# [[Malleus]]
A catfolk with a mysterious catfolk skull he carries with him. He doesn't remember how he came by it — he just *"woke up like this"*. There are flowers growing through the skeleton inside his armor, and a small swamp bird now lives among them.
## Identity & The Skull
- **Race**: Catfolk
- **Class / role**: Knight
- **The skull**: A catfolk skull he possesses with no memory of acquiring; it terrifies [[Varlon]], who cried and ran away when first shown
- **Living armor**: Flowers grow through his skeleton inside his armor; a swamp bird he befriended (Session 060) goes in and out of those flowers
- **Cautious about gifts**: Was offered [[The Apometi]]'s blessing alongside Varlon (Session 071) and *declined*, while Varlon accepted
## Relationships
- **[[Varlon]]**: Initially terrified of Malleus and his skull; later becomes Malleus's bridge to the rest of [[Arbor Felix]] by introducing him to the village kids
- **[[Vayle]]**: Mutually hostile. Pressed Vayle with personal questions about sleeping habits in Session 060; Vayle threatened him with magic to protect his secrets, and Malleus retreated. They do *not* get along
- **[[Hunter Elise]]**: Targeted Malleus on the party's arrival at Arbor Felix (along with Vayle, Zuhri, and Varlon)
- **The kids of Arbor Felix**: Like to play with his skull (Session 077)
## Notable Events
- **Session 060** — *Bulette Rodeo*: Befriends a swamp bird that nests in the flowers in his armor; tense confrontation with Vayle over sleeping habits
- **Session 065** — *Coalition*: Was inspected by one of three humans who had captured Varlon (knife to Varlon's throat); rescued when [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] intervened
- **Session 066** — *Equipment Upgrades*: Shows the catfolk skull to the party; Varlon runs away terrified; Malleus claims no memory of how he got it
- **Session 067** — *Arbor Felix*: Targeted by Hunter Elise on arrival
- **Session 071** — *Apometi's Gift*: Declines The Apometi's blessing; Varlon accepts
- **Session 077** — *Village Life*: Having fun at Arbor Felix because Varlon has introduced him to the kids; the kids play with his skull
## Open Threads
- How did Malleus come to possess a catfolk skull, and what does it mean that he can't remember?
- Why is Varlon so specifically frightened of the skull?
- Is the flower-and-skeleton-in-the-armor presentation related to the Apometi-style fungal blessings of Arbor Felix, or to something else entirely?
- Why did Malleus decline the Apometi blessing where Varlon accepted?
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