The Verminous Messiah

Name: The Verminous Messiah, Rodrik

Gender: Male

Age: Old

Species: Giant Cockroach

Appearance: Rodrik appears as a giant, grey cockroach, roughly the size of a car, grey in color, with several legs, and a set of LONG antennae.  His eyes are rather small, black orbs, and his mandibles are surprisingly large. At the end of each leg is a claw with which he uses to alter his surroundings.

Personality: Rodrik is a slow being. He often takes several days to a month to debate over a plan. He tends to wax philosophical, as a result of his upbringing. Considers all life valuable, not just his own or his disciples. Is often amused by the odd devices humans manufacture. Values intelligence and creativity.

Likes: Thought, Wisdom, Philosophy, Quantum Mechanics, Books, all species of vermin, the DWMA, Shakespear

Dislikes: Stupidity, unoriginality, sadism, exterminators, Kishin Eggs, cats

History:

Rodrik was born after Chernobyl. Due to mutations caused by the radiation, Rodrik and his kin grew to massive sizes. However, while smarter than most cockroaches, they were not sentient. The only reason Rodrik grew to be sentient was due to a witch having stolen his egg, performing experiments on it to create a superior familiar. Indeed, Rodrik grew highly intelligent, learning from the witches books such things as philosophy, science, law, and other things. In return, he served as the witches advisor and companion, oft giving her council. From her, he also learned much about magic, eventually learning how to cast spells of his own.

Meanwhile, he looked down upon his non-sentient brothers plight with pity. They were hunted down and exterminated for doing what nature had designed them to do. Eventually, this pity spread to all 'verminous' species. He begged his master to intercede for them. With a heavy heart, his master explained how it would be next to impossible to give every vermin the intelligence that Rodrik had. However, she offered to modify him further, to make his quest easier. Agreeing, Rodrik was even further altered.

Amicably parting with the Witch who had been his master for many years, Rodrik set out to change the world.