Giant Rat
Giant Rats are a type of monster that is common in the Scribel City Sewers.
Description
Very little is written on the appearance of giant rats in the records. Presumably, they look like enlarged rats.
The size of giant rats is disputed. A multitude of sizes have been reported, ranging from only slightly larger than ordinary rats to approximately the size of a large dog. The most common size seems to be the dimensions of a house cat. A few adventurers mentioned that their limit was carrying three rat corpses at a time.
Ecology and Behavior
Distribution and Habitat
Giant rats have been found in the Scribel City Sewers. They are fairly abundant and breed quickly.
Some characters have found tailless corpses of giant rats in the sewers, presumably from negligent adventurers who did not bother to clean up after hunting for rats.
Diet
Giant sewer rats are presumed to eat trash, but this topic has not been extensively studied.
Biology
Very little is known about the biology of giant sewer rats. It is unknown if they are naturally this size or if they grow excessively large due to something in the environment.
They are known to spread and carry diseases.
"Mutant" giant rats have been reported in the sewers.
Behavior
Although classified as a monster, giant rats do not have a reputation for being particularly aggressive or particularly passive. They are weak individually, but dangerous in groups.
Giant rats have been encountered in "swarms" and as isolated loners. The loners are reported to be more aggressive than the ones in groups. However, rats in "swarms" may be starving and will attack anything that seems to be carrying food.
Uses
No practical use for giant rats has been reported. The rat tail is collected merely as a proof of subjugation.
Some sewer slimes have been observed eating giant rats, and some adventurers have fed dead rats to sewer slimes.