The Deshnoke is a collective mind, made up of a large number of individual rats. Any single rat in the horde is more or less a normal rat, but within it lies the seed of something greater. The more rats with the Deshnoke seed in them gather in an area (about a city block) the more intelligent every rat becomes. And when they hit a critical mass (say 150 rats) they develop a superconciousnes that binds them all into one telepathic overmind. It is in the overmind state that they become Deshnoke -- as smart or smarter than any human, able to read the thoughts of others, and driven by the need to dominate and control the larger races who have historically reduced them to the role of filth and scavengers. The Deshnoke will gather their secrets, steal their valuable, enslave weak minds and then use this power to rule from the shadows. Instinct: To control from the shadows

• Watch and plots, gather information and secrets
• Play dead (leave enough bodies to convince stupid people that you have been overcome)
• Overwhelm the mind with the chattering voice of the multitude
• Hear the thoughts of mortal races