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===The Old Crews Return=== | ===The Old Crews Return=== | ||
Following the Endless Night, rebuilding the damage done and the Guardians challenging the rise of new and disturbing new foes, such as the Lightbearing Hive of the [[Lucent Brood]] and a resurgence of the Nightmare Phantoms along with [[Calus]], Mithrax continued to lead his House within the Last City, attempting to cement peaceful relations between the Eliskni and the Last City. However, sometime before the Guardians succeeded in pushing back Calus from claiming the power of the [[Lunar Pyramid]], the Light Kell would receive a request from his former acquaintance and crew member, the Spider, who was looking to smuggle himself out of the Reef after Mara Sov reappeared and was aware of his poor treatment of Crow. Reluctantly, Mithrax agreed to give Spider safe haven within the Eliksni Quarter, with the [[Drifter]] being hired to carry out the task of secretly and safely transporting the Spider to the Last City. | |||
Unfortunately, the Spider's stasis pod was stolen by Salvation Fallen on Europa as it was in transit to Earth, forcing the Drifter to call in a favor to the Guardian to recover the Spider. The Guardian arrived on the frozen moon and reacquired the Spider's pod and learned from the Baron that despite being crippled, the Salvation Fallen was beginning to rally and heard from some dregs that they looking for relics from the Dark Ages. Nonetheless, the Guardian succeeded in rescuing the Spider, what remained of his crew and reacquired his ketch, transporting them all to the Last City. However, before they left, the Guardians discovered the stasis shell that encased [[Eramis]] was shattered, leading them to believe that the Salvation Fallen's Kell has returned. | |||
Within the Eliskni Quarter, Mithrax met with the Guardian, his daughter Eido and Drifter as the Spider sets up shop within a makeshift bar called [[The Ether Tank]]. Mithrax voices his concern on Eramis's return as her name still carries great weight as the Shipstealer and is disturbed that she is attempting to rally the Old Crews, infamous pirates of Fallen legend, as she searches for these relics. Though Eido believes the Old Crews may possess knowledge regarding the Eliskni's past before the Whirlwind, Mithrax is more concerned at the threat that Eramis presents and of the relics she is looking for, believing that the Vanguard must be mobilized to deal with the Shipstealer. Drifter, however, states that the Vanguard won't be able to aid them as Zavala is preoccupied in preparing for when Calus will make his next move while Ikora and her Hidden search for Eramis herself from the shadows. That leaves just them to handle Eramis and the Old Crews, preposing that they handle as pirates. Despite his wishes to move past the old violent ways of piracy, Mithrax reluctantly agrees to the plan, lending the Guardian a Captain's Atlas to log their routes and any riches they gain along the way. | |||
Though Mithrax aides the Guardians in combating the Old Crews of the [[Themis Cluster]], acquire the relics, even attempting to appeal towards Eramis to stand down, and collecting the pirates' treasure to improve conditions within the Eliksni Quarter, it becomes clear that Mithrax knows more about the relics Eramis is after than he is unwilling to admit it, even to the Guardians, as they a part of his violent past. A past he wishes to leave behind and withhold from his daughter. Eido, however, becomes aware of her father's evasiveness, quickly wanting to know more about her father's past, even if it meant going behind his back, aid the Guardians directly in procuring the relics and even discuss the topic with the Spider. This both worries and angers Mithrax, leading him to argue with his daughter that ultimately pushes her away. In addition, he would also try to curb the Spider's constant attempts to gain a greater "share" of the treasure the Guardians acquire and even partially ban the practice of docking. Not allowing it to be done within the Last City's walls, to which the entrepreneurial baron reluctantly agreed with. | |||
Eido's search for the truth would lead her to make a request a parlay with Eramis, something Mithrax believes is naïve and foolish, believing the Shipstealer wouldn't indulge his daughter's call for peace unless it benefitted her, even as it becomes apparent that a third party also begins searching for the same relics. Though Eramis agreed to a meeting, Mithrax came along with Eido for her safety but personally asked the Guardian to join the meeting as well, for further protection. At the meeting, Eido pleaded with Eramis to abandon her violent crusade serving the Witness, the true leader of the Black Fleet, and join forces against the mysterious third party but the Shipstealer was not receptive, claiming the relics she is seeking will aid the Fallen as they hold great power, a power that Mithrax is all to familiar with. Hearing this, Eido demands the truth from Mithrax but her father remains silent, unable to bring himself to tell the story, leading Eramis to tell the story of Mithrax's past herself. The Shipstealer spoke that when the Fallen first came to the Sol System, they had nothing and desperate to gain power to survive, Mithrax, as a hatchling witnessed his mother enter the Lunar Pyramid and found the mummified remains of the Disciple, [[Nezarec]], cutting his body into pieces that granted their bearers strength and power. Theses pieces of Nezerac would be the relics that are being collected. Mithrax inherited one such piece after becoming a captain of his own crew, he became more brutal and greedy, even marooning Spider and Siviks within the Reef one time. However, Mithrax would abandon the piece but she believes that despite his efforts to be better, "selfish displays of generosity" and endeavoring to make peace with the Last City and raise Eido without the brutality he was raised in, Mithrax will always be a killer. The story leaves Eido speechless, causing Eramis to leave the meeting satisfied that she had caused a rift between Mithrax and his daughter. The Light Kell desperately tried to explain himself but the Light Scribe refuses to hear it, taking her leave as well. | |||
Ashamed that his actions have pushed Eido further away, Mithrax continued to aid the Guardians in finding the Last of the relics, even as his daughter continued to make brief correspondence with Eramis. They would also discover that the third party searching for the relics are actually the Hive of the Lucent Brood, though for what purpose, none knew. Ultimately, with only one relics left, Mithrax directly aids the Guardian in retrieving it before the Lucent Hive claim it. However, to his shock, Eido had gone on ahead to claim the last relic non-violently. However, though Eido managed to collect the relic, she was spotted by the Hive, cornering the Light Scribe. On the verge of losing his daughter, Mithrax panics and begs the Guardian to reach Eido and save her. The Guardian reaches Eido's position but finds to their surprise, Eramis herself protecting Eido and slaying the last of the Lucent Hive. Mithrax himself enters and engages in a fierce sword duel with the Shipstealer, using his Splicer gauntlet to give himself the upper hand and disarm Eramis. With the Salvation Kell at his mercy, Mithrax was prepared to kill her but Eido pleaded for them both to stop. Mithrax ultimately complied with his daughter's wish to spare Eramis. The Shipstealer then made her escape aboard her ketch but the Guardians nonetheless succeeded in gathering the relics before Eramis and took out the majority of the Old Crews. Mithrax then took custody of the relics as he was the only one who had any knowledge on what they could do with it. | |||
Though Mithrax and Eido remained distant, with him still reluctant to share the more violent aspects of the Eliksni history, he nonetheless agreed to tell his daughter some of the Fallen's history. During that time, Mithrax humbly asked the Guardian to donate their acquired riches to the Eliksni Quarters, to improve it's conditions and make it a true home for the eliksni and a place where both eliksni and human can dwell together. To help allocate these funds appropriately, Mithrax reluctantly has the Spider aid in this endeavor. The riches allow a number of improvements to be made real, from updating the Ether Tank bar, adding a community garden and even create a makeshift community gathering place to discuss and debate, bringing a sense of relief and happiness within the Light Kell. | |||
After a time, Mithrax's research in the Relics of Nezerac allowed him to distill the pieces into a brew of pure darkness, which he would give to Saint-14 who would administer it to Osiris, as he remained comatose since the Witch Queen used his form to infiltrate the Last City. The brew succeeded in finally waking Osiris, allowing him to finally reunite with Saint. | |||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||