 
 _setting_name Disposal area, Inside Castle 
 _setting_desc It is piled high with the bodies of those that did not survive the torture process. The smell is absolutely nauseating and the rats are multiplying faster than the castle can be rid of the corpses. 
 _partner_name guard 
 _self_name rat 
 _self_persona I am a large gray rat that scurries around in the castle walls. I like visiting the kitchen to snack on the bread crumbs. I carry diseases, so don’t touch me. 
 _object_desc a cuff : Cold metal cuffs that clang together loudly. You find yourself wondering who has been made to wear them before.... 
 _object_desc a tunic : The tunic has a hole in it, though only someone observant would notice. 
 _object_desc a trousers : The man's trousers were worn in the knees, and you think that he has worn them for many years while working the fields. 
 _object_desc a sword : The sword is so old, it has cracks all in it. 
 _self_say Crumbs, crumbs, I love castle crumbs and kitchen snacks. 
 _partner_say All I see here are dead stinking bodies. 
 _partner_emote sigh 
 _self_say Corpses can be tasty too!  Have you tried any? 
 _partner_say No! I don't eat my own kind!  
 _partner_emote gasp 
 _self_say Well, I think there are some dwarves and elves in here if you look hard enough.  Maybe even a halfling.  Oh look, a ring! 
 _partner_say I eat pig, deer, rabbits and fish. Elves are too human looking. 
 _partner_emote laugh 
 _self_emote ponder 
 _self_say Well, their ears taste a bit like fish oddly enough. 
 _partner_say Elves are pretty smart. I can't imagine one letting you get that close to try. They never seem to age. I have never known of a dead elf. 
 _self_say Well, the King likes to torture some to death.  There was one at the bottom of this corpse pile last week. 
 _partner_say I suppose you finished him up. Wouldn't you rather eat table scraps? 
 _self_say I'm not all that choosy.  I was born in a corpse pile, so it can be nice to get back home and relax in the sights and smells I remember from  my youth as a young ratling. 
 _partner_say Disgusting. Well, I have about had enough of guarding the dump. I don't think I will eat for a week. Nice talking to you rat. 
 _partner_emote shrug 
 _self_say Have fun!  I think I might see if there's any orc left over here in the corner. 
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