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ra ers, or sword- ghting on the crossbeam of a sinking ship using ers, or sword- ghting on the crossbeam of a sinking ship using
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their tails are almost certainly embellishments. Short lived for heir tails are almost certainly embellishments. Short lived for
e bright moon glints o pavestones slick with bootleg rum, sh
e bright moon glints o pavestones slick with bootleg rum, sh humanoids, okiti start to su er the e ects of old age at around
humanoids, okiti start to su er the e ects of old age at around
s scales and seawater and the smell of salt is strong in the air. A cales and seawater and the smell of salt is strong in the air. A twenty, and most will not see twenty- ve.
twenty, and most will not see twenty- ve.
c coinpurse, dropped clumsily by a maudlin sailor earlier in the oinpurse, dropped clumsily by a maudlin sailor earlier in the
evening lies sodden, with its sparse contents vomited on the damp Okiti give birth to large litters of young, usually between seven
stone. e sounds of the town are far o ; here only the waves break and fourteen, which are about as developed as human babies. e
the silence of deepest night. All looks still and lifeless, but expert young mature quickly, and are considered adults by the age of two.
eyes pierce the gloom, watching, and adept feet scuttle silently and Until that time, they are raised communally, with each member of
invisibly through the crags and crannies. A sudden ash of scarlet silk the colony contributing their own skills to their education as and
disappears into a gutter. e coinpurse has vanished. An undulating when they have time. While somewhat chaotic, this does raise okiti
shape emerges from the darkness and streaks towards the bilges of a with a rounded set of skills, and a strong sense of community.
docked ship. Not one, but many small creatures, scurrying in perfect In contrast to their natural stealthiness, okiti tend to dress in
unison and almost immediately swallowed by night. ese are okiti. paradoxically garish clothing, favoring swathes of bright, rich
fabrics decorated with trinkets. It would seem okiti take pride in
Okiti, ratmen, bilge rats, or simply bilgers, are a surprisingly
populous race of humanoid rodents. eir origins presumably being able to escape notice despite this handicap, as well as it being
lie across the sea as they can be found in great numbers in any a way to show o their loot.
decently sized port if one looks hard enough, though they are Culture
experts at evading attention.
e okiti are relatively intelligent and sophisticated for a monstrous
Resembling large, bipedal rats, okiti stand between three and four
feet tall, with wiry limbs and a long, thin tail. Some individuals race, and have an egalitarian and democratic society with a single
elected leader who is usually expected to step down a er a year
are able to control this tail to the extent of holding a torch or
similar object, but stories of okiti picking pockets, swinging from or two in charge. ey have their own unique language, though
most understand and speak at least limited common for trade and
negotiation purposes (when stealing is not an option). Shiny things
are prized above all else, and intelligence, stealth and cunning

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