Royland Ratthew

"Ya gonna eat that?" - Roy on week old take out spring rolls

Garlic (For vampires)

Pizza Paddle

## **Gang Background**

The "Rat Pack" is a loose coalition of young inheritors of local shit holes that make really good, greasy food. Roy founded the rat pack at 14 and the gang has varied in membership as their members often have to take over their parents restaurants over when said parents get axe'd.

The gang mostly focuses on defending local joints from tax collectors, chain restaurants, and landlords. Their role protecting cheap-ass food that tastes really good and clogs your arteries is essential to the local gang ecosystem. Sometimes the rat pack takes on the roles of couriers, called scurriers, delivering dinner to other gangs for a nominal fee.

## **Appearance**

Roy appears to be a large, humanoid rat. The nature of his appearance is unknown and many members of the Rat Pack and beyond have attempted to ascertain whether his face is genuine or a mask. Only Roy's parents, who appear entirely human, know the truth and the pair of them refuse to breach his apparent anonymity.

Regardless, Royland typically wears a hoodie and jeans, sometimes augmented by a greasy, stained apron for messier jobs. He towers over a lot of other people at 6 foot 2 inches but is incredibly lanky.

## **Personality**

Roy has an abrasive attitude, like many of those in the grey zone, but can be exceedingly kind. Roy has a distinct opposition to starvation and poverty, giving away hot food to those less fortunate and offering a warm bed with the rat pack. This unfortunately leaves both Roy and the rat pack open to exploitation, with a few grifters using his kind heart to get a free meal despite their lack of need. Roy doesn't make judgments to determine who deserves his help.

Roy is quick to anger with those who mistreat those less fortunate and will attempt to brutally dismantle authorities of any kind, his own gang being ruled solely but a manic collective agreement.

For a rat, Roy is exceptionally filthy, while feral and domestic rats clean themselves nigh obsessively, Royland allows dirt to accumulate in his fur and on his clothing, this has the advantage of giving him the ability to blend into the dingy backdrop of the grey zone while simultaneously making him smell dreadful.

## **Backstory**

Born in the grey zone, Roy has never experienced life outside of it and knows nothing of the monotony outside of the zone. Though Roy has a relatively stable existence compared to other denizens of the grey, thanks to the circumstances of his birth, he lives the chaotic existence common to denizens of the grey zone. His nature as a gang member lends itself to the power struggle, and he has grown up subject to that constantly fluctuating environment and can navigate it easily. Roy slips around those in power, appeasing and aiding those who serve the rat packs aims and constantly bolstering local food joints to maintain the zone's access to quality food.

## **Restaurant**

Roy's parents own a greek restaurant, which was at one point a hairdresser. Roy and his family live above the restaurant in a surprisingly large apartment. The remainder of the rat pack live over their respective restaurants and the collective buildings form their territory.

## **Abilities**

**Rodent Manipulation**

Roy has a small degree of control over local rats, although its more of a suggestion then direct influence, Roy cannot force the rats to act against their own interests and must form relationships with rat populations to take advantage of them.

**Rodent Physiology (Presumed)**

Roy has abilities which appear to be evocative of a rat, but could potentially be exceedingly advanced human skills. Roy is extremely skilled at parkour, can climb most vertical surfaces, and has an enhanced balance, never seeming to stumble.

## Trivia

- Roy enjoys chinese food, especially pork fried rice.

- Roy refuses to waste food, often consuming food that is far out of date and suffering the consequences.