The Sunless Citadel - (Chapter One)

[DM Spiral]

---Everyone---

Kriv blasts a giant rat with a firebolt, cooking it quite thoroughly. 
Arius cracks a giant rat with his whip, splitting the thing open and spraying it guts across the stones. 
Athos sends a bolt of electricity at Giant rat that rushes up, but misses
Nightingale cracks the Giant Rat that rushed up, killing it instantly.
Mivia holds her attack as all the smaller rats are dead, increasing her ability to react next round.

As the last Giant Rat falls, a roar echoes in the cavernous depths.  To call what rumbles from the shadows another Giant Rat would be a gross understatement.   The monstrous creature in the shape of rat that rushes up to face the group could only be referred to as a Rat king, or Queen, or maybe even DIRE Rat, though no boney protrusions can be seen.  The beast is every bit as large as a horse.



Giant Rat 3 | Dead | 
Rat King | 50 / 50 | AC 14 | Bite Attack +5 | Join Battle. Initiative 18
Arius | 17 | Hits Giant Rat 2 for 10 points of damage, killing it instantly.
Kriv | 16 | Hits Giant Rat 1 with a Firebolt for 5 points of damage, finishing it off.
Giant Rat 2 | Dead | 
Giant Rat 1 |Dead |
Giant Rat 5 |Dead | 
Athos | 13 |  Stormbolt at Giant Rat 6 but misses
Nightingale | 12 | Multiple attacks to Rat 6, hits it for 7 and 8 damage killing it instantly.
Giant Rat 5 |Dead | 
Mivia | 10 | All enemies dead, Held action, +2 to Initiative.
Giant Rat 6 | Dead | 

Rat King's Initiative: 1d20+4 = 18

(DM - The Monstrous King Rat appears.  Post your actions.)