Scalord K. Rool

Also known as: Scaleface, The Tide Tyrant, King Scales

Scalord K. Rool is a cunning, brutal, and ostentatious Lizardfolk hedge-wizard who commands the Kremlins, one of the largest and most feared criminal organizations in the eastern provinces of the Oligarchy. A tyrant of tides and blood, he rules the darker corners of Emburn's ports with tooth and talon, challenging the dominion of The Em-Purr-Ess at every turn.

Massive even for his kind, Scalord K. Rool drapes himself in gold-plated armor, House Grudge rune worked gemstones, and scaled robes stitched from the hides of defeated rivals. His left eye is covered with a gold monocle, an arcane device that enhances his vision and (allegedly) shoots lightning. His claws are lacquered in poison, his tongue as venomous as his spells.

He speaks in long, bombastic declarations, referring to himself in the third person and punctuating his threats with cruel laughter. He treats his criminal empire as a battlefield with every deal, a siege; every betrayal, a war crime.

The Kremlins- The Kremlins are his scaled syndicate, composed primarily of Lizardfolk, Grung, Tortles, and Dragonborn. Based in the old jungle docks and subterranean smuggler tunnels of Emburn, they operate protection rackets, illegal alchemical labs, and monster-fighting pits where debts are paid in gold or blood.

Loyalty is enforced through fear, wealth, and ritual. Initiates who join are branded with a magical tattoo in the shape of a golden crescent moon. These tattoos allow communication and tracking by the officers of the group and are often used to track down traitors.

Rivalry with the Em-Purr-Ess-
K. Rool and the Em-Purr-Ess have waged a cold war for control of Emburn's shadow ports for years. Their rivalry is one of precision strikes and theatrical sabotage. When K. Rool once tried to steal a relic shipment from her vault, she responded by sinking one of his favorite war-canoes with his prized pet basilisk still aboard. In retaliation, he flooded one of her sewers with alchemically enhanced crocodiles.

Where the Em-Purr-Ess rules with elegance and terror, K. Rool rules with overwhelming force and paranoia. Their underworld turf war is whispered about with dread "When fur and scale clash, the gutters run red."

Rumored Powers & Origins- Few know of the Scalord's origin's let alone the source of his magics. Some say he made a deal with The Other, some say he used his alchemical knowledge to transform himself from a tiny kobold to the giant lizard folk he is today, yet more claim his combination of magic and might is eerily similar to the way House Lock'aihain trains their elite guards. Whether this is true or not, none can deny he is a titanic force by himself, with his deadly muscles reinfroced by magic and alchemy, there are few that can stand in his way