Merrix de Bombardier

image = name = Merrix de Bombardier

class = Artificier (LE male Humain artiﬁcer 9/Marque Du Dragon heir 3)

Baron Merrix de Bombardier is the current head of Maison Bombardier in Brelande. He is one of the most renowned Artificiers in Khorvaire today.

Merrix is the grandson of the first Merrix, Son of Arren de Bombardier. He is also the former patriarch's grandnephew. He was an infant when the first Guerrier de Fer were made and is the youngest of the three leaders trying to become the “Great Gorgon.” Being the youngest of the three he also has the weakest claim, but his skill makes the other two leaders wary of him. Merrix does not want to be the leader for the sake of personal power; he simply feels that the other two are not strong enough to do a good job of it. He's willing to lead for now, but he'd prefer to be left to his experiments. If he could find someone whom he thought was forceful enough to be taken seriously by the other houses and also willing to give Merrix a voice in house decisions, he'd be happy to hand over the routine politics of leadership.

Merrix is rumored to have a secret laboratory somewhere underneath Sharn, which supposedly holds one of the last working Forges Créatrices.

He has also been creating the psionically enchanced psiforged.

Maison Bombardier

With the destruction of Cyre, the leadership of House Bombardier and many of its most skilled artisans disappeared in the wink of an eye. Just as with the Cyrans, though, not all of Bombardier was conﬁ ned to the destroyed nation. Today, three distinct factions have arisen within the Maison Marquée du Dragon: Bombardier Est, Bombardier Ouest, and Bombardier Sud. The split has not yet reached the level of disagreement that broke apart Maison Phiarlan, and the factions do work together for the greater good of the house, but they also work against each other in subtle and often incomprehensible ways. Baron Merrix d’Bombardier (LE male Humain artiﬁcer 9/Marque Du Dragon heir 3) commands the vast resources of Bombardier Sud. His inﬂuence touches all the enclaves and workshops operating throughout Breland and Zilargo, and he has recently opened the ﬁ rst Bombardier facilities in Darguun. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day efforts of the house and debating protocol and objectives with the leaders of the other two parts of the family, Merrix engages in a number of questionable to outright illegal hobbies. The Baron of Bombardier Sud funds numerous expeditions into the Les Terres des Lamentations and Xen’drik, and he continues to experiment with Guerrier de Fer creation processes despite the orders to cease such activities that were part of the Treaty of Fort-du-trône.

His interest in Xen’drik is driven purely by a need for knowledge, for Merrix fundamentally understands that the continent of secrets is the source of both his family’s original fortunes and the Élémentaire-binding magic of the gnomes of Zilargo. From ancient creation patterns to the secrets of the magic of the Géant civilization, Merrix has a hunger for arcane knowledge from Xen’drik. This interest is not illegal, but there are many—including La Tutelle of Zilargo—who have no desire to see Merrix uncover some of these secrets.

Merrix sends adventurers into the Les Terres des Lamentations purely to study the effects of whatever power magic was released on the Jour du Deuil. Merrix wants to understand what happened, then improve upon the process and make it available for use sometime in the future—for the right price, of course. At the same time, many Maison Bombardier secrets remain in the ruins of enclaves and workshops throughout what was once Cyre, and Merrix is determined that his portion of the house lay claim to these treasures.

Baron Merrix has no desire to divide House Bombardier, nor does he want to lead the house. He just doesn’t want anyone interfering in his own plans and experiments. These experiments include continuing his work to improve the Guerrier de Fer, which he carries on in secret in his hidden labs deep beneath the towers of Sharn.

Getting PCs Involved: Adventurers are in high demand for jobs related to Baron Merrix and Bombardier Sud. Indeed, adventurers could do worse than having Bombardier Sud as a patron. In addition to partaking in expeditions to Xen’drik or the Les Terres des Lamentations, Baron Merrix has a number of ongoing jobs related to keeping Bombardier Sud running smoothly. Deliveries must be made, resources must be secured, and contracts must be negotiated throughout Breland, Zilargo, and Darguun. The Gobelin nation in particular provides numerous opportunities for adventurers tied to Bombardier South. To keep on the good side of the gnomes and to make sure that the agreements that are currently in place hold, Merrix has agreed to build a lightning rail connection between Sharn and Port-de-Trolan, a line of conductor stones that would follow the trade road along the southern coast. Work has begun, but adventurers are needed to keep the workers safe and to secure the construction zones until after the arcane matrix is put in place.

[NPC]

[Humains]

[Commandants]

[Marqué du dragon]

[maison bombardier]

[Sharn]

Baron Merrix de Bombardier