Rat King

True Name: Phillippe 
Title: The Rat King
Mien: An anthropomorphic rat with a multitude of heads.
Mask: ???
Reaction to Cold-Iron: Not Known.
Known Information: The Rat that wishes to be King. Morally bankrupt, crude, and somewhat dumb are the--or at least, were--character defining traits of the Rat. To purposely become a Rat with the full intention of climbing the ranks to Rat King, however, takes dogged determination and sufficient cunning to devour those that stand in your way.
At one head, the Rat is a serf. Rough, ill read, and working more for his survival than to enjoy any luxuries. To rise up the ranks, it is necessary to eat your peers, those of equivalent rank (or higher if you can manage it, but the penalty for that if you get caught is the loss of two heads.) The surest improvement from the gaining of another head is a marked increase in intelligence, but other benefits may reveal themselves.
Once the Rat eats another serf, he will find himself with two heads and now a Baronet. One of the Landed Gentry. Consuming another Baronet will leave him with the title of Knight, and a Cerberus like appearance with his new third head. When a Knight consumes another Knight, a Baron will arise. Then from Baron to Count, from Count to Duke, and finally Duke to King. Having multiple Kings is rather problematic, so it is not long before they find each other to reduce the number back to one. Vicious battles ensue, with fourteen maws and hundreds of shredding teeth searching for the enemy's seven throats. There is no rank to be got in devouring another Rat King, only a security that your word is law among the rats, until another challenger arises.
Phillipe has been known to associate with Geppetto and The Terrible Dogfish.
Rumors: None Known.
Domain: A haunted hall filled with likenesses of Penny.
Haven: None Known.
Category:Fae
Category:Courtless
Category:NPC