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Lord '''Skitter''' | Lord '''Skitter''' was a demonic [[Rat]] [[noble]] from [[Eldraine]].<ref name="Ten Stories Tall">{{DailyRef|making-magic/ten-stories-tall|Ten Stories Tall|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 25, 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Skitter | Skitter was the king of the rats located within the sewers beneath Edgewall. He was an enourmous rat empowered by fiendish blood, giving him supernatural strength, wicked cunning, and the ability to speak.<ref name="D&D Eldraine">[[James Wyatt]] et al. (2023). "''[[D&D Monstrous Compendium: Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures]]''". [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> | ||
Skitter lives deep in the ancient [[Dwarf|dwarven]] ruins beneath the town of Edgewall. | Skitter lives deep in the ancient [[Dwarf|dwarven]] ruins beneath the town of Edgewall. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Deep within the ruins beneath Edgewall, a human minstrel named [[Totentanz]] encountered Lord Skitter.<ref name="D&D Eldraine"/> Skitter convinced the [[Human]] outcast [[Totentanz]] that the human world would fall, promising him wicked powers in exchange for luring the townsfolk of Edgewall into the sewers to become food for Skitter's rat minions. When the bard agreed to join the rat king, Skitter gifted him a magic pipe | Deep within the ruins beneath Edgewall, a human minstrel named [[Totentanz]] encountered Lord Skitter.<ref name="D&D Eldraine"/> Skitter convinced the [[Human]] outcast [[Totentanz]] that the human world would fall, promising him wicked powers in exchange for luring the townsfolk of Edgewall into the sewers to become food for Skitter's rat minions. When the bard agreed to join the rat king, Skitter gifted him a magic pipe.<ref><c>Lord Skitter's Blessing</c></ref> In exchange, Totentanz must lure victims into the sewer so that Skitter and his brood could feast on them. | ||
Totentanz lead droves of hapless Edgewall citizens into the undercity with his music. Lord Skitter and his brood grow in power, and eventually rats swarmed the city. At first, the people of Edgewall were outwitted by Lord Skitter. But eventually, they banded together, stole Totentanz's pipe, and stormed the sewers, twisting its wicked magic back onto Lord Skitter and Totentanz, causing them to be devoured by their own rat horde. Without a leader, the rats of Edgewall return to their ordinary ways, though no one knows if Lord Skitter is truly gone for good.<ref name="Ten Stories Tall"/> | |||
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Revision as of 05:31, 27 September 2023
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| Birthplace | Eldraine |
| Lifetime | Mending Era |
Lord Skitter was a demonic Rat noble from Eldraine.[1]
Description
Skitter was the king of the rats located within the sewers beneath Edgewall. He was an enourmous rat empowered by fiendish blood, giving him supernatural strength, wicked cunning, and the ability to speak.[2]
Skitter lives deep in the ancient dwarven ruins beneath the town of Edgewall.
Inspiration
Skitter may be based on the Mouse King of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King."
History
Deep within the ruins beneath Edgewall, a human minstrel named Totentanz encountered Lord Skitter.[2] Skitter convinced the Human outcast Totentanz that the human world would fall, promising him wicked powers in exchange for luring the townsfolk of Edgewall into the sewers to become food for Skitter's rat minions. When the bard agreed to join the rat king, Skitter gifted him a magic pipe.[3] In exchange, Totentanz must lure victims into the sewer so that Skitter and his brood could feast on them.
Totentanz lead droves of hapless Edgewall citizens into the undercity with his music. Lord Skitter and his brood grow in power, and eventually rats swarmed the city. At first, the people of Edgewall were outwitted by Lord Skitter. But eventually, they banded together, stole Totentanz's pipe, and stormed the sewers, twisting its wicked magic back onto Lord Skitter and Totentanz, causing them to be devoured by their own rat horde. Without a leader, the rats of Edgewall return to their ordinary ways, though no one knows if Lord Skitter is truly gone for good.[1]
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References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (September 25, 2023). "Ten Stories Tall". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b James Wyatt et al. (2023). "D&D Monstrous Compendium: Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures". Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Lord Skitter's Blessing
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