Editing Nilbog (section)

==History==
===Background===
Jamie Rinke had a rich imagination as a child which he would draw on as an adult. Rinke was originally a banker and a loner before he was fired from his job. Alone in his apartment, withdrawn and isolated, he had his trigger event; purportedly linked to his imminent homelessness.<ref name="I16 e0"/> He created [[List of Minor Characters#Polka|Polka]] and things only got better for him, and no one else, from there.<!--was influenced by the maggie holt novels goblin king and all that? Cite the timeline of Alexandria and then his takeover of Elisburg, nice bit of trivia-->

He conquered [[Ellisburg]] within a week,<ref name="I16 e0">“We’ve been able to piece together who he is.  We got security camera footage from the early stages of the incident, just last week, and we found his face.  One of the top geeks from the Protectorate then found other cases of his face around the city and found a name.  Jamie Rinke.”<br>[...]<br>“No point.  After his first appearance, he started changing his costume for each job, as well as adjusting his body size, body shape and apparent powers.”<br><br>“His powers change?”<br><br>The captain nodded.  “Off the charts, I told you.  We’ve got him down as a tentative changer-seven, trump-four.  The geek was able to dig up some background.  Thanks to his accounting info, credit card statements, phone bills and emails, we know he worked as a banker, made more money than any two of us sorry losers put together.  But he was a loner, no family, no friends, never went out unless it was for the Christmas party at work, and he tended to leave early. [...] Got downsized.  Stayed at home for something like three weeks, then the bills started rolling in and he realized he wouldn’t be able to pay them all.  He sent out job applications, dozens by email, but he didn’t have the references.  Faced homelessness, a disruption of his boring, lonely life.  We think that was his point-zero.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/29 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 16.x]]</ref> and defeated multiple [[PRT]] strike teams while driving off the accompanying capes from the [[Toronto]] [[Protectorate]].<ref name="SB1"/><ref name="I16 e1.5">“We’re not alone out there, so be careful about where you’re shooting.  This place’s got a population of about five thousand.  Sort of town that has only the one movie theater.  But whatever this bastard Rinke is doing, we think he’s operating from somewhere near the middle of the area.  Three helicopters in the air, three squads of six, and a team from Toronto’s Protectorate division backing us up.  We move in a spiral pattern to close in on the center of this podunk town, see if we can’t squeeze him out of hiding, and we maintain radio contact with the other squads at all times so everyone knows what’s going on.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/29 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 16.x]]</ref> The capes fled, among the PRT personnel there were only two survivors, [[Piggot|a woman]] and [[Thomas Calvert|a man]], who emerged alive from 'garden' of Nilbog.<ref name="I16"/>
===Story Start===
In the decade since Nilbog improved<ref name="SB2"/> on his already formidable creations.<ref name="I16 e3"/> 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
After twelve years of relative solitude, Nilbog was visited by [[Slaughterhouse Nine|monsters]] like himself.<ref name="3.6">
“And there’s the monsters.  The really dangerous motherfuckers, who are barely human any more, if at all.  The Slaughterhouse Nine, Nilbog-"<br><br>“The Endbringers,” [Taylor] interjected.<br><br>Lisa paused, “Right - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/27 Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.6]]</ref> Settling down for a feast, Nilbog and his guests were soon joined by others who claimed to be his peers.<ref name="26.4">[[Sting 26.4]]</ref> He was eventually abducted by the monsters and made to do their bidding.

During this brief captivity, all he built was destroyed. His kingdom was invaded, and many of his creations, running rampant due to his abduction, were [[Ellisburg Riot|put to the sword]]. The Nine were able to rapidly find a way to have Nilbog to help bolster their forces.<ref>I could sense them.  Easily two hundred of the Nine, accompanied by a mess of Nilbog’s creations, hooked up to Bonesaw’s control frames.  Nilbog hung on the wall above the group, limbs splayed, tubes feeding into him as blobs dropped down and were captured by a small army of mechanical soldiers. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.6]]</ref> Was sent to [[New York]] with Bonesaw to create even more chaos and bloodshed.<ref name="I26a e1">“The second group made their way to New York.”<br><br>“Bonesaw and a captive Nilbog that’s apparently rigged to create things on demand,” Weaver said.  “Crawlers, Breeds and a handful of others I didn’t identify.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/06 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 26a]]</ref> Nilbog would later be retrieved from the custody of the Nine by a [[Protectorate]] team.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Rinke participates in [[Gold Morning]], creating minions to fight against the main threat.<ref name="29.2">Nilbog had been hard at work, creating a horde of minions. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]</ref> Though they were sometimes a hindrance.<ref name="30.2">A good fifth of our fighting force here was made up of Nilbog’s creatures and Dragon’s suits, which self-repaired and kludged together with the remains of other damaged suits to return to the field again and again.<br><br>[...]<br><br>[[Zion|He]] was throwing punches again, hurling himself into the thickest parts of the crowd.  Nilbog’s creations were taking the brunt of the attack.<br><br>[...]<br><br>We were distant enough that I could see the circle of golden light expanding around them, a ring that ripped through the ground, demolishing it.<br><br>Nilbog’s creations, the defending forces and Dragon’s suits were all toppled as the ground settled.  Buildings collapsed.<br><br>A wounded Leviathan emerged from the water, approaching Scion with an almost lazy slowness.  Capes practically fought one another to get their footing and get out of the way.  Some were too rough in their hurry to get by Nilbog’s creations, only to get attacked by the things in retaliation. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17 Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.2]]</ref>

Given his actions, he was given some degree of amnesty during the story's epilogue. He talks with the fairy queen.<ref name="29.3"/> He was later seen as a guest of the new [[Wardens]] after the final battle, talking with some rather interesting people.

===Early [[Ward]]===
Two years later he was still in custody even though his "children" weren't.<ref name="P.1 e1">'''► Nutty'''<br>'''Replied on August 17th, Y1'''<br>@ Boosher – This article, search for Nancy Y’s statement.  People traveling across the US to get to portals are being warned about multiple threats.  Word on the capevine is that with everyone having pulled out, all former quarantine zones are breached.  In the US and elsewhere.  Nilbog is the one everyone knows about.  He’s in custody, his children aren’t.  If you’re paying attention to hero groups and their movements, they’re making lots of trips out.  They’re tired and people say they’re aloof.<br>I say they’re fighting a hard fight and they’re keeping their distance from public and media because they don’t want us to know it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2017/10/21 Excerpt] from [[Glow-worm P.1]]</ref> Three of his creations have snuck in to see him since, the last of which was [[Dot]], he sent her away it is unknown what he did to the others.<ref name="II.I3">“You’re the third to get this far.  One of only two that could talk.”<br><br>Third?  She wanted to ask, but she was worried about the response.<br><br>“I didn’t make you, did I?  You were birthed.  You look like Polka’s get.”<br><br>She nodded, hard, head rubbing against his shirt as she clutched tighter.  He ''knew'' her.  He didn’t know her but he knew where she was from and so he knew her.<br><br>“Polka the third?”<br><br>“Fourth,” she said.  “But thank you for thinking I’m like the third.  She was the most beautiful and clever.”<br><br>“The fourth was clever too,” he said.  He stroked her. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/25 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 3 II]]</ref>

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
After the portal sabotage, Jamie was stranded alongside [[Riley]] and [[Jessica Yamada]] near a remote settlement. He started using his power again, this time only creating mindless golems.<ref>[[Interlude 9 II]]</ref>

===Post-[[Time Bubble Pop]]===
Still active, tending [[The Flock]].<ref name="S17.9">“There was Ellisburg of course; Nilbog.”<br><br>“In custody.  Cooperating.  Effectively retired.  Turns out that living off of cupcakes made of goblin puke and having next to no mental or social stimulation kind of grinds you down.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/29 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.9]]</ref>