imprisoned being

Papa Marmaru

Summary

Papa Marmaru is one of the eight beings imprisoned to power the Barrier, connected to Papa Illmarne’s dome near Magstein and to the black orb fragment from Invar’s box.

Known Details

  • The eight Barrier prisoners were Valentinhide, Anorazorak, Garadul, Limusvita, Salinus, Leedus, Mericok, and Papa Marmaru.
  • Earlier notes refer to Papa Illmarne’s dome, Papa’s Dome, Papa I Meurina, and Papa Marmaru in related prison lore.
  • Earlier prison lore described Papa I Meurina as a crab with three snake heads and magma.
  • On day-43, a dwarf blacksmith gave Invar a glowing warm box containing a small black orb with lava-stone racks and snake-head eyes.
  • The orb spoke many languages, said it had been boxed for one min moon / 300 days, and identified itself as only part of Papa Marmaru.
  • The orb knew where the rest of itself was and wanted the party to free him and [uncertain: unrasorak].
  • The orb was blessed by Anadreste and had been extracted from a lake by friends; dwarves had seen the errors of their ways and now wanted to release him.
  • The Benu book’s page was blank when asked for the location of Papa Marmaru.
  • Papa Marmaru had chosen to be there, looked after the dwarves, and warned Invar not to trust Mericok.

Open Questions

  • Where is the rest of Papa Marmaru, and who or what is [uncertain: unrasorak]?