- "I am a trafficker of information; I know everything that I can. What we don't know is what usually gets us killed."
- —Raymond.
Raymond Donoho, nicknamed Woodrat, is a spy of Death Watch and a former underworld boss in Torrance. He is ill favored among what little friends he has due to his impudent and untrustworthy personality. He was trained as a protege to Xandria Waker, a master spy and expert assassin.
History[]
Raymond was born in Torrance and both his parents died to famine. As an orphan Raymond lived on the streets as a beggar and traded secrets with town locals in the city of Weslex. Eventually he was adopted by Xandria Waker, where trained him for a while as his protege. Though ashamed, Raymond engaged in sexual desires with Xandria for a time when she sold him off to prostitution.
In the years following the Emergence of Evil, Raymond managed to sway the mayor of Weslex under his control by using him as a puppet leader through blackmail. Raymond was careful to set many contingencies should the mayor of Weslex successfully kill him, and in a few attempts failed to do so. Raymond's influence became so strong over Weslex and its leaders that many criminal organizations began using the city as a haven to conduct business. Raymond congregated with multiple allies within the criminal underworld, all whilst backed by Xandria and using the city guard at his disposal.
Dance with Death[]
Raymond became fond of inviting malevolent beings to his hideout, among them was Jenny Venress. Upon first meeting her they failed to reach an agreement, with Jenny attempting to purchase fresh cadaverous from a local gravedigger with Raymond as a mediator. When Jenny came to Raymond with threats, he responded with sending enforcers after to her, resulting in a city-wide skirmish between Jenny and her minions verse Raymond and his hirelings.
The civil conflict ended within a fortnight, with Raymond driving Jenny out of the city but at the cost of his hirelings; Jenny managed to secure the corpses of those she slain, and used them in her endeavors. The following year, in 1268, Jenny came to Raymond once more with an offering of peace, this time requesting assistance in her schemes against the monarchs of the Western Kingdoms. Raymond initially declined and exiled her from the Weslex, but reconsidered after some time. After spying on her, he joined her group Death Watch.
Character and Appearance[]
Raymond is a flatterer, liar, and manipulator, all of which is used to get what he wants. He holds a reputation as a friend or foe, often times both simultaneously, due to him obtaining of information considered secret or confidential.