Toth

**Toth** is a frog-like humanoid who lives in the Curios Keep. He serves Count Corbett Aleister as his apothecary.

## Description

### Appearance

Toth is a short frog-like humanoid with pale green skin and froglike facial features. He is missing his left eye and has replaced it with an artificial one attacked to a headpiece. He wears an all black ensemble consisting of a tunic, coat and a pair of leather pauldrons.

### Personality

Toth is a taciturn individual who maintains a professional and no-nonsense bearing. His treatment of Kyuubi Wano was quick and to-the-point, and he did not linger after the job was done. He displays complete deference to the caretaker of the Curios Keep, Count Corbett Aleister, and by extension the keep itself. Despite his cold exterior, Toth is not without compassion; granting Tontu access to the Kitchen Door after seeing his earnest desire to learn about the fate of his tribe, as well as offering his condolences to the young Tanookin.

## History

### Background

Next to nothing is known about Toth's life. His ancestors, or even he himself, came to Io from the Faewunder, a veil of nature and fey magic. He clearly trained as an alchemist and medical practitioner at some time in his life. He became acquainted with Count Corbett Aleister and pledged to serve him and the Curious Keep as its apothecary. It is yet unknown for how long he has served in this role.

## Story

### Some Unexpected Guests

One day, Toth was summoned to the dining hall of the Curios Keep by the count. There, he saw that a group of visitors were attending the Count. Unfazed at this, Toth was directed to the unconscious body of a Machi named Kyuubi Wano. After a brief look over her, he produced a vial of healing potion from his jacket. Asking one of her companions to hold her mouth open, and poured the solution inside. The girl came back into consciousness, marveling at Toth's appearance. Ignoring her curious manner, Toth asked if his master required any further assistance. With the confirmation that the count did not, Toth was dismissed with a word of gratitude.

### The Kitchen Door

Later that same evening, Toth was asked by the young Tanookin Tontu as to whether he had any information regarding the fate of Tontu's tribe. Seeing the sorrow in the boy's eyes, Toth decided to give him a key to a door in the keep's kitchen, claiming that it held the answer to his questions. He also asked Tontu to keep this a secret, as well as offering his condolences without further elaborating what for.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Trained Apothecary**: Toth is a skilled apothecary, able to discern the ailments of a subject and procure the required treatment within moments. His treatment of Kyuubi Wano is a clear example of this. He is also a skilled potion maker, able to make his own Potions of Healings and others besides.

## Etymology

"Toth" may be a corruption of Thoth, the Ancient Egyptian deity who served as a scribe for the gods and credited with the invention of writing and Egyptian hieroglyphs. He is also claimed to be the author of all works of science, religion, philosophy, and magic.

## Trivia

* Toth is the first member of a homebrew frog race to be seen in the Ioverse.