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	He set sail aboard [[The Ellipses]], serving as the crew's onboard medic as he learned more about the group's mission—finding all four [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] and destroying them once and for all. They had already taken possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis]] and were on their way to [[Osugbo]] to steal the [[Staff of the Marsh]] from the temple of [[Grumbar]], hidden within [[The Howling Crag]]. Upon their arrival, Maverick volunteered to help infiltrate the temple using his years of practicing trickery magic—becoming one of the inaugural members of [[Stealth Squad]]. The team snuck inside with Maverick disguised as one of the [[Grumbar]] priests, but their plan was interrupted by the [[Banites]] crashing in with the intention of stealing the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], as well. [[Stealth Squad]] made it out of the skirmish with possession of the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], but at the cost of half their team being captured by the [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] church. The team would be reunited after a [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] [[Cleric]] named [[Coseismus]]—sympathetic to their cause—brokered a deal to have them released.		He set sail aboard [[The Ellipses]], serving as the crew's onboard medic as he learned more about the group's mission—finding all four [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] and destroying them once and for all. They had already taken possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis]] and were on their way to [[Osugbo]] to steal the [[Staff of the Marsh]] from the temple of [[Grumbar]], hidden within [[The Howling Crag]]. Upon their arrival, Maverick volunteered to help infiltrate the temple using his years of practicing trickery magic—becoming one of the inaugural members of [[Stealth Squad]]. The team snuck inside with Maverick disguised as one of the [[Grumbar]] priests, but their plan was interrupted by the [[Banites]] crashing in with the intention of stealing the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], as well. [[Stealth Squad]] made it out of the skirmish with possession of the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], but at the cost of half their team being captured by the [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] church. The team would be reunited after a [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] [[Cleric]] named [[Coseismus]]—sympathetic to their cause—brokered a deal to have them released.

	Now in possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis\|Crown]] and [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], the crew set sail once more—this time all the way out west across the ocean to [[Pteris]], a continent that Maverick had not been to since he was a baby. They docked [[The Ellipses]] in the city of [[Jewelspar]], which was being bombarded with ~~storms~~ emanating from atop the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]]. While in the city, they sought information about the history of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and how to potentially destroy them. They gathered that such [[Prehistory\|Prehistoric]] information could only be gathered from the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], a veterans home for elderly [[Elf\|Elves]] who kept ancient history of the realm alive through oral tradition. This institution was normally only accessible to the city's elite, however, so the team would need to seek a way of sneaking in. Their search brought them to [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]], a safe house comprised entirely of orphaned and abandoned children who looked out for one another on the streets. Being well-practiced in avoiding the eyes of the law, these children knew all the best ways of sneaking around the city. It was in this house where Maverick first met [[Nim]]—a small, winged [[Tiefling]] child who took an immediate interest in Maverick as he had never known an adult [[Tiefling]] to look up to. The de facto leader of the [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]]—herself also merely a child—agreed to have the team escorted through the sewers to the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] in exchange for Maverick agreeing to foster [[Nim]]. Maverick agreed—seeing many of his own struggles growing up as a [[Tiefling]] reflected in this six-year-old boy—so [[Nim]] eagerly joined the team and showed them the way through the maze of sewers beneath the city.		Now in possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis\|Crown]] and [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], the crew set sail once more—this time all the way out west across the ocean to [[Pteris]], a continent that Maverick had not been to since he was a baby. They docked [[The Ellipses]] in the city of [[Jewelspar]], which was being bombarded with rain emanating from storms atop the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]]. While in the city, they sought information about the history of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and how to potentially destroy them. They gathered that such [[Prehistory\|Prehistoric]] information could only be gathered from the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], a veterans home for elderly [[Elf\|Elves]] who kept ancient history of the realm alive through oral tradition. This institution was normally only accessible to the city's elite, however, so the team would need to seek a way of sneaking in. Their search brought them to [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]], a safe house comprised entirely of orphaned and abandoned children who looked out for one another on the streets. Being well-practiced in avoiding the eyes of the law, these children knew all the best ways of sneaking around the city. It was in this house where Maverick first met [[Nim]]—a small, winged [[Tiefling]] child who took an immediate interest in Maverick as he had never known an adult [[Tiefling]] to look up to. The de facto leader of the [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]]—herself also merely a child—agreed to have the team escorted through the sewers to the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] in exchange for Maverick agreeing to foster [[Nim]]. Maverick agreed—seeing many of his own struggles growing up as a [[Tiefling]] reflected in this six-year-old boy—so [[Nim]] eagerly joined the team and showed them the way through the maze of sewers beneath the city.

	After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had ~~a brief~~ first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]~~—who~~ ~~mentioned~~ ~~something~~ ~~about the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] being in the possession of a celebrity adventurer named [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]]~~ just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.		After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had their first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]—briefly bumping into him just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.

	Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] ~~in an effort~~ to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] ~~via~~ a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.		Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with celebrity adventurer [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] with a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.

	Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to ~~swipe~~ the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] ~~from~~ the [[~~Golkont~~ the ~~Hawk Mage~~\|~~Hawk Mage~~]]~~—sailing~~ [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having ~~tricked~~ both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the lair of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].		Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to intercept the [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Hawk Mage]], who—if rumors around the city were to be believed—was also trying to collect all of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and had already beat them to obtaining the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]]. They would attempt to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] by sailing [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while it sat in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having been behind the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] rumors and tricking both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the lair of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].

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	Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] in an effort to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] via a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.		Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] in an effort to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] via a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.

	Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] from the [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Hawk Mage]]—sailing [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having tricked both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the ~~layer~~ of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].		Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] from the [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Hawk Mage]]—sailing [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having tricked both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the lair of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].

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	After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had a brief first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]—who mentioned something about the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] being in the possession of a celebrity adventurer named [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.		After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had a brief first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]—who mentioned something about the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] being in the possession of a celebrity adventurer named [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.

	Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] in an effort to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] via a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm. Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] from [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]].		Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] in an effort to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] via a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.

			Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] from the [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Hawk Mage]]—sailing [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having tricked both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the layer of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].

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	{{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>"Look, world ending scenarios are terrifying. If the Staff of Earth or Crown of Fire fall into the wrong hands, the realm might be destroyed. Some people want to save the Crown, some want to save the Staff. But at the end of the day, these weapons are apocalyptic, and if these weapons endanger the realm, and the many children in it, then it’s the job of heroes like Maverick the Social Worker to make sure these doomsday weapons are destroyed properly." '''—A note given to Maverick prior to entering the [[Grumbar#Temples\|Grumbar Temple]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox character\|name = Maverick Tabernacle\|image = Maverick.png\|aliases = \|languages = Common, Elvish, Halfling, Infernal\|species = [[Tiefling]]\|gender = Male (he/him)\|relatives = \|affilliation = [[The Ellipses]], [[~~Ancients Alive/Players and Characters#Stealth Squad!\|~~Stealth Squad!]]\|caption = \|marital = \|birthDate = 442 [[PR]]\|birthPlace = [[Radarap]], [[Pteris]]\|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh\|Jeff]]\|height=5' 10"\|weight=165 lbs\|eyes=Gold\|field1=Class\|value1=[[Cleric]]}}'''Maverick Tabernacle''' is a [[Tiefling]] [[Cleric]] and a social worker by trade. He was part of a team tasked with destroying the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] to stop them from falling into ~~selfish~~ hands. He also served on the crew of [[The Ellipses]] prior to the ship's sinking.		{{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>"Look, world ending scenarios are terrifying. If the Staff of Earth or Crown of Fire fall into the wrong hands, the realm might be destroyed. Some people want to save the Crown, some want to save the Staff. But at the end of the day, these weapons are apocalyptic, and if these weapons endanger the realm, and the many children in it, then it’s the job of heroes like Maverick the Social Worker to make sure these doomsday weapons are destroyed properly." '''—A note given to Maverick prior to entering the [[Grumbar#Temples\|Grumbar Temple]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox character\|name = Maverick Tabernacle\|image = Maverick.png\|aliases = \|languages = Common, Elvish, Halfling, Infernal\|species = [[Tiefling]]\|gender = Male (he/him)\|relatives =[[Nim]] \|affilliation = [[The Ellipses]], [[Stealth Squad]]\|caption = \|marital = \|birthDate = 442 [[PR]]\|birthPlace = [[Radarap]], [[Pteris]]\|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh\|Jeff]]\|height=5' 10"\|weight=165 lbs\|eyes=Gold\|field1=Class\|value1=[[Cleric]]}}'''Maverick Tabernacle''' is a [[Tiefling]] [[Cleric]] and a social worker by trade. He was part of a team tasked with destroying the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] to stop them from falling into dangerous hands. He also served on the crew of [[The Ellipses]] prior to the ship's sinking.

	He is the founder of the [[House of Tenorixion]] and the adoptive father of [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Nim\|Nim]], a winged [[Tiefling]] child he met during a mission in [[Jewelspar]].		He is the founder of the [[House of Tenorixion]] and the adoptive father of [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Nim\|Nim]], a winged [[Tiefling]] child he met during a mission in [[Jewelspar]].
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	"[[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] don't have wings…do they?" '''—Maverick'''		"[[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] don't have wings…do they?" '''—Maverick'''
	</blockquote>Maverick was born in [[Pteris]], but his mother relocated them to [[Amusa]] when he was just an infant. His earliest memories are of being raised by his mother in their rural home. She did her best to entertain the young boy's curiosity, humoring him with stories of her family's lineage ~~whilst~~ always skirting around the subject of his father (or any [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]], for that matter). He loved and revered his mother, but couldn't help but feel deprived of any connection to his [[Tiefling]] roots.		</blockquote>Maverick was born in [[Pteris]], but his mother relocated them to [[Amusa]] when he was just an infant. His earliest memories are of being raised by his mother in their rural home. She did her best to entertain the young boy's curiosity, humoring him with stories of her family's lineage while always skirting around the subject of his father (or any [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]], for that matter). He loved and revered his mother, but couldn't help but feel deprived of any connection to his [[Tiefling]] roots.

	He lived with his mother in mostly isolation from nearby inhabitants, until a freak accident caused their home to catch fire and claim his mother's life. The cause of the fire was never found. One of the local churches, sympathetic to orphaned children, took him in and placed him in a program intended to help troubled youth.		He lived with his mother in mostly isolation from nearby inhabitants, until a freak accident caused their home to catch fire and claim his mother's life. The cause of the fire was never found. One of the local churches, sympathetic to orphaned children, took him in and placed him in a program intended to help troubled youth.
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	Lacking any ambitions or strong identity of his own, Maverick went through the motions to get accredited by the program as a social worker and become a mentor to children facing similar issues as he had. The program had raised him to believe that his troubled childhood was due to his lack of a conventional family structure. However, his first few months of assignments all seemed to center around egregious cases of abuse or neglect from what should have been model family units, according to the program. These cases often went ignored by the church, who only seemed to take interest in reprimanding non-[[Human]] and other unconventional families. He soon became disillusioned by the church's misplaced attention and left the program on bad terms. He set off across the continent, hoping to broaden his horizons and do more good when free from the bureaucratic restrictions of the church.		Lacking any ambitions or strong identity of his own, Maverick went through the motions to get accredited by the program as a social worker and become a mentor to children facing similar issues as he had. The program had raised him to believe that his troubled childhood was due to his lack of a conventional family structure. However, his first few months of assignments all seemed to center around egregious cases of abuse or neglect from what should have been model family units, according to the program. These cases often went ignored by the church, who only seemed to take interest in reprimanding non-[[Human]] and other unconventional families. He soon became disillusioned by the church's misplaced attention and left the program on bad terms. He set off across the continent, hoping to broaden his horizons and do more good when free from the bureaucratic restrictions of the church.

	Despite his newfound freedom, he seemed to face hostility wherever he went as a lone [[Tiefling]] with no impressive titles to speak of. Other [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] were few and far between, and he began to feel truly alone for the first time in his life. He briefly abandoned his aspirations, making ends meat doing various odd jobs and eventually falling into bounty hunting. This job would land him in the port city of [[Warukami]], where he was intercepted by a ragtag crew who invited him to join aboard [[The Ellipses]] on a most peculiar adventure. Eager to break his cycle of perpetual struggle and forge an identity for himself, he ~~takes~~ off with his newfound family for new and exciting horizons.		Despite his newfound freedom, he seemed to face hostility wherever he went as a lone [[Tiefling]] with no impressive titles to speak of. Other [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] were few and far between, and he began to feel truly alone for the first time in his life. He briefly abandoned his aspirations, making ends meat doing various odd jobs and eventually falling into bounty hunting. This job would land him in the port city of [[Warukami]], where he was intercepted by a ragtag crew who invited him to join aboard [[The Ellipses]] on a most peculiar adventure. Eager to break his cycle of perpetual struggle and forge an identity for himself, he took off with his newfound family for new and exciting horizons.

			He set sail aboard [[The Ellipses]], serving as the crew's onboard medic as he learned more about the group's mission—finding all four [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] and destroying them once and for all. They had already taken possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis]] and were on their way to [[Osugbo]] to steal the [[Staff of the Marsh]] from the temple of [[Grumbar]], hidden within [[The Howling Crag]]. Upon their arrival, Maverick volunteered to help infiltrate the temple using his years of practicing trickery magic—becoming one of the inaugural members of [[Stealth Squad]]. The team snuck inside with Maverick disguised as one of the [[Grumbar]] priests, but their plan was interrupted by the [[Banites]] crashing in with the intention of stealing the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], as well. [[Stealth Squad]] made it out of the skirmish with possession of the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], but at the cost of half their team being captured by the [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] church. The team would be reunited after a [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] [[Cleric]] named [[Coseismus]]—sympathetic to their cause—brokered a deal to have them released.

			Now in possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis\|Crown]] and [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], the crew set sail once more—this time all the way out west across the ocean to [[Pteris]], a continent that Maverick had not been to since he was a baby. They docked [[The Ellipses]] in the city of [[Jewelspar]], which was being bombarded with storms emanating from atop the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]]. While in the city, they sought information about the history of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and how to potentially destroy them. They gathered that such [[Prehistory\|Prehistoric]] information could only be gathered from the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], a veterans home for elderly [[Elf\|Elves]] who kept ancient history of the realm alive through oral tradition. This institution was normally only accessible to the city's elite, however, so the team would need to seek a way of sneaking in. Their search brought them to [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]], a safe house comprised entirely of orphaned and abandoned children who looked out for one another on the streets. Being well-practiced in avoiding the eyes of the law, these children knew all the best ways of sneaking around the city. It was in this house where Maverick first met [[Nim]]—a small, winged [[Tiefling]] child who took an immediate interest in Maverick as he had never known an adult [[Tiefling]] to look up to. The de facto leader of the [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]]—herself also merely a child—agreed to have the team escorted through the sewers to the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] in exchange for Maverick agreeing to foster [[Nim]]. Maverick agreed—seeing many of his own struggles growing up as a [[Tiefling]] reflected in this six-year-old boy—so [[Nim]] eagerly joined the team and showed them the way through the maze of sewers beneath the city.

			After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had a brief first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]—who mentioned something about the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] being in the possession of a celebrity adventurer named [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.

			Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] in an effort to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] via a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm. Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] from [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]].

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	Maverick's training as a social worker was incredibly imperfect, but it at least taught him the value of listening. Giving others the space to talk had always been the best tactic for uncovering truth. He found children to be exceptional arbiters of truth, as they have not yet been taught by the world to lie. He observed that, of all the [[Quelmar Deities]], children seemed to most gravitate towards [[Garl Glittergold]] without any prodding. Something appealed to them about this peculiar little [[Gnome]] with the funny name. [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] was more true to them than any other [[Quelmar Deities\|Deity]]. Consequently, Maverick began to accept [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] as his truest [[Quelmar Deities\|Deity]], as well. Perhaps an unconventional god for a [[Tiefling]] to follow, but Maverick would urge other [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] to not be fooled by appearances, as they could stand to learn a thing or two from [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl's]] trickster nature.		Maverick's training as a social worker was incredibly imperfect, but it at least taught him the value of listening. Giving others the space to talk had always been the best tactic for uncovering truth. He found children to be exceptional arbiters of truth, as they have not yet been taught by the world to lie. He observed that, of all the [[Quelmar Deities]], children seemed to most gravitate towards [[Garl Glittergold]] without any prodding. Something appealed to them about this peculiar little [[Gnome]] with the funny name. [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] was more true to them than any other [[Quelmar Deities\|Deity]]. Consequently, Maverick began to accept [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] as his truest [[Quelmar Deities\|Deity]], as well. Perhaps an unconventional god for a [[Tiefling]] to follow, but Maverick would urge other [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] to not be fooled by appearances, as they could stand to learn a thing or two from [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl's]] trickster nature.

			== Trivia ==

			* The 5.5e [[Edditionals\|Edditional]] of Maverick appeared in [[Tales of Quelmar]] as part of [[Tales of Quelmar#Return of the Edditionals\|Return of the Edditionals]].

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	{{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>"Look, world ending scenarios are terrifying. If the Staff of Earth or Crown of Fire fall into the wrong hands, the realm might be destroyed. Some people want to save the Crown, some want to save the Staff. But at the end of the day, these weapons are apocalyptic, and if these weapons endanger the realm, and the many children in it, then it’s the job of heroes like Maverick the Social Worker to make sure these doomsday weapons are destroyed properly." '''—A note given to Maverick prior to entering the [[Grumbar#Temples\|Grumbar Temple]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox character\|name = Maverick Tabernacle\|image = Maverick.png\|aliases = \|languages = Common, Elvish, Halfling, Infernal\|species = [[Tiefling]]\|gender = Male (he/him)\|relatives = \|affilliation = [[The Ellipses]], [[Ancients Alive/Players and Characters#Stealth Squad!\|Stealth Squad!]]\|caption = \|marital = \|birthDate = 442 [[PR]]\|birthPlace = [[Radarap]], [[Pteris]]\|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh\|Jeff]]\|height=5' 10"\|weight=165 lbs\|eyes=Gold\|field1=Class\|value1=[[Cleric]]}}'''Maverick Tabernacle''' is a [[Tiefling]] [[Cleric]] ~~of the '''Trickery [[Domain]]'''~~ and a social worker by trade. He was part of a team tasked with destroying the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] to stop them from falling into selfish hands. He also served on the crew of [[The Ellipses]] prior to the ship's sinking.		{{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>"Look, world ending scenarios are terrifying. If the Staff of Earth or Crown of Fire fall into the wrong hands, the realm might be destroyed. Some people want to save the Crown, some want to save the Staff. But at the end of the day, these weapons are apocalyptic, and if these weapons endanger the realm, and the many children in it, then it’s the job of heroes like Maverick the Social Worker to make sure these doomsday weapons are destroyed properly." '''—A note given to Maverick prior to entering the [[Grumbar#Temples\|Grumbar Temple]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox character\|name = Maverick Tabernacle\|image = Maverick.png\|aliases = \|languages = Common, Elvish, Halfling, Infernal\|species = [[Tiefling]]\|gender = Male (he/him)\|relatives = \|affilliation = [[The Ellipses]], [[Ancients Alive/Players and Characters#Stealth Squad!\|Stealth Squad!]]\|caption = \|marital = \|birthDate = 442 [[PR]]\|birthPlace = [[Radarap]], [[Pteris]]\|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh\|Jeff]]\|height=5' 10"\|weight=165 lbs\|eyes=Gold\|field1=Class\|value1=[[Cleric]]}}'''Maverick Tabernacle''' is a [[Tiefling]] [[Cleric]] and a social worker by trade. He was part of a team tasked with destroying the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] to stop them from falling into selfish hands. He also served on the crew of [[The Ellipses]] prior to the ship's sinking.

	He is the founder of the [[~~Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|~~House of Tenorixion]] and the adoptive father of [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Nim\|Nim]], a winged [[Tiefling]] child he met during a mission in [[Jewelspar]].		He is the founder of the [[House of Tenorixion]] and the adoptive father of [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Nim\|Nim]], a winged [[Tiefling]] child he met during a mission in [[Jewelspar]].

	== Ancestry ==		== Ancestry ==
	Maverick's grandparents were members of a nomadic [[Human]] ~~[[cult~~]] ~~that~~ roamed the rural, arid ~~regions~~ of [[Pteris]]. Members of this cult lived highly regimented and disciplined lives, avoiding interaction with outsiders whenever possible and dealing with all matters of the mind and heart in a democratic manner. One of the young men in the tribe completely swept a girl off her feet, but the cult voted to forbid any relationship between them, judging them to be an unpalatable match.		Maverick's grandparents were members of a nomadic cult of [[Human#Pterish Humans\|Pterish Humans]] who roamed the rural, arid deserts of central [[Pteris]]. Members of this cult lived highly regimented and disciplined lives, avoiding interaction with outsiders whenever possible and dealing with all matters of the mind and heart in a strictly democratic manner. One of the young men in the tribe completely swept a girl off her feet, but the cult voted to forbid any relationship between them, judging them to be an unpalatable match.

	The girl was devastated and, during the shade of night and at her lowest point, a [[Devil]] creature appeared to her and offered up a deal that would allow the young lovers to be together "for a price." It felt like any price was worth it, so she accepted the offer and formed a blood pact with ~~[[The Creature\|~~the ~~creature]]~~.		The girl was devastated and, during the shade of night and at her lowest point, a [[Devil]] creature appeared to her and offered up a deal that would allow the young lovers to be together "for a price." It felt like any price was worth it, so she accepted the offer and formed a blood pact with the fiend.

	There was no obvious effect right away, but ~~within the week~~ it became ~~plain~~ ~~to see~~ she was ~~now~~ bearing her lover's child. The [[Devil]] had tricked her. ~~Disgusted~~ by this ~~blatant~~ affront to their democratic values, the cult excommunicated the couple and their families took an oath of silence against them.		There was no obvious effect right away, but soon it became clear that she was bearing her lover's child. The [[Devil]] had tricked her. Offended by this supposed affront to their democratic values, the cult excommunicated the couple and their families took an oath of silence against them.

	They traveled together in exile, wandering across the continent until at last she birthed a daughter. It was immediately clear, however, that the [[Devil]] blood had warped their daughter in the womb. Cursed with reddish skin and a long, serpent-like tail. She was a [[Tiefling]]. It was not long afterwards that the father left them for another woman, leaving the [[Human]] girl to raise a [[Tiefling]] child on her own.		They traveled together in exile, wandering across the continent until at last she birthed a daughter. It was immediately clear, however, that the [[Devil]] blood had warped their daughter in the womb. Cursed with reddish skin and a long, serpent-like tail. She was a [[Tiefling]]. It was not long afterwards that the father left them for another woman, leaving the [[Human]] girl to raise a [[Tiefling]] child on her own.

	The [[Tiefling]] girl grew up wandering the [[Human]] enclaves of [[Pteris]] with her [[mother]] before being swept away by the first [[Tiefling]] man she'd ever met. This man~~, too,~~ would abandon her ~~just~~ before the birth of their son, who she named Maverick. ~~Ashamed~~ ~~she~~ ~~had made the same mistake as~~ her mother ~~and too proud to return to her~~, she traveled with her infant son to the continent of [[Amusa]] to start life anew.		The [[Tiefling]] girl grew up wandering the [[Human]] enclaves of [[Pteris]] with her mother before being swept away by the first [[Tiefling]] man she'd ever met. This man would abandon her shortly before the birth of their son, who she named Maverick. Unwilling to tolerate her mother's judgement, she traveled with her infant son to the continent of [[Amusa]] to start life anew.

	== History ==		== History ==
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	"[[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] don't have wings…do they?" '''—Maverick'''		"[[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] don't have wings…do they?" '''—Maverick'''
	</blockquote>Maverick was born in [[Pteris]], but his mother relocated them to [[Amusa]] when he was just an infant. His earliest memories are of being raised by his mother in ~~the~~ rural ~~region of Amusa~~. She did her best to entertain the young boy's curiosity, humoring him with stories of her family's lineage whilst always skirting around the subject of his father (or any [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]], for that matter). He loved and revered his mother, but couldn't help but feel deprived of any connection to his [[Tiefling]] roots.		</blockquote>Maverick was born in [[Pteris]], but his mother relocated them to [[Amusa]] when he was just an infant. His earliest memories are of being raised by his mother in their rural home. She did her best to entertain the young boy's curiosity, humoring him with stories of her family's lineage whilst always skirting around the subject of his father (or any [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]], for that matter). He loved and revered his mother, but couldn't help but feel deprived of any connection to his [[Tiefling]] roots.

	He lived with his mother in mostly isolation from nearby inhabitants, until a freak accident caused their home to catch fire and claim his mother's life. The cause of the fire was never found. One of the local churches, sympathetic to orphaned children, took him in and placed him in a program intended to help troubled youth.		He lived with his mother in mostly isolation from nearby inhabitants, until a freak accident caused their home to catch fire and claim his mother's life. The cause of the fire was never found. One of the local churches, sympathetic to orphaned children, took him in and placed him in a program intended to help troubled youth.
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	== Powers and Abilities ==		== Powers and Abilities ==
	~~Like his mother,~~ Maverick can access magical abilities thanks to his [[Tiefling]] heritage. He is particularly fond of disguising spells, as they grant him the brief pleasure of blending into a location and not being judged for his appearance. In battle, he favors duplication spells which allow him to appease his trickster tendencies.		Maverick can access magical abilities thanks to his [[Tiefling]] heritage and being a [[Cleric\|Trickery Domain Cleric]]. He is particularly fond of disguising spells, as they grant him the brief pleasure of blending into a location and not being judged for his appearance. In battle, he favors duplication spells which allow him to appease his trickster tendencies.
	== Religion ==		== Religion ==
	Maverick's training as a social worker was incredibly imperfect, but it at least taught him the value of listening. Giving others the space to talk had always been the best tactic for uncovering truth. He found children to be exceptional arbiters of truth, as they have not yet been taught by the world to lie. He observed that, of all the [[Quelmar ~~Dieties~~]], children seemed to most gravitate towards [[Garl Glittergold]] without any prodding. Something appealed to them about this peculiar little [[~~gnome~~]] with the funny name. [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] was more true to them than any other [[~~deity~~]]. Consequently, Maverick began to accept [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] as his truest ~~deity~~, as well. Perhaps an unconventional god for a [[Tiefling]] to follow, but Maverick would urge other [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] to not be fooled by appearances, as they could stand to learn a thing or two from [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl's]] trickster nature.		Maverick's training as a social worker was incredibly imperfect, but it at least taught him the value of listening. Giving others the space to talk had always been the best tactic for uncovering truth. He found children to be exceptional arbiters of truth, as they have not yet been taught by the world to lie. He observed that, of all the [[Quelmar Deities]], children seemed to most gravitate towards [[Garl Glittergold]] without any prodding. Something appealed to them about this peculiar little [[Gnome]] with the funny name. [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] was more true to them than any other [[Quelmar Deities\|Deity]]. Consequently, Maverick began to accept [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl]] as his truest [[Quelmar Deities\|Deity]], as well. Perhaps an unconventional god for a [[Tiefling]] to follow, but Maverick would urge other [[Tiefling\|Tieflings]] to not be fooled by appearances, as they could stand to learn a thing or two from [[Garl Glittergold\|Garl's]] trickster nature.

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	Maverick's grandparents were members of a nomadic [[Human]] [[cult]] that roamed the rural, arid regions of [[Pteris]]. Members of this cult lived highly regimented and disciplined lives, avoiding interaction with outsiders whenever possible and dealing with all matters of the mind and heart in a democratic manner. One of the young men in the tribe completely swept a girl off her feet, but the cult voted to forbid any relationship between them, judging them to be an unpalatable match.		Maverick's grandparents were members of a nomadic [[Human]] [[cult]] that roamed the rural, arid regions of [[Pteris]]. Members of this cult lived highly regimented and disciplined lives, avoiding interaction with outsiders whenever possible and dealing with all matters of the mind and heart in a democratic manner. One of the young men in the tribe completely swept a girl off her feet, but the cult voted to forbid any relationship between them, judging them to be an unpalatable match.

	The girl was devastated and, during the shade of night and at her lowest point, a [[Devil]] creature appeared to her and offered up a deal that would allow the young lovers to be together "for a price." It felt like any price was worth it, so she accepted the offer and formed a blood pact with the creature.		The girl was devastated and, during the shade of night and at her lowest point, a [[Devil]] creature appeared to her and offered up a deal that would allow the young lovers to be together "for a price." It felt like any price was worth it, so she accepted the offer and formed a blood pact with [[The Creature\|the creature]].

	There was no obvious effect right away, but within the week it became plain to see she was now bearing her lover's child. The [[Devil]] had tricked her. Disgusted by this blatant affront to their democratic values, the cult excommunicated the couple and their families took an oath of silence against them.		There was no obvious effect right away, but within the week it became plain to see she was now bearing her lover's child. The [[Devil]] had tricked her. Disgusted by this blatant affront to their democratic values, the cult excommunicated the couple and their families took an oath of silence against them.

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	He set sail aboard [[The Ellipses]], serving as the crew's onboard medic as he learned more about the group's mission—finding all four [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] and destroying them once and for all. They had already taken possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis]] and were on their way to [[Osugbo]] to steal the [[Staff of the Marsh]] from the temple of [[Grumbar]], hidden within [[The Howling Crag]]. Upon their arrival, Maverick volunteered to help infiltrate the temple using his years of practicing trickery magic—becoming one of the inaugural members of [[Stealth Squad]]. The team snuck inside with Maverick disguised as one of the [[Grumbar]] priests, but their plan was interrupted by the [[Banites]] crashing in with the intention of stealing the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], as well. [[Stealth Squad]] made it out of the skirmish with possession of the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], but at the cost of half their team being captured by the [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] church. The team would be reunited after a [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] [[Cleric]] named [[Coseismus]]—sympathetic to their cause—brokered a deal to have them released.		He set sail aboard [[The Ellipses]], serving as the crew's onboard medic as he learned more about the group's mission—finding all four [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] and destroying them once and for all. They had already taken possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis]] and were on their way to [[Osugbo]] to steal the [[Staff of the Marsh]] from the temple of [[Grumbar]], hidden within [[The Howling Crag]]. Upon their arrival, Maverick volunteered to help infiltrate the temple using his years of practicing trickery magic—becoming one of the inaugural members of [[Stealth Squad]]. The team snuck inside with Maverick disguised as one of the [[Grumbar]] priests, but their plan was interrupted by the [[Banites]] crashing in with the intention of stealing the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], as well. [[Stealth Squad]] made it out of the skirmish with possession of the [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], but at the cost of half their team being captured by the [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] church. The team would be reunited after a [[Grumbar\|Grumbaran]] [[Cleric]] named [[Coseismus]]—sympathetic to their cause—brokered a deal to have them released.

	Now in possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis\|Crown]] and [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], the crew set sail once more—this time all the way out west across the ocean to [[Pteris]], a continent that Maverick had not been to since he was a baby. They docked [[The Ellipses]] in the city of [[Jewelspar]], which was being bombarded with ~~storms~~ emanating from atop the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]]. While in the city, they sought information about the history of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and how to potentially destroy them. They gathered that such [[Prehistory\|Prehistoric]] information could only be gathered from the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], a veterans home for elderly [[Elf\|Elves]] who kept ancient history of the realm alive through oral tradition. This institution was normally only accessible to the city's elite, however, so the team would need to seek a way of sneaking in. Their search brought them to [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]], a safe house comprised entirely of orphaned and abandoned children who looked out for one another on the streets. Being well-practiced in avoiding the eyes of the law, these children knew all the best ways of sneaking around the city. It was in this house where Maverick first met [[Nim]]—a small, winged [[Tiefling]] child who took an immediate interest in Maverick as he had never known an adult [[Tiefling]] to look up to. The de facto leader of the [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]]—herself also merely a child—agreed to have the team escorted through the sewers to the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] in exchange for Maverick agreeing to foster [[Nim]]. Maverick agreed—seeing many of his own struggles growing up as a [[Tiefling]] reflected in this six-year-old boy—so [[Nim]] eagerly joined the team and showed them the way through the maze of sewers beneath the city.		Now in possession of the [[Crown of Empyrosis\|Crown]] and [[Staff of the Marsh\|Staff]], the crew set sail once more—this time all the way out west across the ocean to [[Pteris]], a continent that Maverick had not been to since he was a baby. They docked [[The Ellipses]] in the city of [[Jewelspar]], which was being bombarded with rain emanating from storms atop the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]]. While in the city, they sought information about the history of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and how to potentially destroy them. They gathered that such [[Prehistory\|Prehistoric]] information could only be gathered from the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], a veterans home for elderly [[Elf\|Elves]] who kept ancient history of the realm alive through oral tradition. This institution was normally only accessible to the city's elite, however, so the team would need to seek a way of sneaking in. Their search brought them to [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]], a safe house comprised entirely of orphaned and abandoned children who looked out for one another on the streets. Being well-practiced in avoiding the eyes of the law, these children knew all the best ways of sneaking around the city. It was in this house where Maverick first met [[Nim]]—a small, winged [[Tiefling]] child who took an immediate interest in Maverick as he had never known an adult [[Tiefling]] to look up to. The de facto leader of the [[Jewelspar#House of Eriolhen - Children of the Streets\|House Eiolhoin]]—herself also merely a child—agreed to have the team escorted through the sewers to the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] in exchange for Maverick agreeing to foster [[Nim]]. Maverick agreed—seeing many of his own struggles growing up as a [[Tiefling]] reflected in this six-year-old boy—so [[Nim]] eagerly joined the team and showed them the way through the maze of sewers beneath the city.

	After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had ~~a brief~~ first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]~~—who~~ ~~mentioned~~ ~~something~~ ~~about the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] being in the possession of a celebrity adventurer named [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]]~~ just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.		After cleaning themselves off and entering the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]], the team had their first run-in with who was soon to be their sworn enemy—[[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]—briefly bumping into him just as he was walking out. The team had a long talk with an elderly [[Eladrin]], who regaled them with vital information about the [[War of Essence]] as well as the circumstances which brought about the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]]. Having learned everything they could for now, the team departed the [[Jewelspar#Institutions\|Living Library]] and made their way back into the city. They decided that their next course of action should be to seek out the source of the storms, suspecting that they could be related to the [[Orb of Gales]]. As they prepared a cart for their journey up the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]], Maverick struggled with the choice of whether to bring [[Nim]] with them or leave him in [[Jewelspar]] for his safety—but Maverick couldn't bring himself to leave behind his new ward so soon after having agreed to care for him. This would later prove to have been a mistake when their cart was crushed by a pack of [[Lycanthropy#Wererats\|Wererats]] on their way up the mountain, nearly killing [[Nim]]. Fortunately, Maverick was able to use his healing magic to revive the child—but he swore to himself that he would never allow [[Nim]] to be harmed by such reckless decision-making ever again.

	Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] ~~in an effort~~ to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] ~~via~~ a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.		Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, the team discovered the source of the storm—a tribe of [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] casting a powerful tempest. They battled with the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] until the [[Bugbear]] named [[Grindseed]] successfully deescalated and brought the [[Giant#Storm Giants\|Storm Giants]] to peace talks, who revealed that they had made a deal with celebrity adventurer [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] to summon the [[Orb of Gales]] with a raging windstorm—and in return, they would learn the whereabouts of a live [[Dragon]] in the realm.

	Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to ~~swipe~~ the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]] ~~from~~ the [[~~Golkont~~ the ~~Hawk Mage~~\|~~Hawk Mage~~]]~~—sailing~~ [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having ~~tricked~~ both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the lair of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].		Despite failing to obtain the [[Orb of Gales\|Orb]] like they had hoped, the team returned to [[Jewelspar]] with a new plan in mind to intercept the [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Hawk Mage]], who—if rumors around the city were to be believed—was also trying to collect all of the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients\|Artifacts]] and had already beat them to obtaining the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand of the Sprout]]. They would attempt to swipe the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] by sailing [[The Ellipses]] to [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont's]] next port in [[Dardin]] and ambushing him with a fake welcome party. However, their plan would go haywire when [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] and his majordomo [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Kugutsi\|Kugutsi]] attacked [[The Ellipses]] while it sat in dock, sinking the ship while Maverick and [[Nim]] narrowly escaped drowning. Amongst the chaos, [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]] appeared and revealed himself to be in possession of the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] all along—having been behind the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]] rumors and tricking both sides into believing that the other side possessed the [[Wand of the Spout\|Wand]]. Revolting against this deception, [[Golkont the Hawk Mage\|Golkont]] gave the team his [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport them to safety and threw himself at [[X (The Paladin)\|The Paladin]]. As Maverick and [[Nim]] were stabbed with the magic [[The Sorcyst Blade\|Blade]], they found themselves teleported to a place entirely unexpected—the lair of [[Tenorixion]] the [[Bronze Dragon]].

	== Powers and Abilities ==		== Powers and Abilities ==