General Facts

Group Name:
Black Crown Clan

Leader :
Rafael, the Rat King

Group Structure:
Their group is called the Rodere. The St. Louis group is highly militaristic. It is unknown if this is a common characteristic of the rats or not.

The Rom (Ref?) or Rat King has, as a symbol of his status,a four-pointed crown burnt into his upper arm.

Group Size:
Approximately 200 (TH)


Alliances:

• Treaty with Richard and through him, the wolves (tKD, NiC)
• Agreement with Jean-Claude (CS, ID, DM, TH)
• Treaty with Hyenas? (NiC, CS, ID?)
• Anita (GP/BO)

Other Known Groups

None have been discussed or mentioned.

Powers

These are mostly unique lycanthropic based powers of the wererats that have been described in the books.

• They can smell death on a person, if that person has almost died recently.??? please quote reference

Related Terms and Definitions That are Defined in the Glossary

• Rodere

Definitions can be found here: Link to Glossary Section

Known Members of This Group

Wererats that have been introduced in the series:

• Rafael, the Rat King since before Guilty Pleasures
• Louie - Alpha, GP, Rafael's' lieutenant
• Lillian - Alpha, Were doctor
• Claudia - Bodyguard, NiC
• Igor - Bodyguard, NiC, (dead)
• Bobby Lee - Bodyguard, NiC
• Cris - Bodyguard, NiC (dead)
• Fredo - Bodyguard, CS?
• Lisandro - Bodyguard, CS?

Vampires Who Can Call This Animal

• Nikolaos (GP), Master of the City
• Padma (BO) Master of the Beasts, Council member
• Musette (CS) but her power over them is limited

Misc

Other tidbits of information that do not fit elsewhere...

• The rat virus is highly contagious. It, along with the wolf variant, is one of the easiest types of lycanthropy to catch.
• Silver is very harmful to them and can cause permanent injury and death.
• When in full rat form, they are about the size of a large German Shepherd with five-inch incisors. (GP)
• Fur colors vary and often seem related to the human hair color. (GP)
• Stronger and faster than humans
• They can talk when in rat-man form (GP)

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