Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Mollymauk Tealeaf

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Molly was bisexual and had little preference for who he slept with, as seen when he bought the services of two courtesans and when asked about his preference of gender, he specified he only cared about the one with the best hands and best conversation. [116] The party defeat the undead guards and chase the toad-like creature, which they now know to be a Nergaliid. The party barter for passage to an island in the local lake, to which the creature has fled, and defeat it. Interestingly, Lucien Tavelle (the original owner of Molly's body) had also little preference for his lovers (having a romance with his friend Brevyn Oakbender and having slept with several men); [118] after he started seeing himself as the Nonagon he also started defining himself as genderfluid. [119] It is unknown if Molly's gender identity and sexuality were directly influenced by these facts.

See " Curious Beginnings" (2x01) at 2:42:45. Mollymauk imposes disadvantage with a use of Blood Maledict, consistent with the Blood Curse of the Eyeless Temples of the Baha'i Faith (a religion teaching the essential worth of all religions, and the unity and equality of all people) are required to be nonagonal, an essential architectural character stipulated by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, a head of the Baha'i Faith. In the Baha'i Faith, the number nine represents completeness. Prince Edward Islands, the Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Island, Amsterdam Island (on the Falaises d'Entrecasteaux) and St Paul Islands in the Indian Ocean, from South Africa to the Pacific Ocean just beyond New ZealandFleeting Memories" (2x14) at 13:00. Molly asks Fjord to call him Lucien for the moment, saying that this was Molly's worst nightmare come to life. Molly implied himself to be a worshiper of The Platinum Dragon in public. [108]. While under the influence of Jester's Zone of Truth, Molly revealed that he actually worshiped the Moonweaver (an unapproved deity in the Dwendalian Empire). However, he explicitly stated that his swords were entirely nonmagical and his "worship" over them was a show. [109] The party meet with The Gentleman in his secret basement. The Gentleman suggests an exchange of favors; he will smuggle the rebels out of the city in exchange for a job being done. The party is hired to investigate a subterranean ruin, which they access via an underground river. When Caleb was dissociating after killing the gnoll priest with his Fire Bolt, [58] Mollymauk called him from his withdrawn state. Mollymauk also confronted Caleb about what he viewed as him keeping loot and not sharing it with the other members of the group, pinning him against a wall and telling him it was fine to skim something off the top but to distribute 60 or 70 percent of it. [59]

Though concealed on his body, regardless of where he cut himself to use his rite powers, a single red eye on his body bled in response. Different abilities cause this reaction for different eyes. [83].

Two years before he met the Mighty Nein, Mollymauk woke up with no memories and buried in the ground (he regarded that awakening as the event that breathed him into existence). Shortly that day he met Toya and joined The Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities. [31] Molly didn't talk when he first joined the carnival [32] and exept only repeated one word: "empty", [33] which members of the carnival heard as initials M.T. and embraced them as his name. At some point when the carnival stayed in a small swamp town, authorities asked for documents of each carnival member. Gustav Fletching forged documents for M.T. under the name "Mollymauk Tealeaf" in the hopes that these initials were either somehow significant to Molly or his original name. [34] Molly had to relearn both Common and Infernal languages and rediscover his innate hemocraft abilities, but wasn't interested in regaining the details of his past life. [17] [33] Molly learned tarot reading from Lestera, who also spent time talking and drinking together, which brought them closer together. [17] He was introduced as a promoter for the carnival, a "fortune-teller", and "the Ice Spinner", a stage name given to Molly due to his ability to summon ice using hemocraft during his performances. His fortune-telling "abilities" came from card-reading techniques and sleight of hand, not actual magic. [35] [33] He also tattoed his body to cover the nine red eyes that dotting his body. [33] Molly posed himself as a follower of the Platinum Dragon, the Spider Queen, and "the Light Bringer", which my be referring to the Dawnfather. [13] Molly" is a slang term for the psycoactive drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, known for inducing feelings of euphoria, increased self-confidence, increased empathy and closeness with others and oneself, relaxation and reduced anxiety, a sense of inner peace, mild hallucinogenic effects, altered sense of time, and enhanced sensation, perception, or sexuality. The party visit Jester's mother Marion, the Ruby of the Sea, in the coastal city Nicodranas. Jester has not seen her mother in a long time and is welcomed at her establishment the Lavish Chateau. The Mighty Nein learn Marion has a client named Algar who is making trouble by claiming their relationship is exclusive. The Mighty Nein decide to try and help by searching for Algar. The group visit a lighthouse and a tavern named Wayfarer's Cove. When the Mighty Nein met Jumnda and Ombo, two members of the recently decimated Guiatao Clan, Molly entertained the firbolg boy, giving him one of his moon trinkets as a present. Laura Bailey as Jester Lavorre, a tiefling cleric who follows an obscure entity known as the Traveler. Her relationship with the Traveler is temporarily strained when she learns he is not actually a deity as originally claimed, but an archfey named Artagan, a recurring non-player character (NPC) from Campaign One. [22] [23]

Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, and Taliesin Jaffe are absent this episode. Guest stars Ashly Burch and Sumalee Montano. The party take two weeks of rest to pursue individual goals before regrouping. Fjord wants to head toward the Menagerie Coast to investigate an explosion on his ship that started the sequence of events that led to his bargain with Uk'otoa; it is implied Fjord unconsciously entered the pact to avoid drowning. The party agree to head to Nicodranas on the Menagerie Coast, where Jester's mother, a prostitute and entertainer, lives. Jester uses the spell Sending to inform Yasha of their destination before the party head southward.Mollymauk invited Caleb, Nott, Beau, Jester, and Fjord to go watch the evening circus performance. During the show, an old man was transformed into a husk zombie and a fight between them ensued. At one point Mollymauk gave another tarot reading to a client who wanted to start a new life in Nogvurot, and shortly thereafter, Molly heard rumors that the lawmaster of Nogvurot who claimed to be well connected with a royal family from the distant lands, which was considered to be false and created to justify his abusive government. Molly persuaded members of the carnival to travel to this town to scam him. Decorating himself with seemingly golden jewelry, a crown, and a fur-collared mantle, he introduced himself to the lawmaster as the duke of Ashtania traveling with his performance troop and who can support his (lawmaster's) royal narrative for for half of his profits that month. Molly and the troop stayed there for three weeks, [37] entertaining the people, and at the end of it Molly gave a toast before the townsfolk, betraying the lawmaster. He told them that the lawmaster had been scamming both the people of this town and the duke by keeping the money alledgly sent to strengthen his connection with the distant royalties. The scammer was banished from Nogvurot, the people recovered most of the money, and the carnival members took a small portion from the treasury for their troubles. [17] Before the campaign started, they traveled Wildemount with the Carnival of Curiosities, eventually arriving in Trostenwald. The Nine Days of Av are a religious observance in Judaism that takes place during the first nine days of the Jewish month of Av. It is a period of semi-mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of Av on which both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. Jaffe's grandfather George Axelrod was born to a Russian Jewish father. The party continued to attempt to reach Molly as they took down Lucien. As he was dealt his final blow, Lucien grabbed his own chest and ripped it apart, accepting Molly's "reaching hand" as a way out. [49]