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| {{Quote|I cast... Zone of Truth!|Merle casting his favorite spell}}
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| | {{Quote|...Take one look at him and I think any questions of his parentage are soon resolved. He never seemed to like it much, there, growing up within Lord Hades' well-appointed house. One day I took him on as a disciple, under orders from Lord Hades; the Master worried that his heir lacked any firm direction in his life. And, indeed, Zagreus took well to the martial ways, and I am proud to say now that he was my student.|Zagreus' codex entry}} |
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| | {{Quote|He was never insubordinate with me, despite his reputation. Perhaps my own lack of decorum in my youth made it easier for us to get along. He learned quickly, exhibiting his father's might, and even greater swiftness. Yet, he soon showed a quality that startled me much more. Forgive me, O gods! You are not known for your kindness. But this son of Lord Hades always regarded me, a mere shade, with respect; and the congenial manner of an old friend. Rumors swirl about the lad; about how he bleeds red like a mortal does. Well, if there's a trace of mortality in him, I am certain he is better for it. I should know.|Zagreus' codex entry after the Epilogue}} |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| '''Merle Hitower Highchurch''' is a player character in ''The Adventure Zone: Balance'' campaign controlled by Clint McElroy. He is a beach dwarf cleric and former mercenary soldier with a neutral good alignment who enjoys long walks on the beach. He was formerly associated with Marthammor Duin, the dwarf god of wanderers, travelers, and outcasts; and a Disciple of Life, but it was retconned so that his allegiance is to the nature god Pan at the conclusion of the Moonlighting mini-arc. He is from a big family of the Rockseeker clan with many cousins. | | '''Zagreus''', Prince of the Underworld, is the son of Hades and is the protagonist of the game Hades. |
| ==Powers and Stats== | | ==Statistics== |
| '''[[DebatesJungle Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''9-B''' physically, up to at least '''9-A''' with magic
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| '''Name:''' Merle Highchurch | | '''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' |
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| '''Origin:''' The Adventure Zone: Balance | | '''Name:''' Zagreus |
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| '''Gender:''' Male | | '''Origin:''' [[Hades]] |
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| | '''Sex:''' Male |
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| '''Age:''' Unknown | | '''Age:''' Unknown |
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| '''Classification:''' Dwarf, Cleric | | '''Classification:''' God of Blood and Life, Prince of the Underworld |
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| '''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Wall level''' physically ([https://pastebin.com/mVHtpYwB Could throw a wolf off of him with just his neck muscles]. Comparable to durability), up to at least '''Small Building level''' with magic ([https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:WeeklyBattles/Some_D%26D_Calcs Can cast spells such as Flame Strike]); some of his spells [[Durability Negation|ignore conventional durability]] | | '''[[Status]]:''' '''Alive''' |
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| | '''[[Alignment]]:''' '''Chaotic Good''' (While rebellious towards his father due to his goal of wanting to see the surface world and finding his mother, Zagreus is a kind hearted man who's fiercely protective of his friends and loved ones and goes out of his way to defend them with little regard toward status or societal expectations) |
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| '''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D''' | | '''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D''' |
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| '''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Athletic Human''' | | '''[[Attack Potency]]:''' |
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| '''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Massively Hypersonic''' (Comparable to reaction speed) | | '''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' |
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| '''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Massively Hypersonic''' ([https://pastebin.com/q49iQqR8 Can dodge lightning]) | | '''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Extra-Temporal''' ([https://hades.fandom.com/wiki/Chaos_Gate Can enter Chaos' Gates, which predated everything, including time]) |
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| '''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Average Human''' (Has a strength score of 14, meaning he can carry [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/carryingCapacity.htm this much]) | | '''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Extra-Temporal''' |
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| '''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Wall Class''' | | '''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Extra-Temporal''' |
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| '''[[Durability]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://pastebin.com/utaLuHPi Can tank hits from himself]. [https://pastebin.com/80k0r2vn Could tank a blast of fire]) | | '''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Superhuman''' |
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| '''[[Stamina]]:''' High (Dwarves have high and relentless endurance) | | '''[[Range]]:''' |
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| '''[[Range]]:''' Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with melee weapons, Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with most spells, Low Multiversal with Banishment ([https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Banishment Can send someone into a different plane of existence]) and Planar Ally ([https://pastebin.com/8NvGfBH1 Can summon entities from different planes]) | | '''[[Intelligence]]:''' |
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| | ===[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]=== |
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| '''[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]:''' [[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]], [[Human Achievements]] (Was a mercenary seargent and became the doc reclaimer of the Bureau of Balance and the resident medic and biologist of the Red Robes), [[Enhanced Senses]] ([https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Darkvision Darkvision allows Merle to see with no light source at all], though he later loses this ability), [[Weapon Usage]] (Wields a warhammer and handaxe as his weapons of choice), [[Divine Protection]] ([https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Cleric#toc_10 Merle can call upon his deity, Pan, to intervene on his behalf when the need is great]), [[Magic]], [[Healing]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Healing_Word Healing Word], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Prayer_of_Healing Prayer of Healing], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Mass_Healing_Word Mass Healing Word], and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Mass_Cure_Wounds Mass Cure Wounds]), [[Necromancy]] (Via [https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Merle_Highchurch#:~:text=Transmutation-,Spare%20the%20Dying,-You%20touch%20a Spare the Dying]), [[Transmutation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Meld_into_Stone Meld into Stone] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Stone_Shape Stone Shape]), [[Clairvoyance]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Clairvoyance Clairvoyance]), [[Extrasensory Perception]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Locate_Object Locate Object] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Find_Traps Find Traps]), [[Information Analysis]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Legend_Lore Legend Lore]), [[Earth Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Thorn_Whip Thorn Whip]), [[Light Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Light Light] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Guiding_Bolt Guiding Bolt]), [[Fire Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Sacred_Flame Sacred Flame] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Flame_Strike Flame Strike]), [[Air Manipulation]] (Via [https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Merle_Highchurch#:~:text=Ep.%2049-,Wind%20Wall,-A%20wall%20of Wind Wall]), [[Ice Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Ice_Storm Ice Storm]), [[Empathic Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Calm_Emotions Calm Emotions] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Zone_of_Truth Zone of Truth]), [[Mind Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Geas Geas]), [[Sound Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Silence Silence]), [[Animal Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Insect_Plague Insect Plague]), [[Precognition]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Augury Augury]), [[Forcefield Creation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_of_Faith Shield of Faith] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Sanctuary Sanctuary]), [[Summoning]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Guardian_of_Faith Guardian of Faith], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Guardians Spirit Guardians], [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/c:engl1393-dnd5th:Planar_Ally Planar Ally], and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Heroes%27_Feast Heroes' Feast]), [[BFR]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Banishment Banishment]), [[Weapon Creation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Spiritual_Weapon Spiritual Weapon] and [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/c:engl1393-dnd5th:Blade_Barrier Blade Barrier]), [[Power Bestowal]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Enhance_Ability Enhance Ability], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Aid Aid], and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Protection_from_Poison Protection from Poison]), [[Power Nullification]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Dispel_Magic Dispel Magic]), [[Resistance]] to [[Poison Manipulation]] ([https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Dwarf#content Dwarves are resistant to poison])
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| '''[[Standard Equipment]]:''' Warhammer, Hand Axe, Extreme Teen Bible, Nitpicker, Scrying Bones, Ring of the Grammarian
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| '''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Average''' academic intelligence (Has an intelligence score of 10, [https://imgur.com/XvXt9cK granting him this level of intelligence]), '''Gifted''' streets smarts and combat intelligence (Has a wisdom score of 17 and is shown to be the most wordly of the trio, even being labeled as the smartest of the three, though he's more so wise than clever. Is skilled in many different schools of magic and while he can be forgetful of his spells and items, he eventually learns how to use each effectively in and out of combat)
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| '''Standard Tactics:''' Merle will initially lead with his more offensive spells and summoning.
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| '''Weaknesses:''' Is forgetful of his magic and items, though he grows out of this.
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| | ===[[Standard Equipment]]=== |
| | Stygian Blade, Eternal Spear, Shield of Chaos, Heart-Seeking Bow, Twin Fists of Malphon, Adamant Rail, Codex of the Underworld |
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| ==== Cleric ====
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| * '''Channel Divinity'''
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| ** '''Nature''' - Used mostly to hit on plants.
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| ** '''Turn Undead''' - Merle can present his holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring the undead. Each undead that can see or hear him within 30 feet of him must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.
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| * '''Destroy Undead''': When an undead fails its saving throw against Merle's Turn Undead feature, the creature has the possibility of being instantly destroyed.
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| * '''Divine Intervention''': Merle can call on Pan to intervene on his behalf when the need is great. If Merle rolls a number equal to or lower than his cleric level, Pan intervenes. Griffin chooses the nature of the intervention, and the effect of any cleric spell or cleric domain spell that would be appropriate.
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| === Spells === | | ==References== |
| *[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Merle_Highchurch#Spells List of Merle's spells]
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| ==Battle Records== | | ==Battle Records== |
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| {{Discussions}} | | <nowiki>{{Discussions}}</nowiki> |
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