Hector, the Talking Goat

Hector, the famous 'talking goat' is Mayor of the city of Specularum. How he came to this position is story worth telling';

In the year 1155 IC a young Druid of Artemis was asked to deliver a scroll to the High Druid. Being a curious sort he read the scroll and set off the powerful Glyph that protected its contents. From then on Acolyte Hector became Hector, the talking goat.

A few years later Hector arrived in Specularum in the travelling circus that had captured him. He escaped and found refuge with a kindly bartender. The bartender renamed his tavern “The talking goat” and soon Hector’s fame as the resident entertainment spread.

In 1162 IC the Mayor of Specularum died of 'natural causes' (he was drunk and fell into the harbour). King Marcus decreed that the next Mayor would be put in place by a free vote. The merchant houses all put forward their choices and Hector also stood as a “joke candidate”. However, the feuding between merchant houses at the time was so strong that, before the election, each house had successfully assassinated the candidate of the others. By default, as the only surviving candidate Hector won and has been serving as Mayor ever since.

Hector is a likeable rogue who enjoys wine, women and song in more or less that order. He is also a surprisingly good Mayor who has a good head for determining the public mood. Although Hector himself should now be a man in his late 50’s he appears to still be an adult Thorast (or Amber) goat in good helath.

Various alchemists, including the famous Durst, have produced cures for his condition but Hector rather enjoys the fame and attention of being both Mayor AND a goat. Hector has even launched a number of “franchises” where he buys part shares in any tavern called “the Talking <animal>” which can actually produce such a creature.

Barring disease or injury Hector could go on being both Mayor and a goat for another 20-30 years.