Marulk

Marulk (fan translation: Maruruk) is a delver that lives in Seeker Camp on the 2nd layer of the Abyss alongside the legendary White Whistle Ozen the Immovable. Despite his young age, he's already a Blue Whistle due to being a direct apprentice of a White Whistle.

At some point when he was very young, he fell down in an accident and nearly lost his life before being rescued by Ozen. Following the event, he chose to stay in the Abyss and become Ozen's disciple, but after some time, his eyes developed an extreme sensitivity to the light, so he never returned to the surface. He's in charge of the telescope inside the camp and is often keeping watch of the surroundings so that a gondola can be lowered when a delver shows up.

Appearance
Marulk is a young boy with short blue hair and a rounded face. His feminine traits and maid attire leads people to mistakenly identify him as a girl, but he's actually a male. While the details are not clear, it's implied that Ozen was the one that forced him to dress like a maid.

Personality
He is a rather shy, but polite, individual who misses having the chance to talk with people of the same age because he manages the Seeker Camp. Though he does fear Ozen at times, he knows her well and trusts her.

He's very reluctant to talk about his clothing. When Jiruo mentioned it, Marulk became very nervous, despite greeting Jiruo as an old friend only moments before.

Abilities
Marulk has been trained in the basics of delving and displays enough skill and expertise to prove to be a Blue Whistle, despite his young age. As a direct apprentice of a White Whistle, he's considerably more skilled at delving than kids his age, and he is capable of surviving on his own in the less hazardous sections of the 2nd layer for at least a couple of days.

Trivia

 * His name comes from "marulk," the Swedish word for "angler."