Before the night of Fire and in the relative safety of the third Epoch rats were nothing more than a nuisance plaguing farmers and alderman planning winter stocks. Now though the tide of vermin have changed. Not only do single rats seek out and attack villagers but masses of them have been known to overcome even trained soldiers. It is still unknown what drives these beasts and the villagers of Kilkaen know to keep their gates closed for fear of the insatiable masses.
“Shut your traps and listen! Give me ten stout man and fire and I will clear the fields of these monsters you mewl about! Its either the rats or us!”
Last known words, Captain Newton, Kilkaen Town Militia

“What is ‘Why are there always giant rats in the newbie town’?”
Alex: “That’s correct, for $500!”
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It’s tradition. Either rats or blue slimes.
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