Cave Rats live in deep holes and in dungeons. As they are bigger and more vicious than normal rats, they can be quite dangerous for badly equipped adventurers, especially when they crop up in packs.
Cave Rats have 30 hitpoints. They are weak against fire damage. It takes 250 mana to summon or convince these creatures.
Cave Rats yield 10 experience points. They carry cheese, gold coins, worms and sometimes other items with them.