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, Squerrik is the wererat deity of thievery, disguise, and concealment. He normally appears in his hybrid humanoid rat form.

Publication history

Squerrik was first detailed in the book Monster Mythology

Monster Mythology

Monster Mythology is a sourcebook for the second edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Released by TSR in 1992 and written by Carl Sargent, with interior illustrations by Terry Dykstra, John and Laura Lakey, and Keith Parkinson, Monster Mythology was released as a companion volume for...

(1992), including details about his priesthood. His role in the cosmology of the Planescape

Planescape

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 campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground

On Hallowed Ground

On Hallowed Ground is an accessory book for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, for the Planescape campaign setting.-Contents:This book contains information about deities' planar domains from 20 separate pantheons...

(1996).

Description

The 2nd Edition sourcebook Monster Mythology describes Squerrik as physically weak and cowardly, constantly seeking protective magic and disguises to hold imagined enemies at bay.

Squerrik's avatar appears in ratman form, dressed in filthy leathers and cotton pants. He carries a shortsword +3 of quickness and wears a cloak of displacement.

Realm

Squerrik's realm of Cheisin is an endless series of trap-infested burrows and tunnels located on the plane of Gehenna

Gehenna (Dungeons & Dragons)

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Worshipers

Squerrik doesn't care much for his shamans, providing them with little additional support beyond the standard grant of spellcasting ability and expecting them to be capable of protecting themselves.