Captain:Vermin King

"Two legged freaks. Thou brings nothing but suffering to my kind. Begone and never set foot on our lands again."

- Vermin King

The Vermin King is the leader of the and the immortal leader of the.

History
The Vermin Kingdom is one of the Terefah who were originally individuals and were cursed into being transformed into rats by an unknown party. Because of his special properties, it is assumed that the Vermin King was the leader of the individuals cursed by this unknown entity, and like the rest of his kind, he served under the entity as a slave for the next years. The Vermin King is believed to be the one who initiated the rebellion which resulted in the defeat and death of his people's curser, and once the Terefah became free, the Vermin King founded the Vermin Kingdom and ordered his people to move deeper underground, where he hoped that they would be free from the oppression of the surface-dwellers. Through the ages, the Vermin King has led his rats, accepted servants and allied individuals such as, and his view of life gradually grew colder the more time passed.

Appearance
The Vermin King appears as an average-sized Terefah, though he can be easily distinguished from the others by his silver, almost shining coat of fur, not present in any other member of his race. In addition, the Vermin King wears ornaments on his forehead which serve as a primitive equivalent of a crown. The Vermin King is over thirty times older than any Terefah in existence, but he maintains a young appearance which can be compared to a young male of his species.

Personality
The Vermin King is a cold entity who does not display emotions very often, and it is often said he has not been seen smiling in hundreds of years. It is speculated that the Vermin King genuinely sees his existence as a curse, but as he is undying he is forced to spend his days watching his people die while he remains alive. Regarding his subjects, the Vermin King is a just and merciful leader who listens to the complaints given to him and makes efforts to right his wrongs. Like all Terefah, the Vermin King has a deep distaste for all surface-dwelling Deiwos, though he is fabled on the surface world as accepting members of any race as his servants. The Vermin King also has great tolerance for dwarves, likely because of his positive experiences with the.

Abilities
The Vermin King is the only Terefah in modernity who has the ability of spreading the Rat Curse to other living beings. Through biting, the Vermin King can turn other creatures into wererats in a matter of instants. Additionally, he also has the ability of seeing the world through the eyes of any other Terefah or wererat in Koldenwelt, making him arguably omniscient inside of his domain. The Vermin King is biologically immortal due to the Rat Curse and cannot be slain by any known means. Killing the Vermin King results in his body turning into ash before being reformed hours later in a safe location.

Allies
"Speak thy mind, servant."


 * Royal Vermin General - My mighty vanguard.
 * Royal Vermin Sentinel - My mighty authority.
 * - Trustworthy Deiwos... thou kind are rare.

Neutral
"Thy welcome wearest thin."


 * N/A

Enemies
"I've had quite enough."


 * - Fall to our traps thrice over, demon.

Trivia

 * The Vermin King was inspired by the Rat King, a character from the game Dark Souls II.