Reikwald Max
Reikwald Max was a mutant outlaw in the Empire who became a folklore legend in Reikland during the reign of Empress Beatrice the Monumentally Cruel. [1a]
History
He is said to have operated by the village of teufelfeuer but also gave much of his loot to local people burdened by taxes. Although he survived for four years, he was eventually caught, tortured and executed - his head mounted on a spike at the East Gate. [1a]
Song
Street children made a game of his life with one child being a Witch Hunter and chasing the others. The last child caught would be the Witch Hunter in the next game. [1a]
Attempts were made in the time of Magnus the Pious to make the mutant the chaser (and villain) but it did not catch on. A by-law was then passed that anyone singing the song or playing the game would be flogged. [1a]
Quotes
My left foot sprouted three new toes. And from my brow some antlers rose. My yard long tongue lolls to and fros. And my left eye glows when I blow my nose. The Witch Hunters on my tail won’t catch me. For I’m a bandit bold, and they can’t match me. They hunt me through the fields of wheat. And up the wald and down the street. ‘Cause my teeth are green and my eyebrows meet. And I dance Westerland Hornpipes on cloven feet. The Witch Hunters on my tail won’t catch me. For I’m Reikwald Max, and they can’t match me. By the thirteen fingers of my right hand. I swear they’ll never drive me from this land. ‘Cause watching my backs are the boys from the band. Seven foot Gerd and four-eyed Brand. The Witch Hunters on my tail won’t catch me. For I’m Reikwald Max, and they can’t match me.
~ The Legend of Reikwald Max.[1a] |
Sources
- 1: Liber Mutatis
- 1a: The Legend of Reikwalk Max, pg. 15