Rat of Evil

[iamtuo]

In the chaotic part of the heart of evil, covered in the shadow of The Temple of Malevolence, a lone, fat rat scurries along the street. Suddenly it pauses and it's ear twitches in fear a moment before a big tomcat leaps out at the rat letting out a loud yowl.

Before the cat even lands however, a dagger goes flying through it's skull with enough force to knock it away and it lands on the street.

A man steps out of the shadows, chittering at the dead cat in anger before making a motion to something behind him just before a bunch of other rats swarm out over the dead cat, gnawing and chewing on it's flesh.

The man steps up to the rat that was attacked by the cat and chitters at it in a questioning matter, the rat answering back before he grins evilly and motions for the rat to go ahead and have it's share of the cat before he walks off towards the temple while staying in the shadows to avoid being seen.

(Everyone..meet Chhtrk. Crazy rat man)

[Kender Bard]

The temple, gleaming faintly in black marble chased with lines of silver, is guarded as always by a mixture of armed priests and militia, all of them doing their rounds about the perimeter of the temple. Most of them look bored; nobody these days is often stupid enough to attack the temple. High Priest Akakios saw to that.

[iamtuo]

From the shadows, Chhtrk watches the guards with beady eyes in contempt before shifting his eyes to the entrance to see if what the rat told him was true and that if a priest was about to walk out of the temple soon.

[Kender Bard]

Sure enough, an older man strolls out of the temple. This one isn't a part of the armed priests that patrol the area, but an apprentice to the higher ranking priests. His job is to collect specific plants out of the little garden on the side of the temple, and so he goes to do so today.

[iamtuo]

Chhtrk grins as he sees the apprentice go about his duties before he begins to shadow him, making sure to stay hidden from the negligent guards as he does so.

[Kender Bard]

The apprentice enters the little garden, by way of a locked gate, and goes about collecting the flowers and plants.

[iamtuo]

Chhtrk then stealthily follows the priest, and making sure once again he isnt being watched, he opens the door and enters the garden and clears his throat to gain the priests attention.

[Kender Bard]

The priest jumps, dropping all his plants, and whirls around to face Chhtrk in astonishment. "How did you get in here?!"

[iamtuo]

Chhtrk gives a nasty grin and speaks in a voice that sounds like it almost isnt suited for human speach. "No stop rats from where they want. Me want meet with master of priests." He rubs his nose, where his beast sign is located as he speaks. At this time, the priest may be able to notice the movement of gray, brown and black fur in the corners and shadows of the gardens and the occasional squeek.

[Kender Bard]

The priest looks very shaken but he has a feeling that it might not be wise to let this vermin into the temple. "M-m-master is very busy at the moment. Perhaps you could come at another time?"

[iamtuo]

Chhtrk shakes his head. "No, meet with master priest or you get sick, be outcast." By now the rats have stopped moving and are staring at the conversation with there beady little eyes and sharp little teeth bared.

[Kender Bard]

Loyalty only goes so far. The priest left to get the master.

And in a few moments, High Priest Akakios strolled outside, attended by a flock of his fellow clergymen. The man narrowed his eyes at Chhtrk and said nothing.

[iamtuo]

Chhtrk makes a bowing motion to Akakios and takes a moment to try and speak more clearly in his presence. "It honor to meet you....me...I want chance to..share real life to...other side of land..."

[Kender Bard]

"Real life?" the very elderly high priest repeated, frowning, puzzled. "What do you mean exactly?"

[iamtuo]

Chhtrk attempts to grasp for a few moments how to explain it. After a moment he gestures out to the city and temple. "This real...p..people on other side of tower not real...cling to dream.."