One is a pest. A few is a problem. Unfortunately, they usually come in numbers reserved for bakers and the like. Instinct: to Breed

• Chew to Pieces
• Spread the infection

The Grand Duke's Guard are made of his garrison's elite fighters. They will defend the castle and their lord to the last man. Instinct: to Defend the Keep

• They Shall Not Pass
• Sweep the Legs
• Divide and Neutralize

Vrak is the jailer in the grand duke's keep. Vrak can seem a bit dim when he speaks to authority figures, but he delights in beating his prisoners and breaking their will. Does such a dark place create such a man or is such a man simply drawn to the world's dark places? Instinct: To Demoralize

• Beat with a Cudgel
• Mock his Captives
• Raise the Alarm

The large rats that are common to dungeons, remote keeps and even some castles can sometimes be driven to gather into groups. Sometimes this will result in two or more getting their tails tangled in such a way that a bit feces, blood, hair, or dirt could make the knot permanent. A giant rat king is when several of these large rats are entangled but learn to move, and hunt, as one. Instinct: To Feed and Grow

• Gnashing in All Directions
• Spring from the Shadows

There is some debate as to what a wampus cat is: the embodiment of a cursed soul, an earth spirit or harbinger of death. Whatever it is, adventurers should be wary when entering a wampus cat's hunting territory. A wampus cat can strike from several paces away using its four forepaws and without making a whisper of sound while doing it. Instinct: To hunt

• Pounce from the Undergrowth
• Silently Stalk
• Yowl Hauntingly