Argreep, better known as Beakface, was born into slavery to a powerful
mage. Like all Mongrelmen, Beakface firmly believed that one day the man
who held him down would get his divine retribution. In the meantime,
Beakface stole one of the lesser-valued spellbooks from the mage's library,
and began to learn.
One day his master did get whacked. A rival mage took him out, along with
all his family. Argreep found himself freed, but starving. By now he knew
enough to be modestly useful, so he hired himself out to another mage. He
was paid a modest wage to carry out tasks that he wasn't so sure about, but
he didn't ask questions. Well, he should have.
It turned out that his employer was an evil mage with an enemy who was even
more evil and ruthless, the same enemy, in fact, who had dispatched the
master. His employer and most of his household were destroyed in a night
raid. His employer's right-hand man, though hideously wounded, survived,
and firmly believes that Argreep sold them out.
Thus, Beakface is as far into hiding as a Mongrelman can get. Sadly, his
ploy to attach himself to an adventuring party for security has backfired,
and he's wound up with a party that couldn't keep a low profile in a town
full of deaf and blind people. Therefore, although they are all headed for
remote places, he still has good reason to keep looking over his shoulder...
