Cyrus Belview

A Mongrelfolk created in the Abbey of Saint Markovia by The Abbot, Cyrus was the oldest living Belview. He was the martinet of The Abbot, responsible for discipling the other mongrelfolk, and acted as The Abbot's right-hand man. He hunched constantly, and possessed keen hearing and smell; he had a panther's ears and nose, and the left side of his face was covered in lizard scales. Patches of dog fur grew across his entire body, and he waddled while walking, as his left leg ended in a duck's webbed foot.

Prone to constant giggling and telling jokes at the most inopportune times, Cyrus was afflicted with a similar madness to other Belviews, but was more clever than his family members. However, he ultimately found that serving The Abbot was unrewarding. After hearing rumors from guests about the massive Castle Ravenloft, Cyrus escaped the Abbey and headed east to serve Count Strahd von Zarovich, leaving Clovin Belview in charge.

Surprisingly, Strahd accepted the crazy old mongrelman into his employ as a servant, finding him pitifully amusing. Cyrus was given command over the castle's larders, reporting directly to the chamberlain Rahadin, and acted as the castle's chef. Over the course of years, Cyrus was given more freedom, and developed a particular fascination for stringing up corpses. He eventually filled with furniture made from bones of Strahd's many enemies; notably, Argynvost's skull hung in these corridors.