Rat-man

The rat-folk are an elusive race of beastfolk that tend to go unseen. They do not often form societies, but they tend to drift among other beastfolk cultures, often living on the outskirts or even in the underbellies of human cities, hiding in the sewers and staying away from the sight of men.

Appearance

Rat-folk have a typical beastman appearance, with the head, legs, tail, claws, and fur of their animal counterparts, but the arms, torsos, and hands of men. Although some tales claim otherwise, rat-folk are not exceptionally small. In fact, they are generally the same size as humans, although this still means they are smaller than many other kinds of beastfolk.

Culture

Lacking in a true culture of their own, rat-folk are vagrants, scavengers, and peddlers. They often dwell along the outskirts of other beastman civilizations, living off their refuse and scraps and generally taking advantage of their civilization. Although beastfolk consider them little better than pests, this is not always true, and rat-folk frequently find work in beastfolk civilizations as thieves, spies, and assassins, and other rat-folk are welcome as traders of interesting goods stolen from human cities. Rat-folk can even be found in the larger cities of Men, making their homes in the sewers and other places where they will never be seen by humans. They generally only come out at night to steal food and then escape back to their well-placed hideouts, where they sometimes hoard trinkets and other supplies.