Rat, Giant¶

No. Appearing: 5d4
Armour Class: 11
Hit Dice: 1d4 hp
Attacks: Bite 1d3
Nat 19: If appropriate, another Giant Rat (60%) or Dire Rat (40%) comes to aid this Giant Rat.
Attributes: S:3 D:14 C:8 I:2 P:13 W:6 Ch:4
Luck: 3
Move: 40 ft

Giant rats are about the size of a large cat. They are often found in sewers and lurking in forests nearby civilization. A giant rat bite has a 50% chance of carrying a wasting illness (or other random disease) causing sufferers to lose 1d4 Str each day until they are bedridden at zero Str. A Luck (Con) save resists. An apothecary might cure the disease in 1d3 days with the right healing herbs.