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| shapeshifting | |
| dungeons amp; dragons creatures | |
| fantasy creatures | |
| fictional mice and rats | |
| human-derived fictional species | |
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MYTHOLOGY There are some references to "goblin rats" or rat-themed Yōkai in some Japanese myths that may or may not be the source for the wererats in games and novels. Brad Steiger has written about wererat sightings in Oregon , mostly by children. Some of the Benandanti were supposed to change into mice. GAMES In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing Game , the wererat is one of several different types of Lycanthropes . They are also found in various games inspired by or based on Dungeons & Dragons such as Nethack and Neverwinter Nights . See Ratkin for wererats in White Wolf's " World Of Darkness " role-playing setting. FICTION Wererats also appear in the ). The rats changed into men are characters in the Fairy Tale Cinderella and star in various adaptations such as the children's book '' I Was A Rat '' by Philip Pullman . Yuki Sohma , from a popular Manga series, titled Fruits Basket , transforms into a rat when hugged by a member of the opposite gender or when weakened. Peter Pettigrew is a rat Animagus , akin to a wererat, in the Harry Potter series. In the American Manga , Romeo Ellis and Moisha Rich . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINK |
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