Rat

History
Rats have been found across the world since time was first recorded on stone tablets and papyrus. Rarely found in nature, rats somehow always find any civilized habitat and quickly multiply, spreading disease and stealing food.

Behavior
Rats scavenge anything they can, and they will flock to any civilized location - a hut, a town, a city, anything. They will multiply in only a few years, and they will steal all they can. They are very skittish creatures, and so will run at the first sight of anything larger than themselves, and will never fight.

Appearance
Rats are small mammals that, at their very largest, are no bigger than an adult human female's hand. They are covered in fur, most commonly black or brown, but sometimes sport white with black or brown spots, or even rarely completely white. They have long, fur-less tails and small feet with very tiny claws, of which have no fur on them too, as well as having large black eyes (or red for the white-furred ones) and long black (or white...) whiskers.

Strengths and Weaknesses
Rats are fast and elusive, and so most must rely on traps in order to catch them. They are, however, easily fooled by food. They fear larger creatures, and will run from them at all times.