Wilati the Rat King

Wilati the Rat King

Male Human Rogue 3/Sorcerer 5
Wilati is a former fire-breather, petty thief, and hedge-mage for a traveling troupe. This changed when he jilted a witch, who cursed him to forever be as socially and physically repugnant as she saw him.

Description
A broken Keleshite, aged far beyond his years, isolation having left his mind as addled as his body. Stained stage jewelry adorns him in mockery of a king while his only vassal, his rat familiar, sits atop his shoulder. His teeth and breath are rotten from years of fire-breathing, supplemented by the powerful curse.

Notable Gear
Wilati always keeps at least one potion of fire substituted shocking grasp on his person, modified to be expelled through his breath rather than hands (statistically unchanged).

Motivations/Goals
His first goal is staking out a domain in the dredges of civilization where his liege can live comfortably. He defends his right to rule, and seeks riches that befit his imagined status to fill his coffers. Wilati harbors no small amount of resentment towards circus folk and many traveling entertainers after being run out by his troupe due to the curse, which readily turns to thoughts of vengeance.

Schemes/Plots
No stranger to a reputation ruined, Wilati is skilled at sabotage and levying accusations towards his mark. Sample tricks include disguising as his target and performing some public misdeed or planting stolen goods to sully their reputation. If his target sleeps unguarded, replacing the contents of their potions or otherwise tampering with their equipment is of particular effectiveness. There is little he can do about his odor, which leaves a clue for the party to follow once they notice the pattern of events.

Adventure Hooks
* While too proud to truly follow anybody, Wilati is easily manipulated by those that play to his delusions and resentments, directing him towards the party.
* Deciding that his 'kingdom' needs to expand, Wilati begins a campaign of terror amongst the beggars and vagrants, extracting tithe wherever possible; until one of the unwanted beseech aid against the almost demonic ruler.
* A man is found burned to death in an adjacent room to the party, with an uncomfortable odor about him and the window. The news devastates the four other people in the inn, who hadn't seen each other since their traveling troupe disbanded shortly after that terrible curse was afflicted on their fire-breather.