| K'rrik | |
|---|---|
| Kerrick | |
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| Details | |
| Race | Phyrexian Horror |
| Birthplace | Phyrexia |
| Lifetime | War with Phyrexia |
| Born | c. 3300 AR (created) |
| Died | 3357 AR |
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K'rrik (Phyrexian: BFrrh, IPA: [kxʼərrk]), initially known as Kerrick, was a Phyrexian sleeper agent on the Dominarian island of Tolaria.[1]
Description[]
As Kerrick, his face was tanned beneath curls of golden hair. When he was found in his shipwreck, his jaw was shaggy, sporting a week’s beard growth. His hands were large and strong. He had long, muscular legs and a handsome face. He had blue eyes, but there was a gleam in them, something vaguely metallic, like the silvery shimmer of clouds reflecting there, or like something mechanical, something menacing.[1]
After K’rrik was caught in a fast time bubble, centuries passed for him. When Urza finally confronted him, he was little more than an animate skeleton. His time-vulnerable flesh had been mortified from his body over the centuries of his imprisonment. It had been replaced in a patient succession by grafts of flesh from each new generation of negators. He had been slowly rebuilding himself, and his body now had a sinewy look to it, as though he were not a single man but a series of eels sewn together in the shape of a man. At the extremities of his figure — fingers, toes, knees, elbows, and brow — spikes had sprouted, most of them hollow-tipped and venom-dripping. Only the man’s face remained roughly human in shape, and his eyes were bright and blue and human.[1]
History[]
Castaway[]
Kerrick crashed on the Tolarian beach with his ship and was found and rescued by a young Jhoira, who was fond of contemplating the ocean and thinking of Shiv and longed for a strong man like those of the Ghitu. She fell in love with Kerrick, since he was mature unlike the boys enrolled at the Academy (such as Teferi, the magical prodigy who had a crush on Jhoira). She set up a dwelling in a cave on the beach for herself and Kerrick, unaware that he was a Phyrexian sleeper agent, and would visit him secretly at night.[1]
Saboteur[]
One night, Karn, the silver golem, and also Jhoira's only true friend, was wandering about the beach while having been sent back in time a few hours in one of Urza (known then as Master Malzra)'s time-traveling experiments. Karn discovered Kerrick and Jhoira but promised to tell no one about them.
On another such voyage to the near past, Karn discovered Kerrick stealing blueprints from Urza's lab, and so he followed him, taking advantage of the fact that he was out of phase with this "past" world (a side effect of the time machine). Karn followed Kerrick through the secret passage Jhoira used to sneak out of the Academy. Kerrick unknowingly led Karn into a secret Phyrexian meeting in the woods, where Karn overheard the Phyrexian's plans to invade the Academy.
When Karn returned to the present, he quickly attempted to warn Urza, but it was too late, for the attack was already upon them. Kerrick had brought Phyrexian negators into the Academy. The negators began slaughtering students and teachers alike. Karn fought his way to Jhoira's room, where he found her corpse torn in half and covered in blood on the ground. Karn then fought and slew Jhoira's killer, a Phyrexian negator. After killing the negator, Urza appeared and told Karn that both Barrin and Teferi had been killed as well, and suggested using the time machine to prevent the attack. Karn obliged, and Urza sent him back in time again, even though the time machine was near overload.
Karn caught the past Kerrick, even breaking his leg in the process. However, Karn was suddenly and forcefully pulled into the present. The time machine had overloaded and malfunctioned. The time machine was casting arcing rays of temporal energy and was instantly aging parts of the lab into dust. Then the machine exploded and caused the great temporal disaster in Tolaria. Urza, using his planeswalker powers, quickly petrified the students and staff closest to him (14 total, including Barrin) and planeswalked away to safety.[1]
Lord of the fortress[]
Urza after returning 10 years later, found that Kerrick, the sleeper agent, had survived the anomaly. Kerrick, with other Phyrexians, were trapped in a fast-time rift. Kerrick had constructed an enormous Phyrexian fortress and army in this fast-time rift. Striving to improve his Phyrexian standing, he renamed himself K'rrik and became the lord of that fortress.[2] He was able to spawn generations of Phyrexian Negators in one year, growing his army and devising ways to attack Urza and his team, who were rebuilding the Academy. [3]
K'rrik's fate[]
While Urza was imprisoned in Yavimaya by Multani, Barrin's forces were finally overrun in the Invasion of Tolaria. After he sent a beacon to Urza calling for aid, Urza shook off his stupor. Multani attempted to recapture him but was stuck within his energy as Urza planeswalked away, first to Shiv to gather warriors and then to Tolaria to fight.[3] In the battle, Multani observed that Urza protected all the life in Tolaria from the Phyrexians. Understanding the true danger that was K’rrik, Urza descended into the fast-time chasm and saw the horrors of Phyrexia. K’rrik disabled Urza but Multani lent Urza his strength, and together they killed the Phyrexians. Multani animated Tolaria's forests and the remaining negators were destroyed as well.
Story appearances[]
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urza's Legacy Preview | Jennifer Clarke Wilkes & Scott McGough | March 1999 | Urza's Legacy | Dominaria | Urza, Multani, Barrin, Jhoira, K'rrik, Karn |
| Past Mistakes, Future Hope | Michael G. Ryan | April 1999 | Urza's Legacy | Dominaria, Serra's Realm | Urza, Teferi, K'rrik, Karn, Jhoira, Multani, Radiant |
| Time Streams | J. Robert King | May 1999 | Urza's Legacy | Dominaria, Serra's Realm | Urza, Barrin, Jhoira, Karn, Teferi, K'rrik, Darrob, Dreva, Rehad, Rhammidarigaaz, Fire Eye, Diago Deerv, Gherridarigaaz, Multani, Titania (mentioned), Glosstongue Crackcrest, Terd, Radiant, Gorig |
Planes visited[]
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References[]
- ↑ a b c d e J. Robert King (1999). Time Streams. Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ The Vorthos Cast (March 13, 2023). "240 - Phyrexian Language with Bella Guo". Soundcloud. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023.
- ↑ a b Will McDermott (April 1999). "Scars of the Legacy". The Official Urza's Legacy Game Guide
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 1999). "Switched Art". The Duelist #40, p.95