"The Rat King" Kayden Trapspringer

Kayden Trapspringer is a grubby little halfling sorcerer who was raised in Iriaebor's back alleys by his older brother Wylf after they were orphaned; as the self-appointed Rat King, he uses magicks and rat swarms to help his friends and search for Wylf.

Age: 18ish
Date of Birth: What year is it?
Gender: Male
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Dirty (and reddish brown)
Skin Tone/Pigmentation: Dirtier (lightly tanned)
Height: 2'3" (thanks for the 7 inches lost, wild magic!)
Weight: 38 lbs.

Appearance

Physical Description

Kayden is a scrawny little halfling who perpetually looks like he hasn't eaten in days. Though of average strength, he is nimble even for a halfling with a hardiness akin to that of a starving animal who just won't give up the ghost.

Body Features

Kayden is on the taller side as a halfling, standing at almost 3 feet tall.

Facial Features

Kayden has thick reddish-brown hair that has clearly been cut by either himself or a blind beggar for a copper, with a short goatee to match. He has big pink-tipped pointed ears, as well as a bit of a button nose that gives him the signature child-like look common to most halflings.

Identifying Characteristics

Kayden has a scar through his left eyebrow, a souvenir from the first time he tried to steal his own meal after his brother Wylf went off adventuring, around when Kayden was about 14.

Physical quirks

Kayden hunches slightly when in close proximity of "normal" people (who average twice his height and five times his weight), ever wary of being trampled to death.

Apparel & Accessories

To say that Kayden's clothes - a dingy old robe that likely belonged to some long-dead gnomish wizard over a simple tunic, drab pantaloons held up by a length of rope, and a dusty old pair of gray, child-sized boots - have seen better days falsely implies that they've seen any good days since coming into his possession. The fact that he has taken on the mantle of "The Rat King" has helped delude him into thinking that his lack of hygiene (due to his hydrophobia) is part of this "aesthetic"; he even furthers this by using the magic vest that gives him the ability to cast Prestidigitation to magically make himself look even dirtier.

Special abilities

Despite his unkempt appearance, Kayden exudes the uncanny luck possessed by halflings to a degree so great that with a quick word of warning, he can even help his friends avoid catastrophic failure.

Mentality

Mental Trauma

Kayden has a near-phobia of getting wet or being around water, avoiding any water that doesn't come in a waterskin. He nearly drowned when he was young, and barely knows how to swim even in theory.

Known Languages

Common, Halfling

Personality

Vices & Personality flaws

Kayden's attention span is akin to a fuse, with inactivity being the igniter. His impatience (spurred on by his curiosity) has sparked more than one spelunking expedition, some of which have led to near-death experiences for him (taking a spear to the chest, accidentally reviving a flesh golem, signing up for a timeshare in Chult...).

The major events and journals in Kayden's history, from the beginning to today.

The list of amazing people following the adventures of Kayden.