### **Rennik "Quickpaw" – The Silver-Tongued Scout of Rivermarch** --- ![[DALL·E 2025-02-22 14.19.01 - A Ysoki (ratfolk) rogue with sleek gray fur, always well-groomed, and sharp black eyes that are constantly flicking around, alert and calculating. He .webp]] #### **Basic Information** - **Name:** Rennik "Quickpaw" - **Race/Species:** Ysoki *(A trickster, a scout, a survivor who thrives in chaos.)* - **Class/Profession:** Rogue, Scout, Informant, Opportunist - **Alignment/Morality:** Chaotic Neutral *(Loyal to the moment, but always looking for the next advantage.)* - **Age:** Late 20s *(Old enough to know better, young enough not to care.)* - **Gender & Pronouns:** He/Him *(Fast with his words, faster with his feet.)* - **Appearance:** - **Sleek gray fur, always well-groomed**, because presentation matters. - **Sharp, alert black eyes**, constantly flicking from one point to another—always watching, always calculating. - **Lean and wiry, built for speed and agility**, not for brute strength. - **Wears a patchwork of leather armor**, reinforced for movement over protection. - **Carries a rapier at his side and a dozen hidden knives—because you can never have too many knives.** --- #### **Personality & Traits** - **Personality Summary:** Rennik **lives fast, talks fast, and doesn’t slow down unless he has to.** He’s **a survivor, a thrill-seeker, and a firm believer that the best way to stay alive is to never let anyone see you coming.** - **Sharp-witted, sharp-tongued, and sharper than he looks.** - **Always looking for the angle—every conversation, every deal, every fight.** - **Loyalty is earned, not given—unless you’re paying well.** - **More comfortable in the shadows than in the spotlight, but can play a crowd when needed.** - **Doesn’t trust easily, but once he does, he’s surprisingly steadfast.** - **Strengths & Skills:** - **Fastest Thing on Two Paws:** **Almost impossible to catch if he doesn’t want to be caught.** - **Master of Evasion:** **Can talk his way out of trouble just as easily as he can escape it.** - **Expert Scout and Tracker:** **Knows how to move unseen and how to find what others miss.** - **Knows Everyone, Owes No One:** **Has contacts in every dark corner of Rivermarch and beyond.** - **Deadly with a Rapier:** **Prefers finesse over brute force—one precise strike over many.** - **Weaknesses & Flaws:** - **Talks Too Much:** **Sometimes his mouth moves faster than his brain.** - **Always Playing an Angle:** **Hard to tell when he’s being sincere and when he’s working a con.** - **Hates Standing Still:** **Gets restless easily, making him unreliable for long-term commitments.** - **Not a Fan of Authority:** **Doesn’t like rules, doesn’t like being told what to do.** - **Overconfident to a Fault:** **Has an impressive track record of getting out of trouble—but one day, that luck might run out.** - **Mannerisms & Speech Patterns:** - **Talks fast, quips faster.** If you let him talk long enough, **he’ll either sell you something or get you to owe him a favor.** - **Always moving—fidgeting, tapping, shifting.** Doesn’t like being still. - **Rarely gives a straight answer if he can give a clever one instead.** - **Flashes a grin whenever he’s about to do something reckless.** - **Laughs when things get dangerous, smirks when things get serious.** --- #### **Background & Story Role** - **Backstory Summary:** Rennik was **born into trouble and never left it.** - **Grew up in the slums of a city that had no place for Ysoki.** - **Learned early that being quick was better than being strong, and being smart was better than both.** - **Started as a pickpocket, then a smuggler, then a scout-for-hire.** - **Came to Rivermarch because a new kingdom means new opportunities.** - **Still deciding if he actually cares about Rivermarch, or if it’s just another stop on the road.** But **something about this place feels different.** - **Current Motivations:** - **To carve out a space in Rivermarch where Ysoki and others like him can thrive.** - **To stay three steps ahead of anyone who thinks they can outsmart him.** - **To get rich, have fun, and not get killed along the way.** - **To prove that being small doesn’t mean being weak.** - **To figure out if Rivermarch is worth fighting for—or if it’s just another job.** - **Connections & Relationships:** - **[[Tybalt Rattigan]] (The Rat Who Actually Knows What He’s Doing):** **Tybalt is the only Ysoki Rennik actually respects. He’s sharp, he’s dangerous, and he plays the long game. Rennik listens.** - **[[Brinn Whitewood]] (The Noble Who’s Trying Too Hard):** **Brinn actually believes in Rivermarch. Rennik isn’t sure if that’s inspiring or foolish.** - **[[Tartuk]] (The One Who Gets It):** **Tartuk understands power, survival, and playing the game. Rennik isn’t sure if he likes him, but he respects him.** - **[[Linzi Fairwind]] (The One Who Talks Too Much):** **Linzi is annoying, nosy, and entirely too perceptive. He would avoid her—if she wasn’t also the most entertaining person in town.** - **[[Maximus]] (The Machine That Doesn’t Blink):** **Maximus doesn’t trust Rennik. That’s fine. Rennik doesn’t trust him either.** - **[[Gideon]] (The Scholar Who Sees Too Much):** **Gideon doesn’t say much, but Rennik knows he’s watching. And that makes him dangerous.** - **[[Borion Nightshade]] (The Magus Who Hesitates):** **Borion is powerful, but he hesitates. Rennik doesn’t understand that. If you have power, you use it.** - **Factions or Allegiances:** - **The Ysoki Warrens (His People, His Home):** **He doesn’t always like his own kind, but he’ll fight for them.** - **Rivermarch (A Kingdom Full of Possibilities):** **He’s not loyal to it yet. But maybe he could be.** - **The Undercroft Vigil (The Shadow Network):** **He knows the secrets beneath the streets. And he knows how to use them.** - **Notable Items & Equipment:** - **A Well-Worn Rapier:** **Quick, elegant, deadly—just like him.** - **A Lockpick Set Stolen from a Noble’s Manor:** **It wasn’t about the lock. It was about proving he could take it.** - **A Folded Letter in His Belt Pouch:** **Unopened. From someone he left behind.** - **A Single Gold Coin with a Bite Mark:** **A reminder of a bet he shouldn’t have taken.** --- ### **Recurring Themes & Story Hooks:** - **"I don’t need to be the strongest. I just need to be the fastest."** - **"A kingdom is only as strong as its shadows."** - **"Loyalty is expensive. But sometimes, it’s worth paying for."** - **"You can’t con a con artist. But you can try."** - **"If you can’t win the fight, don’t fight. If you have to fight—make sure they don’t get back up."** --- Rennik **isn’t a hero. He isn’t a villain. He’s just a rat trying to survive.** But **sometimes, surviving is the hardest thing of all.**