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Real Name: Merlin
Occupation: Court Wizard, Prophet, King’s Advisor and Tutor
Identity: Believed to be a fictional character by the general public.
Legal Status: Citizen of Britain
Place of Birth: Carmarthen, Wales
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Conaan (grandfather)
Base of Operations: Camelot, Britain
Past Group Affiliations: Court of King Arthur Pendragon of Britain
Known Powers:
Precognition: This Unearthly power requires a successful red Psyche FEAT roll to work.
Imprisonment: This spell of Unearthly rank binds a person’s body to a specific area, usually a building. If the person ever physically leaves the building, his body will completely disintegrate. At the same time, as long as the victim does not leave the building, his body will not age.
Magic: Merlin was a Master Level Sorcerer of the Order and Nature Schools of Magic. Merlin knew most of the spells and magical powers listed in MHAC 9. The following spells and powers are always available to him:
Personal Spells:
Astral Projection: Unearthly Rank
Foretelling: Unearthly Rank
Healing: Monstrous Rank
Shape-Shifting, Unlimited: Himself and any willing person, Unearthly Rank
Telekinesis: Unearthly Rank
Trance: Unearthly Rank
He casts all other Personal Spells at Amazing Rank.
Universal Spells:
Eldritch Beam/Bolt: Amazing Rank
Mesmerism: Amazing Rank
Nature Control: Amazing Rank
Plant Control: Amazing Rank
Merlin can cast the other Universal spells at Incredible rank.
Dimensional Spells
Merlin is not known to have used any Dimensional spells, nor was it ever recorded that he asked for aid from magical entities. He might have occasionally entreated the Lady of the Lake (Roma) for aid.
Talents:
Merlin was an expert in Engineering, Hypnosis and Occult Lore. He also had the Mystic Background and the Resist Domination talent.
Contacts:
Merlin had connections with King Arthur and all the Knights of the Round Table loyal to Arthur.
Role-Playing Notes:
Merlin liked to always maintain an air of mystery to confuse his enemies. He was also known for his sharp tongue and sarcastic manner. He is sometimes plagued with bouts of depression, since he knows the future and how the glory of Camelot will end. Merlin even knows that he will be imprisoned by Nimue, but he doesn’t try to avoid it. He knows the futility of fighting destiny.
History:
Merlin was born in the Sixth Century A.D., to the unwed daughter of King Conaan, who was the king of an area of Wales known as Dyfed. Rumors exist that say Merlin’s father was a demon who took the form of handsome knight to seduce Merlin’s mother. When she became pregnant with Merlin, his mother began to fear that her lover had been a demon. She went to a priest who blessed her and had her drink holy water. She took a vow of chastity and joined a nunnery after Merlin was born. These actions supposedly stopped Merlin from being born with an evil nature.
While Merlin was still a boy, a King Vortigern of Britain wished to sacrifice him. The King was trying to build a castle in the mountains, but the foundations kept sinking. The King had been told that the sacrifice of a boy with no human father would allow the building of the castle. Merlin used his powers to reveal that the foundations sank because a pool containing two dragons was directly beneath the foundation. When the pool was found by Vortigern’s men, one of the dragons killed the other one. Merlin saw this as an omen to the coming of Arthur.
Merlin served Vortigern and the next two kings of Britain faithfully. During that time, Merlin was said to have helped raise the stones at Stonehenge, using his magic. The third King of Britain, Uther Pendragon, was at war with Duke Gorlois of Tintagel, an area of Cornwall. Uther was greatly attracted to Gorlois’ wife, Ingraine. Uther asked Merlin to help him take Ingraine with his magic.
Merlin agreed, knowing that the son of Uther and Ingraine would be come a great ruler of Britain. While Gorlois was fighting Uther’s armies, Merlin made Uther look like Gorlois. Uther then entered Gorlois’ castle and seduced Ingraine. Earlier that night, the real Gorlois was killed in battle. Ingraine had a son, but the baby was given to Merlin to raise. This deal had been made with Uther in return for Merlin’s help that night.
Merlin gave the baby, Arthur, to a knight, named Sir Ector. Meanwhile, Merlin got Uther to build the famous Round Table that Arthur would later use. War broke out when Uther died, because he had died without any known heirs. Merlin told all the worthy knights to meet him in London on Christmas, to decide who would be king. There, the knights found a sword driven through a steel anvil and a block of marble. The anvil was inscribed with the following words :“Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise King born of England.” Arthur, unaware of the inscription, was the only one able to pull out the sword, making him King of England.
Over the years, Merlin served as Arthur’s advisor and court wizard. Merlin was the one who took Arthur to the lake where the Lady of the Lake dwelt. The Lady in the Lake gave Arthur the sword Excalibur. Merlin also arranged for the marriage between Arthur and Guenevere, but he did warn Arthur that the marriage would someday cause disaster for Camelot.
Knowing that Mordred would secretly try to cause as much trouble as possible, Merlin had come up with a plan years before Mordred reached Camelot. He arranged for a young knight, Percy of Scandia, to be vigorously drilled in the arts of war. When Mordred reached Camelot, Merlin summoned Sir Percy to Camelot. Sir Percy joined the court at Camelot, pretending to be a hesitant fop. Sir Percy secretly became the Black Knight, champion of Camelot. To help him, Merlin gave him a magical sword, the Ebony Blade, made with ore from a meteorite. Over the years, the Black Knight foiled many of Mordred and Morgan’s plans.
Finally, a great battle erupted between the forces of Camelot and the forces of Modred and Morgan. Mordred and Morgan were defeated, and Merlin used his imprisonment spell on Morgan. The spell prevented Morgan from physically existing outside of her castle. A little later, the war over Guenevere between Lancelot and Arthur erupted. During the chaos, Mordred gathered a new army to attack Camelot.
Merlin told the Black Knight to ride to Garrett Castle, and meet Arthur there. The Black Knight was attacked by foul magicks along the way, causing him to be late to the meeting and the battle that took place near the castle. Mordred and his army were aided by the cosmic being known as the Dragon of the Moon. With the help of an Eternal, known as the Interloper, Merlin was able to drive the Dragon back.
During the battle, Arthur and Mordred dealt each other mortal wounds. Mordred got back to Garrett Castle before dying, and killed the Black Knight from behind. Merlin appeared and placed a spell on Sir Percy, so that his soul would return to Earth whenever Mordred’s soul was resurrected on Earth.
Another person calling himself Merlin was an alien humanoid based in the dimension known as Otherworld. This Merlin had become a protector for a number of different dimensions. It is not known if he is the same Merlin that lived in Camelot. This Merlin was accidentally killed while viewing a battle between Captain Britain and the being known as the Jasperswarp.