Zeruel Kramer/IF-68.133

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Origins

Zuriel Kramer was a resident of DC before moving to Baltimore later in zir life. Kramer holds an interest in found object art as well as the creation of machines and mechanical pieces with scrap, and specifically designs zer own prosthetics using them. Upon arriving in Baltimore Ze quickly took up collecting scrap and various bits of discarded trash from the city, in particular making trips out to their famous Mr. Trash Wheel to for supplies and eventually just unwind. Even as they worked on zir projects however, Kramer had zir eyes set on the ultimate prize of Baltimore: The Crabitat. The center of not one, but two dead gods in the form of the Olde One and The Shelled One, Kramer yearned to get a chance to scour the fields for materials. Eventually ze took matters into zir own hands, and broke in the dead of night.

Naturally Yurts Trunbo was quick to catch on to the interloper, but instead of turning zer hover to the city council, Trunbo instead elected to recruit zer into the staff of the Crabitat, and tasked Kramer with assisting with the various ballpark cleanups funded by the fans of the Crabs. In exchange ze was allowed to take home the various bits and pieces that ze found in the process. This arrangement suited them both niceley, and left Kramer with enough spare time to work on zer main project - the Arm of God.

The Arm of God

When Kramer chose the name “Zeruel” it was in specific reference to its root meaning to reference zir ongoing project, and arguably zir life’s work, a replacement arm that ze could use to expand what people thought of when they imagined an arm. When the Crabs returned to the ILB, ze found particular inspiration in the work that Pedro Davids had done for Adalberto Tosser, and began scavenging the stadium for things that ze could use to improve it, eventually ending up with fallen pieces of the mural that Sutton Dreamy had build for Combs Duende amongst other inspirations.

Finally when ze took a chance trying to scavenge parts off of the remains of the Chorby Soul III replica, the Crabs were looking for a new player to replace the fallen replica. Kramer was quick to volunteer for a chance to be able to get a better look at the pitchers in the ILB, and gain access to Tosser and Davids’ work, showing of zir prototype arm. Luckily the Clawricle took one look at zir and insisted that ze bat instead, which worked out much better for everyone. While Kramer was quick to request to bat cleanup, Kennedy Loser patiently reminded him that “that doesn’t mean what you think it means”.

Sidetracked

Upon joining the Crabs, Kramer was quickly enthralled with many of the strange people ze found zemselves with, but none were quick so quick to pull zem in as Alston Cerveza who’s antics Kramer immediately got caught up in while admiring his gyrocopter, and then being accidently pulled into a high speed, death defying chase as Cerveza had to make a quick exit. Since that fateful day Kramer has become a recurring figure in some of Cerveza’s adventures, and enjoys the experience immensely - often stopping to invent a new gadget or gizmo to save the day out of scraps and bits of whatever other inventions are nearby. In zer time in Baltimore ze has also been working on “escape room” like training exercises for Hops to keep him in practice, and Hops will often end up competing alongside Crab Scott to either get the best time, or to find ways to break apart Kramer’s courses.