Medium Or Small unknown (Goblinoid), Any Evil Alignment
Armor Class 12 Leather
Hit Points 21 (2d10)
Speed 30 ft., Burrow 5 ft., Climb 5 ft., Swim 30 ft.
STR
7 (-2)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
4 (-3)
WIS
7 (-2)
CHA
5 (-3)
Saving Throws DEX +2, CON +4
Skills Stealth +7
Damage Vulnerabilities Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Piercing, Poison
Damage Resistances Acid, Necrotic, Slashing
Damage Immunities Psychic
Condition Immunities Blinded
Senses Blindsight, Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 15
Languages Goblin --
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits

Keen Smell. The Rat King has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. 

Pack Tactics. The Rat King has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the rat's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

 

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can’t regain hit points except by magical means, and the target’s hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24 hours. If the target’s hit point maximum drops to 0 as a result of this disease, the target dies.

Reactions

Rat Fyrd. The Rat King may raise a fyrd of smaller rats if his Keen Smell  alerts him to incoming danger but the threat is not within the range of his Darksight .

Description

The result of a spell intended to facilitate diplomacy through communication between the Human caster and an uninvited, unruly nest of pesty goblins. The casting of the spell was interrupted by rats, refracting the spell back to the caster. Rather than enlightening the goblins with the intelligence of a human, the goblin and the rat merged consciouses with the caster. Unable to repress the animalistic instincts and dark thoughts now forced upon them, the caster was shunned from society. With nowhere to go along with the foreign minds and a desire for vengeance growing ever prominent, the caster sequestered to a place they knew they could be in control, if not of their own mind then of the minds of countless others. Here they ruled with utter commitment from the goblins, rats and various other creatures of the dark. As time passed the casters' consciousness has slowly been overtaken by that of the others, which have far extended a normal lifespan within their original hosts and began to manifest themselves physically. There is no certainty to be had about the current physiological classification of this tortured creature. While they may be not human nor goblin nor rodent, they are most certainly the King. 

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Monster Tags: Goblinoidmonstrosity

Habitat: SwampUnderdark

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