Tongue of the Rat King

The Tongue of the Rat King (SirenDrowned) is a religious figure of relatively unknown age and origin, who came to Eldham around the start of the fourth coalition war and the rise of the war goddess Segra. He is influential in politics and religion, being a warrior, scholar and builder throughout much of northwest Eldham (Katsura and Elastra). A senator in the late Aristii Republic, he helped lead the coup against the Republic hoping to gain freedom for the provinces of Sanctus and Bel-ismer. He is a well-known figure within the city of Krugmar where he built and operates both the cathedral Ratre Dame and the Drowned Siren Tavern.

As an important religious figure within the Church of Ratism, he acted as the Archbishop of Aristios and wrote many books and manuscripts relating to the Ratist Faith. He was also involved in the Varagar Divine faith and the religion of Cakeism, whom he aided in their war against the religious heretic Wemmbu. He and Terradore, the leader of Cakeism, went on to found the Eldham Religious Coalition. Along with Cubism, the Chaos Authority, and many other religions, the coalition led the final fight against the war goddess Segra. When the coalition fought Segra for the final time, they called on the divine power of the Rat King for aide. The Tongue and Speaker of the Rat King were imbued with the Rat King’s divine power and rose up to challenge Segra. Crippled from her fight against the united coalition forces, Segra was helpless against the Rat King who dragged her into the abyss forever.

= Biography =

Before Eldham
Little is known about the Tongue’s life before he came to Eldham. What is known is that he was born to Goetia Beleth sometime after the Jagdas crisis. Being the son of an ancient demon, his age and date of birth are nearly impossible to pinpoint. What is also known is that he was born in the far north and came to Eldham by ship just before the start of the fourth coalition war with no money or belongings.

Early Beginnings
Arriving in Eldham, Sirius settled in the city of Phaedrae, led by Azriel ei Myrilay (Azrielz). It was there he met Hirodius Auxilius (The_RealChairman) and Jean luc Lemaire (Bogie95). It was in Phaedrae that Sirius first demonstrated his abilities for construction and architecture, building monuments and housing for the city.

Eventually he met Strawbearie Ratheart Beleth (xstrawbearie), who turned out to be his half-sister. Strawbearie had married the crown prince of Bel-Ismer, the province of Aristios where Phaedrae was located. Sirius traveled with her and Sewer King (sewer_rat55) to Rattican City, where his mother acted as Tail of the Great Speaker. During this time he traveled back and forth between Rattican and Phaedrae. Jean Luc Lemaire (Bogie95) was another friend of the rats, and the Tongue moved into his city of Krugmar as well. He climbed the ranks of each of the cities, gaining the ranks of Rattican, Aristii Noble, and joining the Krugmar council.

Early Krugmar
The Tongue had befriended Jean Luc Lemaire (Bogie95) mayor of the small Sanctus town of Krugmar. Sirius joined the town council along with Icy_Aurora, BEANSIES_ and xstrawbearie. It was during this time the religion of Druidism was founded in the city. The rats also had interests in Krugmar they forcefully occupied the town to test the strength of the Republic, whose response was limited and weak. Sirius and Bogie95 also began looting abandoned cities, a practice which would lead them to great wealth.

The Senate
It was around this time that the Tongue joined the Aristii republic senate as the representative of the monarchist province of Bel-Ismer. Strawbearie also joined the senate representing Bel-Ismer’s allied province of Sanctus, where Krugmar was located. The two monarchist provinces found themselves immediately at odds with the rest of the provinces, as monarchy within the democratic republic was a highly debated topic. This tension increased as the western provinces seemingly opposed all bills of the east, despite their content. Frustrated with the lack of interest in the eastern provinces, the Aristii Royal Nationalist League fought to preserve monarchy within the nation and the provinces of Sanctus and Bel-Ismer became very closely aligned. This strain came to a breaking point when aristios created a bill banning monarchy from the provinces, essentially destroying the east’s culture and governance. The Tongue and leaders from across the east turned to rebellion.