Richard A. Tickles

Race: Human (Variant) Class: Hunter (Swarmkeeper)
Richard was born into squalor in the marshes of some distant swampland, where he learned the secrets of survival. After plague either drove away or killed the inhabitants of his meager settlement, including his family, Richard survived by the bond he forged with the rats of the swamp. His rodents would bring him food in times of famine, and even taught him of the outside world through the small trinkets and baubles they would collect from their scavenging trips beyond the borders of the marsh.
After many happy years of surviving and collecting, Richard awoke one morning to the sight of his swamp engulfed in green flames. Barely escaping with the help of his rodent entourage, he looked back upon his home, now a raging inferno, and briefly mourned the fate of his collection of trinkets. Noting he adorned the last of his collection, a dingy copper ring with an empty gem socket, he turned around and began to walk. So, with rats in tow, Richard set out to discover the world for himself, and to find a new home.