Fiasko

Fiasko Blackrat
Status	Active
Race	S'Kra Mur
Gender	Male
Guild	Thief
Instance	Prime

Appearance

You see Slum Lord Fiasko Blackrat, Immigrant of Ratha, a S'Kra Mur.
An Rathan-style uaro's'sugi weighted by dark-jeweled ends is folded to obscure Fiasko's face, hiding all but a narrow strip of ghostly green scales around his eyes.
He has a partially severed tail.

He is wearing a black bowler hat, a pompous smuggler's rat, a gaudy counterfeit gamantang, a gem-studded money bag, a dark-jeweled nightsilk sash with a skull-gripped gentleman's cane hanging from it and some tasteful serpentine-hide dress shoes with stylish shadesatin laces.

History

Rathan Years

• Born into the prominent S'kra Mur Gamant Lisska'Vran of Ratha. Known as a mischievous youth who constantly bucked authority.
• Suffered an unknown "accident" as a child resulting in a partially severed tail. (Even to this day, he spews random and unlikely stories whenever questioned on the deformation)
• Shunned from his Ru'at and Gamant as a half-Smozh. He was branded as Fiasko and stripped of his lineage and name.
• Survived in the gutters of the Neh docks where he developed a reputation for a horrid sense of humor along with his more nefarious traits.
• A regular with the Malk'smo constables and the Reshalian Prison System, he eventually received a lengthy prison sentence, organized a jail break, and stowed away on a merchant ship sailing for Zoluren.

Becoming the Blackrat

• Seeing the Crossing as a ripe target, Fiasko immediately began working the streets, taking on the alias "The Blackrat". He carved out a block on the West side, claiming it as his turf.
• These shenanigans quickly caught the eye of the Shadows. He was thugged and drug before the Sly who presented two options: Join the Guild or be fed to the rats.
• Never one to make the smart decision, Fiasko called Kalag's "bluff" - resulting in a viscous beating (hence his missing tooth) and a cage deep in the Crossing sewers infested with starving rats.
• Weeks later, two Enforcers returned to the cage with a new rat food candidate in tow. To their surprise they found a grinning Fiasko, emaciated but quite alive, petting a beady eyed rat which sat comfortably on his shoulder.
• Impressed with his resilience, the Sly offered Fiasko an apprenticeship directly under his tutilage (which he prudently accepted).
• Over time the Brothers and Sisters of the Guild become his Ru'at, earning his unquestionable loyalty.

Present Day

Altered Items

a gaudy counterfeit gamantang

• Look: Contrasting the luxurious purple fabric, midnight-black wildlace winds like a serpent about the wearer's arms and shoulders, bearing the repeating pattern of daggers accented by tiny crystalline droplets. Generous hems have been adorned with an assortment of gemstones in a blatant attempt at extravagance. The innermost layer is composed of a deep green swath of silk, intended for both comfort and to muffle the sound of any items concealed beneath.
• Read: "Designed by Hashaal" (reference to Hashal, owner of Hashal's Haven)
• Info: Original item: austere scalene gamantang with a high collar, altered by the Spidersworn

a gem-studded money bag

• Look: Crushed blue velvet flows in luxurious folds, encrusted with a multitude of sapphires, amethysts, and rubies in a swirling, abstract pattern. The profusion of gemstones juxtaposed against the dark, fluid cloth creates a rippling appearance when struck by light as if reflecting upon moving water. An unobtrusive onyx clasp hinged with blackened steel secures the flap when closed.
• Info: Original item: Multi-strapped carryall, designed by Kingdok

an old yak rider's satchel

• Look: The leather satchel appears worn and is riddled with patches and other evidence of stitching and repair. Emblazoned in the leather of the flap is a man leading a shadowy charger, and a ship with a diamond on the sails, separated by a diagonal line, emblem of the Trader's Guild.
• Info: Original item:Multi-strapped carryall, designed by Kingdok

a pompous smuggler's rat

• Look: Two sanguine-hued jewels, pushed deep into the rodent's eye sockets, glimmer darkly as if scrutinizing any who dare pass by. Large claws allow the rat to perch on the shoulder when worn, providing an elevated vantage point to peer down upon its subjects. The lithe body is covered in silky black fur which appears far too luscious for such a creature, while its long tail swings about in a seemingly annoyed fashion in response to even the slightest movement.
• Info: Original item:scruffy black plague rat with beady red eyes, Corn Maze Alteration Scroll

a tattoo of the words -Reshalian Prison System- in faded ink above the numbers 06-93-005 on his neck.

• Info: Inked by Oizys at Hollow Eve Festival 436