Skitter
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| Race | Rat |
| Birthplace | Eldraine |
| Lifetime | Omenpath 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 enormous rat empowered by fiendish blood, giving him supernatural strength, wicked cunning, and the ability to speak.[2]
Skitter lived 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 can feast on them.
Totentanz led droves of hapless Edgewall citizens into the undercity with his music. Lord Skitter and his brood grow in power, and eventually rats swarm the city. At first, the people of Edgewall were outwitted by Lord Skitter. 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 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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