17. Butcher

This room appears to belong to a butcher; indeed, an incredibly lifelike statue of one holding a carving knife and a slab of meat with a bite taken out of it stands next to a table. You observe that many other meats lie around the shelves and on the floor, and most have been eaten to some degree. Seconds later, abnormally huge rats with a green aura surrounding them skitter out from under the table, baring their wickedly sharp fangs. The rats were just ordinary-sized rats when Khaadk's power overtook the fortress, enlarging them and petrifying the butcher. They have since scattered about the castle, but eight remain here. 8 Giant Rats: AC 13, HD ½ (1d4 HP), #At 1 bite, Dam 1d4 + disease, Mv 40', Sv F1, ML 8, XP 10 ea. HP