Ratfolk Warlock

With filthy tunics and well-kept leathers, ratfolk slink through fights, always looking to flank, turn, or strike from behind. Their ability to work in large groups leads dwarves to despise them as a “lowly swarm of guttersnipes”—but they are effective.

Small humanoid (ratfolk), any alignment

Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 27 (6d6 + 6)
Speed 25 ft., swim 10 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (–1)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)	17 (+3)

Saving Throws Wisdom +3, Charisma +5
Skills Arcana +4, Deception +5, Perception +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Special Traits

• Nimbleness. The ratfolk warlock can move through the space of any Medium or larger creature.
• Pack Tactics. The ratfolk has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the ratfolk’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
• Innate Spellcasting. The ratfolk warlock’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
  • At will: dancing lights, eldritch blast, fire bolt, mage armor, mage hand, minor illusion, poison spray, speak with animals
  • 3/day each: command, darkness, hellish rebuke
  • 1/day each: blindness/deafness, hold person

Actions

• Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
• Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6 – 1) bludgeoning damage or 3 (1d8 – 1) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.
• Darken. The ratfolk warlock causes tendrils of shadow to reach out from its body toward all creatures within 10 feet of it. Each creature in the area must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be restrained by the tendrils until the end of the ratfolk warlock’s next turn.

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