JAMUSJAMUS
Real Name: Presumably Jamus
Identity/Class: Presumably human (also presumably magically-influenced if not powered);
active circa 18,500 B.C.;
Occupation: Agent of the Wyrm
Group Membership: None known
Affiliations: Wyrm;
sought alliance with Kull of Valusia
Enemies: Presumably he sought to make Kull a pawn of the Wyrm
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Jamus of Lemuria;
"Strange One" (from Kull)
he is likely a past incarnation of James Allison
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
last seen in Valusia;
presumably pre-Cataclysmic Lemuria
First Appearance: Conan: Serpent War#4 (March, 2020)
Powers/Abilities: Working with the Wyrm and/or possessing the "Crown of the Wyrm," Jamus could either read minds or otherwise know secrets about others.
(Conan: Serpent War#4 (fb) - BTS) - <18,500 B.C.> - A man named
Jamus of Lemuria appeared in Valusia, seeking out Tu, the royal
advisor to King Kull as if he knew him and spoke secrets which Tu had
never told another being.
(Conan: Serpent War#4 - BTS) - Tu brought Jamus to Kull, telling him "from the unexplored south came this strange man" and sharing how he had known of him and known his secrets. Interested, Kull asked who he was and what had brought him to his castle. Jamus him that he had "traveled bar beyond the borders you see and the lands you know -- and yet, past even the stars and sun. Your name is known to me and my master. You are Kull, slayer of Borna, conqueror of the Serpent Men...King of Valusia."
Acknowledging this, Kull asked the visitor his name, and he said, "You may call me 'Jamus,' my liege. Jamus of Lemuria." He continued that his master had fought valiantly but lost a great war in a distant land, and that his master sought allies to reclaim his kingdom. Jamus further noted that his master believed that Kull carried the courage and cavalry required, and that he had been sent as a messenger and to bring him a great gift as a sign of their deep admiration.
Kull accepted the chest Jamus carried and opened it, revealing a white crown (which was otherwise somewhat similar in appearance to the Serpent Crown). Jamus noted that while Kull may think it strange that they would gift a king with another crown, they insisted that he take it and know that it carried their great blessing: "Together, the Wyrm and Valusia shall build an age undreamed of..."
Comments: Created by Jim Zub and Vanesa Del Rey.
The encounter between Jamus and Kull took place on the last two pages
and was some sort of epilogue/whatever to the Serpent War. It left open
the possibility of another Wyrm encounter
involving Kull. I guess we're unlikely to see more REH character
stories for awhile, but it would be fun to have a sequel featuring
other REH characters, such as Bran Mak Morn, Sonya of Rogatino
(preferably the REH original, 15th century incarnation, although the
Hyborian Sonja would be OK, too (although she is a different
property/license than the rest of Conan's stuff; and/or Bêlit and/or
Valeria), el
Borak, Sailor Steve Costigan, Cormac Fitzgeoffrey, Steve Harrison, John
Kirowan, Kirby O'Donnell, the Sonora Kid, and Turlogh Dubh
O'Brien, plus Kull, of course. And maybe the son or daughter or
some other descendant of Niord? Or maybe one of James Allison's other
previous incarnations.
Maybe get Thulsa Doom and Thoth-Amon involved, for good measure!
So...whatever became of the interaction between Jamus and Kull...what happened with the "Crown of the Wyrm," and where is it now?
Since he said, "You may call me 'Jamus," it may be that Jamus is not his name...
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Jamus should be distinguished from:
The "Crown of the Wyrm" it a talisman of mystic power, presumably able to at least allow the Wyrm to influence the minds of those who wore it. Any other abilities are speculative. (Conan: Serpent War#4) - Presumably under direction of his master, the Wyrm, Jamus traveled to the castle of King Kull, telling him that he had been sent as a messenger by his master and to bring him a great gift as a sign of their deep admiration. Kull accepted the chest Jamus carried and opened it, revealing a white crown (which was otherwise somewhat similar in appearance to the Serpent Crown). Jamus noted that while Kull may think it strange that they would gift a king with another crown, they insisted that he take it and know that it carried their great blessing: "Together, the Wyrm and Valusia shall build an age undreamed of..." --Conan: Serpent War#4 Note: Since it appears to be an analog of the Serpent Crown, calling it the Wyrm Crown or Verminous Crown or something might be better, but it was not called anything other than a crown in the story, so it is a crown, the crown of the Wyrm, which is more of a descriptor than an actual name. The Crown of the Wyrm should be distinguished from
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Appearances:
Conan: Serpent War#4 (March, 2020)
- Jim Zub (writer), Vanesa Del Rey (penciler & inker; James
Allison sequence), Ig Guara (penciler, inker), Martin Biro (assistant
editor), Mark Basso (editor), Ralph Macchio (consulting editor)
First posted: 08/26/2023
Last updated: 08/26/2023
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