Common Monster
Rat King
Writhing swarm of rats bound together by plague, hunger, and fate
Lore
The Rat King is a grotesque omen born from European folklore and unsettling historical accounts. Legends tell of swarms of rats becoming tangled together by their tails within sewers, cellars, and plague-ridden cities until they moved as a single writhing mass. To many, the Rat King was more than a natural horror. It was seen as a symbol of famine, pestilence, and corruption spreading beneath civilization itself. Stories claimed its appearance foretold disease outbreaks, madness, and death creeping silently through crowded streets.