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[[ | {{Character|title1=Arik, the Captain|image1=SS arikgaz.webp|caption1=Arik|location=[[Hideaway]]|allegiance=[[The Seven Against Nidah]]|alias=The Sprightly Visionary<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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> | |||
'''Arik''' is a member of the [[Seven Against Nidah]] who served as its '''Captain'''.__forcetoc__ | |||
== History == | |||
<blockquote>''"Arik seized the Polythremi vessels we needed to navigate the red river. He commanded our fleets."''<ref name = "statues"/></blockquote> | |||
Arik is a former officer of the [[The Taimen Clan|Taimen Clan]] and a member of the [[Seven Against Nidah]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Seven_Statues#Interactions|The Captain|Sunless Sea|}} ''""This is Arik," [...] 'THE SECOND OF THE SEVEN'. [...] "He was a scion of the Taimen, [...]"''</ref> He is mute,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Undercrow#The_Undercrow|Lie about the farewell letter|Sunless Sea|}} ''"The Sprightly Visionary is mute, isn't he? How rude of the Almost Dead Man not to mention that sooner."''</ref> which may be due an injury to his neck, and he communicates via a notebook chained to his wrist.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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> Before the founding of the modern [[Khanate]], the Great Khan first attempted to settle on the shores of the [[Elder Continent]].<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 found by [[Mariam]],<ref name = "rescue">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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> the daughter of the [[The Presbyter|Presbyter]] at the time.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Mariam#Interactions|Ask who she is|Sunless Sea|}} ''""Yes. I was the Presbyter's daughter.""''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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,<ref name = "gift">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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> but it is implied she bestowed this gift to Arik instead, much to her father's displeasure.<ref name = "rescue"/> She then schemed to overthrow the city of [[Nidah]]'s rule over death,<ref name = "gift"/><ref name = "oppose"/> and Arik was the first of her recruits.<ref name = "rescue"/> | |||
Arik served as the Seven's Captain, commanding a fleet of living ships to zail up the [[The Nameless River|Nameless River]] so the Seven's armies may reach Nidah.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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> To this end, he had an agent steal vessels from [[Polythreme]]; this agent would later go on to rule the prison of [[Wisdom]] as its Governor.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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> During this time, he was romantically involved with [[Lorenzo]], and still wears the ascot Lorenzo gifted him.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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 == | |||
<blockquote>''"The operation itself is simple, if slow, but the results are immediate. The lights outside flicker, before shining brighter. Arik flips a switch; the ground shakes, and you're thrown left. He flips another; you're thrown right. Arik beams as he helps you steady yourself, and pats you on the back. 'Sorry for that - all's well, now. You've done a great service. Eternal thanks.'"''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sprightly_Visionary%27s_Ambition#Interactions|Fixing a fault|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.fandom.com/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]]]] | |||
Arik escaped to [[Hideaway]] where he began working towards the Seven's return.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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> 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.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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 "like meringue,"<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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 war to ensure his scheme may continue without interruption.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/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.fandom.com/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> | |||
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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
"Arik seized the Polythremi vessels we needed to navigate the red river. He commanded our fleets."[2]
Arik is a former officer of the Taimen Clan and a member of the Seven Against Nidah.[3] He is mute,[4] which may be due an injury to his neck, and he communicates via a notebook chained to his wrist.[5] Before the founding of the modern Khanate, the Great Khan first attempted to settle on the shores of the Elder Continent.[6] Arik was wounded in the resulting war, but was found by Mariam,[7] the daughter of the Presbyter at the time.[8][9] Mariam was to be gifted immortality by her father,[10][11] but it is implied she bestowed this gift to Arik instead, much to her father's displeasure.[7] She then schemed to overthrow the city of Nidah's rule over death,[10][11] and Arik was the first of her recruits.[7]
Arik served as the Seven's Captain, commanding a fleet of living ships to zail up the Nameless River so the Seven's armies may reach Nidah.[12][13] To this end, he had an agent steal vessels from Polythreme; this agent would later go on to rule the prison of Wisdom as its Governor.[14][15] During this time, he was romantically involved with Lorenzo, and still wears the ascot Lorenzo gifted him.[16][17] Unfortunately, the Seven were defeated and its members were forced into hiding.[18]
Hidden Away
"The operation itself is simple, if slow, but the results are immediate. The lights outside flicker, before shining brighter. Arik flips a switch; the ground shakes, and you're thrown left. He flips another; you're thrown right. Arik beams as he helps you steady yourself, and pats you on the back. 'Sorry for that - all's well, now. You've done a great service. Eternal thanks.'"[19]
"The Investigator threatens to destroy Hideaway and everything you and I have worked towards. He must be killed."[20]
Arik escaped to Hideaway where he began working towards the Seven's return.[21] He now diligently maintains the city's complex electrical grid with the help of many laborers,[22] and he is able to directly command the giant crustacean upon which the city is built via a brass control module.[23] However, the crustacean, named Temtum, is on the verge of molting its shell.[24] Arik hopes to use Temtum to one day smash the walls of Nidah "like meringue,"[25] but his plans require that Hideaway remain settled and bustling,[26][27] and he is willing to kill or even war to ensure his scheme may continue without interruption.[28][29]
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