Rat King

AC 18, touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +1 dodge, +2 natural, +1 size)

hp 57 (6d10+24)

Fort +9 Ref +9 Will +4

Speed 30 ft., climb 15 ft., swim 15 ft.

Melee 5 bites +11 (1d4+1 plus disease)

Special Attacks disease, plaguebringer

CMB +6 CMD 21 (can't be tripped)

Str 12, Dex 19, Con 18, Int 5, Wis 14, Cha 11

Base Atk +6

Feats Dodge, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse

Skills Climb +9, Diplomacy +0 (+4 when influencing rats), Knowledge (local) –2, Perception +11, Stealth +13, Swim +9

SQ compression, speak with rats

Disease (Ex) Bubonic plague: Inhaled or bite—injury; save Fort DC 19; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect 1d4 Str damage, 1 Cha damage, and fatigue; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes the +2 from the rat king's plaguebringer ability.

Plaguebringer (Ex) A rat king increases the disease DC of rats (including rat kings, rat swarms, and dire rats) within 100 feet by +2.

Speak with Rats (Ex) A rat king can communicate with normal rats (including rat swarms and dire rats) as if using speak with animals. It can use Diplomacy to alter a rat's attitude, and when so doing gains a +4 racial bonus on the check. Any ability that allows a creature to communicate with rats (such as speak with animals or a wererat's rat empathy) allows for communication with a rat king.