NPC: A pyroclastic scavenger
Long Desc: A rodent extremophile scuttles about, its claws tap tapping on the solidifying lava.

At its first sight of you, the rat-thing scuttles under a cooling igneous
rock.  Its long snout peeks out apprehensively until its eyes are visible,
and when it sees you watching, clambers back out of sight.  Its appearance
is similar to a rat, but nearly a foot long.  It lacks whiskers, making up
for its relative sensory deprivation with eyes that constitute probably
three quarters of the surface area of its head.  It's an ugly pest, to be
sure, but its personal habits are even more revolting.
It is a rodent approximately 0'10" tall.

This NPC can be found in: The Proving Grounds.