UPPER DUNGEONS LEVEL ONE 21 MESS HALL.

21 MESS HALL. There is a dining table and large numbers of chairs, sized to fit xvarts. The xvart Leader is hosting a party for some brown ratkin visiting from the Rat Warrens.

Wurge, Xvart Leader (AC 7; MV 6”; HD 2; hp 11; #AT 1; D Short sword +1, cursed; XP 42)

Wurge stands 4½' tall, towering over the other xvarts. He has a big white 'X' painted on his forehead to remind the others that he is the boss. His sword is intelligent:

Stickler, Neutral short sword + 1, cursed (Intelligence 14, Ego 5)

• Detect sloping passages in a 1” radius
• Levitation, 1 turn duration, 3 times/day at 6th level of magic use ability
• Can speak the common language

Graff, Brown Ratkin Ambassador (AC 6; MV 12”//6”; HD 2; hp 6; #AT 1 bite; D 1-4; SA Disease; XP 40)

Graff wears a purple vest to show he represents the Rat King. He has a gold medallion worth 700 gold crescents. He will avoid combat if at all possible.

2 Brown Ratkin Guards (AC 6; MV 12”//6”; HD 2; hp 11, 8; #AT 1 weapon or 1 bite; D Spear or 1-4; SA Disease; XP 50, 44)

These brown ratkin are wearing uniforms of red jackets and black belts.

11 Xvarts (AC 7; MV 6”; HD 1-1; hp 7, 2, 4, 7, 5, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 1; #AT 1; D Small sword for 1d4+1; XP 17, 12, 14, 17, 15, 15, 15, 16, 14, 13, 11)

Each xvart has 0-9 (1d10-1) copper pieces and 0-5 (1d6-1) silver crescents.

5 Giant Rats (AC 7; MV 12"//6"; HD 1-4 hit points; hp 3, 3, 3, 2, 2; #AT 1 bite; D 1-3; SA Disease; XP 10, 10, 10, 9, 9)

These giant rats have platters strapped to their backs. They have been trained to act as waiters, carrying food from Room 22.

This room carries the heavy aroma of pepper and venison stew. The ceiling height is eighteen feet and is supplied with rafters and a hanging chandelier, which is lit and shedding light.

On the table, in addition to the bowls of stew and wooden utensils, there is a red jasper statue of a horse worth 400 gold crescents, which is Wurge's gift to the Rat King.