Burke
| Burke | |
|---|---|
| Laquatus's Champion | |
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| Details | |
| Race | Nightmare horror |
| Birthplace | Cabal City, Otaria, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Rift Era |
| Born | 4305 AR (created) |
| Died | 4305 AR |
| Colors | |
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| Sources | |
| Chainer's Torment, Judgment | |
Burke, Laquatus's Champion, was a nightmare-horror created by Chainer with the Mirari for Ambassador Laquatus to serve as a replacement servant for the merman following Turg's death.
Description
Burke was a medium-tall humanoid male with five fingers, no toes, and the well-defined musculature of a competitive swimmer. His body was hairless and featureless, an unbroken surface with no openings for eyes, a nose, ears, or a mouth. He was bruise-black in color, a dark and murky purple that was effective camouflage both in the shadows of the city and the sunless depths of the ocean. With an extremely bright light directly behind him, however, one could see that he was partially translucent with no recognizable bones or internal organs of any kind.[1]
Burke possessed enormous strength, no need for sleep, food, or water, and was made of a substance that enabled him to change his shape (but not his mass). He was also virtually impervious to damage as his gel-like body would change shape to accommodate any injury, and he had no organs to injure.
History
Burke obeyed Laquatus's every command following his creation, in time growing to respond to the ambassador's mental commands, rather than needing verbal commands. Laquatus was also able to psychically dominate Burke to take direct control over his actions in a similar way to how he had controlled Turg. As far as is known, Burke had no independent thought processes beyond his instincts and was utterly subservient to his master. During Laquatus's war with Empress Llawan, Burke always served as the ambassador's bodyguard, protecting him from any assassins that might try to teleport in. Burke's only notable task during this period was to retrieve Veza, who had escaped from Laquatus's vessel. Burke relentlessly pursued her, but only succeeded in breaking her ankle before the Otaria Trench was sealed off, trapping Burke along with the rest of Laquatus's army while Veza was safely on the other side.
Afterward, Burke returned to his silent guard duty. When Laquatus worked out how to escape his prison, Burke accompanied him to the surface to protect him from any potential assailants while killing anyone the ambassador told him to. He faithfully followed Laquatus across Otaria in pursuit of the Mirari, aiding the Order in their battle with the Cabal before chasing down Kamahl and Balthor as they fled to Krosa. However, he was destroyed by Balthor when Laquatus tried to seize the Mirari. Burke tried to suffocate Balthor, but the dwarf was able to eliminate all of Burke's body at once by performing a suicide fire spell.
When Balthor was turned into a zombie by Braids, a small part of Burke remaining in his throat enabled Laquatus to take control of Balthor.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chainer's Torment | Scott McGough | January 2002 | Torment | Dominaria | Chainer, Teroh, Baankis, Callda, Reseda, Roup, Skellum, Azza, Deidre, Virot Maglan, Llawan, Aboshan (mentioned) Rillu Veza, Pianna (mentioned), Cateran, Laquatus, Turg, Kamahl, Kirtar, Sengir (mentioned), Seton, Minat, Jeska, Balthor Rockfist, Louche, Olsham, Fulla, Bretath (mentioned), Devon, Burke, Gobal, Yewma, Kuberr, Nibahn, Fleer, Capau |
| Judgment | Will McDermott | May 2002 | Judgment | Dominaria | Kamahl, Bullock, Laquatus, Burke, Simone, Talbot, Norda, Llawan, Rillu Veza, Treal, Virot Maglan, Balthor Rockfist, Jeska, Braids, Joha, Thurmon, Brue, Tybiel, Talon, Eesha, Dinell, Themis, Leer, Murk, Barrel, Nod, Soot, Grim, Havelock, Lamar, Janvel, Pyke, Griggs, Traybor, Root, Trost, Isolde, Livia, Dar, Olsham, Fiers, Seton, Emerald, Thriss |
In-game references
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References
- ↑ Scott McGough (2002) - Chainer's Torment, Wizards of the Coast.