Rat

The rat (Rattus) is a genus of long-tailed s which favors urban environments.
==History==
Throughout human history, rats have made their homes in the urban environment of major cities, especially those of less affluent districts, roaming the area scouring or food and shelter. They could be found in many places across the world, ranging from Alexandria, Egypt in the 1st century BCE;Assassin's Creed: Origins Norway and England during the 9th century Viking expansion;Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Damascus and Acre during the Third Crusade;Assassin's Creed throughout China in the Ming dynasty;Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China Boston and New York City during the Seven Years' WarAssassin's Creed: Rogue and subsequent American Revolution;Assassin's Creed III and London in the midst of the Industrial Revolution.Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
The rats that lived in Paris, France during the city's siege in 885 by the Viking leader Rollo were particularly and uncommonly aggressive, known to swarm over and completely devour in a matter of seconds any unlucky souls who tread too close. While aiding Rollo's siege efforts, the jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan learned of the rats' voracious nature and often utilized it to her advantage when infiltrating the city, coating select arrows with rat bait and then loosing them at targets to lure the rodents to specific locations or groups of enemies.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris
Because of their association by humans with squalor, they were generally thought of as vermin, and the word "rat" was occasionally used as a metaphor for ignominious, petty individuals. Such was the case with at least two Parisian individuals, the 9th century paranoiac smuggler Richo,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Royal Fox Hunt who took on the alias of "The Rat King",Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – The Rot in the Slums and the 18th century former noble known only as Roi des Thunes, a crime boss who ruled one of the worst slums of Paris, the Cour des Miracles. When he offered his services to the Templar Order in 1789, he was coldly rebuffed by Grand Master François de la Serre, accused of having nothing to contribute other than the "intrigues of rats".Assassin's Creed: Unity – ConfessionAssassin's Creed: Unity – Le Roi Est Mort
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles 
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed III
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue
*Assassin's Creed: Unity
*Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 
*Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
*Assassin's Creed: Origins
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
**The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis 
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
**The Siege of Paris
**Dawn of Ragnarök
**The Forgotten Saga
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
*Assassin's Creed: Jade 
==References==
Category:Animals