navigate the red river. He commanded our fleets."''<ref name = "statues"/></blockquote> | ||
Arik is | Arik is an elderly man and a member of the Seven Against Nidah.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Seven_Statues#Interactions|The Captain|Sunless Sea}} ''""This is Arik," [...] 'THE SECOND OF THE SEVEN'. [...]"''</ref><ref name = "help">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hideaway#Interactions|Help the Sprightly Visionary|Sunless Sea}} ''"He's industrious for one so old. He's always running around the city, aiding his cablemen or repairing electrical faults."''</ref> He is mute,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Undercrow#The_Undercrow|Lie about the farewell letter|Sunless Sea}} ''"The Sprightly Visionary is mute [...]"''</ref> which may be due to a past injury to his neck, and communicates via a notebook chained to his wrist.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hideaway#Interactions|Aid the Sprightly Visionary|Sunless Sea}} ''"[...] he writes a short message in the notebook chained to his wrist. 'Thank you. [...] he hands you the note he looks up, revealing his neck. It's one huge scar."''</ref> He is a former officer of the [[The Taimen Clan|Taimen Clan]]; before the founding of the [[Khanate]], he participated in the Great Khan's attempt to settle on the shores of the [[Elder Continent]].<ref name="rescue">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Seven_Statues#Interactions|The Captain|Sunless Sea}} ''"[...] he was the first I recruited to my scheme," [...] "He was a scion of the Taimen, injured in a battle against my homeland. I saved his life. My father was not pleased."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Write_a_history_of_the_Khanate%27s_failed_invasion_of_the_Elder_Continent|Write a history of the Khanate's failed invasion of the Elder Continent|Fallen London}} ''"Before founding the Khanate as we know it, the Great Khan first attempted a landing on the shores of the Elder Continent. Neither side likes to tell the story."''</ref> Arik was wounded in the resulting war, but was rescued by [[Mariam]],<ref name="rescue"/> the daughter of the [[The Presbyter|Presbyter]] at the time.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Mariam#Interactions|Ask who she is|Sunless Sea}} ''""Yes. I was the Presbyter's daughter.""''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Seven_Years_Later#Interactions|Forsake your quest. Protect the Presbyter|Sunless Sea}} ''"A once-Presbyter steps out. There is something familiar about his face - the high cheeks, the stern nose; so like Mariam's."''</ref> Mariam was to be gifted immortality by her father, but she bestowed this gift to Arik instead, much to her father's displeasure.<ref name="rescue" /><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Rosina's_Chambers,_in_Health#Interactions|What news gave her such angry pleasure?|Sunless Sea}} ''""The Presbyterate do not share their immortality," [...] "But one of them made an exception for his daughter, [...] "Mariam — the daughter — she gave the gift away to a Khaganian general, to spite her father and punish the Presbyterate. The last person they would have wanted to immortalise."''</ref> She then schemed to overthrow the city of [[Nidah|Nidah's]] rule over death,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Mariam#Interactions|Ask who she is|Sunless Sea}} ''"I was estranged from my father. He tried to win me back with a gift that wasn't his to give. I spurned it. I rebelled. I founded the Seven Against Nidah."''</ref><ref name="oppose">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Mariam#Interactions|Ask why she opposes Nidah|Sunless Sea}} ''"[...] what my colleagues would have said: 'to live eternal', 'to undo the injustice of death'. But I was offered immortality and gave it away. [...] "Perhaps I just dislike smugness. [...]"''</ref> and Arik was the first of her recruits.<ref name="rescue" /> | ||
[[File:Riverofblood.png|alt=A river of blood.|thumb|[[The Nameless River]]]] | |||
Arik served as the Seven's Captain, commanding a fleet of living ships up the [[The Nameless River|Nameless River]] so their armies may reach Nidah.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_Verger_in_Coral#Interactions|Ask him about the Seven|Sunless Sea}} ''"[..] to break Nidah's hold on immortality [...] Arik sailed our troops up the red river on living ships."''</ref><ref name = "seize">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Seven_Statues#Interactions|The Captain|Sunless Sea}} ''"The Captain [...] Arik seized the Polythremi vessels we needed to navigate the red river. He commanded our fleets."''</ref> He captured these vessels from [[Polythreme]] in a naval battle alongside [[Lorenzo]],<ref name = "seize"/><ref name = "spar">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Delivering_a_Letter#Interactions|Read the farewell letter to Hideaway|Sunless Sea}} ''"Victory at sea over screaming ships of Polythreme. Sparring sessions that turned into something more."''</ref> and one of his subordinates in this skirmish would go on to rule [[Wisdom]] as its Governor.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hideaway#Hideaway:_Alone|Leaving Hideaway|Sunless Sea}} ''"One request: find the Gov. of Wisdom, remove his mask. Tell him his capt. orders him to Hideaway; say I swear by Lady Miriam [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Wisdom#Wisdom|Unmask the Governor and present the summons to Hideaway|Sunless Sea}} ''"You've seen his scarred face [...] Polythreme has a high bounty on his head, after he captured their vessels long ago, and led them to their doom in some forgotten escapade. The Governor roars [...]"''</ref> Arik and Lorenzo were also romantically involved;<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Undercrow#The_Undercrow|Deliver a letter of farewell to a Sprightly Visionary at Hideaway|Sunless Sea}} ''"[...] the Almost Dead Man croaks. How did this he come to know one of the exiles of Hideaway? [...] the old man displays a broken grin. "The old history of foolhardy youths," he confides, "Who somehow became old men." [...] Undercrow: The Almost Dead Man = 3 [Saying farewell to a lover in Hideaway.]"''</ref> the two were sparring partners, and Arik still wears the ascot Lorenzo gifted him.<ref name = "spar"/><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Undercrow#The_Undercrow|Give the Sprightly Visionary's response|Sunless Sea}} ''""He still wears the ascot I gave him.""''</ref> Unfortunately, the Seven were defeated, and its members were forced into hiding.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_Verger_in_Coral#Interactions|Ask him about the Seven|Sunless Sea}} ''"After our defeat, we were separated. I don't know where the others hide [...]"''</ref> | |||
== Hidden Away == | == Hidden Away == | ||
<blockquote>''" | <blockquote>''"Arik's plan involves steering Temtum from the zee, across the Elder Continent, and using the beast as a siege engine. 'Temtum will topple the walls like meringue,' his report claims. He seems confident. But it will take a long period of gradual excursions for the great city-beast of Hideaway to build up a tolerance for life above the waves."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Engineering_the_Downfall_of_Nidah#Interactions|Breaching Nidah's walls: deploy a leviathan from the depths of the zee|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>''"The Investigator threatens to destroy Hideaway and everything you and I have worked towards. He must be killed."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | <blockquote>''"The Investigator threatens to destroy Hideaway and everything you and I have worked towards. He must be killed."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Between_You_Two#Story_description|Story description|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Hideaway.png|alt=A city built on a massive crab.|thumb|100px|[[Hideaway]]]] | [[File:Hideaway.png|alt=A city built on a massive crab.|thumb|100px|[[Hideaway]]]] | ||
Arik escaped to [[Hideaway]] where he began working towards the Seven's return.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | Arik escaped to [[Hideaway]], where he began working towards the Seven's return.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Seven_Statues#Interactions|The Captain|Sunless Sea}} ''"After our defeat, he planned to go to Hideaway. He said he had an idea."''</ref> He now diligently maintains the city's complex electrical grid with the help of many laborers,<ref name = "help"/> and he is able to directly command the giant crustacean upon which the city is built via a brass control module.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Sprightly_Visionary%27s_Ambition#Interactions|Fixing a fault|Sunless Sea}} ''"In the centre of Hideaway is a small building [...] In the centre of the room is a raised brass panel and a chair. The panel is covered in switches and gauges. 'Central control of Hideaway. [...] Arik flips a switch; the ground shakes, and you're thrown left. He flips another; you're thrown right. Arik beams [...]"''</ref> However, the crustacean, named Temtum, is on the verge of molting its shell.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Investigation#Interactions|Miserable realisations|Sunless Sea}} ''"It's Temtum. The beast is growing. Should have already shed its shell, [...] It's going to outgrow Hideaway. Soon."''</ref> Arik hopes to use Temtum to one day smash the walls of Nidah wide open,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Engineering_the_Downfall_of_Nidah#Interactions|Breaching Nidah's walls: deploy a leviathan from the depths of the zee|Sunless Sea}} ''"Arik has not been idle since the defeat of the Seven. He has tamed a monster of the deep zee, [...] Arik's plan involves steering Temtum from the zee, across the Elder Continent, and using the beast as a siege engine. 'Temtum will topple the walls like meringue,' [...]"''</ref> but his plans require that Hideaway remain settled and bustling,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hideaway#Hideaway:_Alone|Inform the Sprightly Visionary that the Seven Against Nidah have returned|Sunless Sea}} ''"'Have been waiting,' [...] 'Had plan to acquire a new weapon against Nidah, but disrupted by meddler.' He gives you a sour look. 'Tell Mariam I will return to the Seven, but empty-handed.'"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hideaway#Hideaway:_Together|Inform the Sprightly Visionary that the Seven Against Nidah have returned|Sunless Sea}} ''"He grins wickedly and squeezes your arm. Then he begins scribbling in his notebook. 'Have been waiting,' he writes. 'Tell Mariam I've not been idle.'"''</ref> and he is willing to kill or even instigate war to ensure his scheme may continue without interruption.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Between_You_Two#Story_description|Story description|Sunless Sea}} ''"The Investigator threatens to destroy Hideaway and everything you and I have worked towards. He must be killed."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_War_for_Hearts_and_Minds#Interactions|Silence the Investigator's intrusive band|Sunless Sea}} ''"The Visionary's maps of the city are pinned to the wall behind him. Instead of planning the city's electrical grid, they now present lines of battle. The Visionary, [...] details his plan of attack to you and your brigade."''</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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"A wiry gentleman of the Khanate, his graven expression is unimpressed. "This is Arik," Mariam tells you. Engraved on his plinth are the words 'THE SECOND OF THE SEVEN'."[2]
"I remember that he was the first I recruited to my scheme. He was a scion of the Taimen, injured in a battle against my homeland. I saved his life. My father was not pleased."[2]
Arik is a member of the Seven Against Nidah who served as its Captain.
History[edit]
"Arik seized the Polythremi vessels we needed to navigate the red river. He commanded our fleets."[2]
Arik is an elderly man and a member of the Seven Against Nidah.[3][4] He is mute,[5] which may be due to a past injury to his neck, and communicates via a notebook chained to his wrist.[6] He is a former officer of the Taimen Clan; before the founding of the Khanate, he participated in the Great Khan's attempt to settle on the shores of the Elder Continent.[7][8] Arik was wounded in the resulting war, but was rescued by Mariam,[7] the daughter of the Presbyter at the time.[9][10] Mariam was to be gifted immortality by her father, but she bestowed this gift to Arik instead, much to her father's displeasure.[7][11] She then schemed to overthrow the city of Nidah's rule over death,[12][13] and Arik was the first of her recruits.[7]
Arik served as the Seven's Captain, commanding a fleet of living ships up the Nameless River so their armies may reach Nidah.[14][15] He captured these vessels from Polythreme in a naval battle alongside Lorenzo,[15][16] and one of his subordinates in this skirmish would go on to rule Wisdom as its Governor.[17][18] Arik and Lorenzo were also romantically involved;[19] the two were sparring partners, and Arik still wears the ascot Lorenzo gifted him.[16][20] Unfortunately, the Seven were defeated, and its members were forced into hiding.[21]
Hidden Away[edit]
"Arik's plan involves steering Temtum from the zee, across the Elder Continent, and using the beast as a siege engine. 'Temtum will topple the walls like meringue,' his report claims. He seems confident. But it will take a long period of gradual excursions for the great city-beast of Hideaway to build up a tolerance for life above the waves."[22]
"The Investigator threatens to destroy Hideaway and everything you and I have worked towards. He must be killed."[23]
Arik escaped to Hideaway, where he began working towards the Seven's return.[24] He now diligently maintains the city's complex electrical grid with the help of many laborers,[4] and he is able to directly command the giant crustacean upon which the city is built via a brass control module.[25] However, the crustacean, named Temtum, is on the verge of molting its shell.[26] Arik hopes to use Temtum to one day smash the walls of Nidah wide open,[27] but his plans require that Hideaway remain settled and bustling,[28][29] and he is willing to kill or even instigate war to ensure his scheme may continue without interruption.[30][31]
References[edit]
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