Editing Magical Rats

'''Monstrous Rats''' are types of rodents that live in places with magic or ambient [[Mana]]. There are many different types of such rats: '''Colony Rats''', '''Giant Rats''', '''Packmana''', intelligent rats and rats with actual magical abilities, which are '''Magical Rats'''.

== Overview ==
Magical Rats are a breed of intelligent rats indigenous to any place with magic.<ref name="4.25">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/04/03/4-25-n/ Chapter 4.25 N]</ref>

Growing [[Sage's Grass]] may attract monster rat plagues.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/08/10/6-36-e/ Chapter 6.36 E]</ref> This happens, because monsters are drawn towards places with unusual amounts of Mana.

Killing rats is a way to start adventuring careers, once cats can't deal with the vermin. [[Ceria]] claimed to have killed thousands of them.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/06/07/2-27/ Chapter 2.33]</ref>

Colony Rats can grow to 4 feet length and are considered a pest.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/08/24/6-40-e/ Chapter 6.40 E]</ref>

Some colony of Magical Rats are called Packmana. These type of Magical Rats can eat magic to manifest their own mana so that they can use deferent magical powers.<ref name=":8.35">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/08/04/8-35/ Chapter 8.35]</ref>

== Power and Abilities ==
These are some of the known power and abilities that magical breeds of rodents can gain:

* '''Size Increase:''' Some rodents breeds can grow to become a lot bigger. These type of rats are known as Giant Rats.
* '''Enhance Intelligence:''' Can become smart enough to avoid cleaners, not eat poisoned bait, steal from others and living off of pilfered goods, becoming big and fat in the process. They also smart enough to hollow out huge dens in woodwork, and harvest wax candles to light those near their burrow entrance.<ref name="4.25" />
* '''Develop Speech:''' Able to talk.
* '''Breathe Fire'''<ref name="4.25" />
* '''Teleportation'''<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/06/19/4-47/ Chapter 4.47]</ref>
* '''Develop Armor'''<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/09/01/5-17-s/ Chapter 5.17 S]</ref>
* '''Magic Absorption and Manifest:''' Can eat magic, even the enchantment from someone/thing, to manifest their own mana so that they can use deferent magical powers. These type of rats are known as Packmana.<ref name=":8.35" />
* '''Forcefield:''' Create a forcefield, albeit like a filthy bubble of ‘soap’.<ref name=":8.35" />
* '''Enhance Bite:''' Can become strong enough to gnaw diamonds.<ref name=":8.35" />

== Usage ==
According to [[Selys]], Giant Dungeon Rats are considered a delicacy.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/12/21/1-32/ Chapter 1.32]</ref> Dealing with Giant Rat infestations in [[Liscor]]'s sewers is a job for adventurers.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/12/2-10/ Chapter 2.09]</ref>

== Trivia ==

== References ==
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[[Category:Monsters]]