Your Beast of Burden

"Ahh yes. I would like to apologize again for that. It really was for your own safety that I removed you from the sewers." At this point, his voice and face went from apologetic to pointed. "You had no silver weapons, no belladonna, and you were headed straight towards the most heavily infested areas of the city. To be honest, you had no hope of surviving, and if you are dead set on going into the sewers, I would help you go in and kill some of the vermin, rather than having you become one of them."

"If you know nothing about wererats, then know at least that their bite can afflict a person with a sickness that then turns into a wererat themselves on the full moon. Generally, a person lose control of themselves in this transformed state, but I have heard tales of men who have somehow mastered their condition, and can change at will. Changing into a wererat intentionally, though, can twist a person."

The result of your perception check: As he spoke, Grumbleshanks noticed a small noise and turned quickly in his seat to see a man quietly entering the room from the double doors behind them. At seeing this movement, the rest of the group turned, and saw the man as well. Beranhond recognized him as the man who had led him to this mansion, and Talathel and Darvin recognized him as the man who had tried to intimidate them before drugging them and dragging them up here.

Hring's voice dragged their attention back to the table. "In answer to your question, divine healer, I know the name of the wererat's leader because I have been fighting this battle for 4 years. In that time, I have won battles and lost battles, and done quite a lot of reconnaisance. I have maps of the sewers, stocks of belladonna and alchemical silver weapons, as I believe our halfling friend here discovered, and a good amount of understanding of their way of life." Hring paused, steadying himself before continuing, "But I know Rhora and Ramman because they were once my friends, before the affliction took hold."

His eyes seem to harden again, and regain a measure of the fire that had been in them. "But that time has long passed, and it was they who killed my wife and son, and they and the leadership they have provided have taken many others' loved ones, as well."

"I will provide you with maps and belladonna as well, of course. I am sorry I did not mention that earlier. What else would you know?"