The Rat King  

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Level:5
Maximum Level:110
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Faction
  • Loot
  • Money
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Era:Original
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Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Wed Jan 9 06:06:00 2002
Modified: Sun Apr 12 19:19:09 2015
Wolten Grafe may be found in the Order of Thunder.

You say, 'Hail, Wolten Grafe'

Wolten Grafe says 'Hail, noble ______. Remember to spread the words of [Karana] throughout the faraway lands on which you shall tread. We of the Temple of Thunder are looking for new members - good people who [wish to join our cause]. Let the call go out!'

You say, 'I wish to join our cause.'

Wolten Grafe says 'That IS good news! If you walk the righteous path of the Rainkeeper, Karana, then you are truly noble. I have need of someone like that. I must find someone to perform a [dangerous mission] or perhaps you would rather [seek out the Rat King] or [crush the undead]?'

You say, 'I would rather seek out the Rat King.'

Wolten Grafe says 'Under this city lie the catacombs of Qeynos. Somewhere down there lurks the Rat King. None have truly seen him, but we know of him. It is he who plagues us with the recent infestation of rats. Why? Who knows? We need a brave member to [hunt the Rat King].'

You say, 'I will hunt the Rat King.'

Wolten Grafe says 'You are truly brave, young knight. Go to the catacombs. Find the Rat King. Bring me his head as proof of your noble deed. He must be stopped. Beware of his allies. May Karana watch over you.'

In the aqueducts, you will find an NPC named Begger Wylin surrounded by four rats near the smugglers. Kill him and he conveniently drops his head for you to take. It identifies as "Rat King's Head." Upon hand-in:

Wolten Grafe says 'We have finally destroyed the Rat King. You have performed a great service to Qeynos. Here is a small reward. Please continue with the work of the Rainkeeper.'

Your faction standing with Knights of Thunder has been adjusted by 50.
Your faction standing with Bloodsabers has been adjusted by -50.
Your faction standing with Priests of Life has been adjusted by 37.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 37.
You gain experience!!
Rewards:
  • Patchwork Armor
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# Apr 12 2015 at 3:30 PM Rating: Excellent
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[Sun Apr 12 17:04:12 2015] Wolten Grafe says 'We have finally destroyed the Rat King. You have performed a great service to Qeynos. Here is a small reward. Please continue with the work of the Rainkeeper.'
[Sun Apr 12 17:04:12 2015] Your faction standing with Knights of Thunder has been adjusted by 50.
[Sun Apr 12 17:04:12 2015] Your faction standing with Bloodsabers has been adjusted by -50.
[Sun Apr 12 17:04:12 2015] Your faction standing with Priests of Life has been adjusted by 37.
[Sun Apr 12 17:04:12 2015] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 37.
[Sun Apr 12 17:04:12 2015] You gain party experience!!
EQ's Toughest Raid: Rat King down!
# Aug 20 2014 at 10:08 AM Rating: Excellent
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You say, 'Hail, Wolten Grafe'

Wolten Grafe says 'Hail, noble Rainbowdash. Remember to spread the words of [Karana] throughout the faraway lands on which you shall tread. We of the Temple of Thunder are looking for new members - good people who [wish to join our cause]. Let the call go out!'

You say, 'wish to join our cause'

Wolten Grafe says 'That IS good news! If you walk the righteous path of the Rainkeeper, Karana, then you are truly noble. I have need of someone like that. I must find someone to perform a [dangerous mission] or perhaps you would rather [seek out the Rat King] or [crush the undead]?'

You say, 'seek out the Rat King'

Wolten Grafe says 'Under this city lie the catacombs of Qeynos. Somewhere down there lurks the Rat King. None have truly seen him, but we know of him. It is he who plagues us with the recent infestation of rats. Why? Who knows? We need a brave member to [hunt the Rat King].'

You say, 'hunt the Rat King'

Wolten Grafe says 'You are truly brave, young knight. Go to the catacombs. Find the Rat King. Bring me his head as proof of your noble deed. He must be stopped. Beware of his allies. May Karana watch over you.'

<Hand in the head>

Wolten Grafe says 'We have finally destroyed the Rat King. You have performed a great service to Qeynos. Here is a small reward. Please continue with the work of the Rainkeeper.'

Your faction standing with Knights of Thunder could not possibly get any better.
Your faction standing with Bloodsabers could not possibly get any worse.
Your faction standing with Priests of Life could not possibly get any better.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos could not possibly get any better.
You gain experience!!
Quest dialog
# Sep 22 2012 at 1:48 PM Rating: Excellent
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You say, 'Hail, Wolten Grafe'

Wolten Grafe says 'Hail, noble Mutina. Remember to spread the words of Karana throughout the faraway lands on which you shall tread. We of the Temple of Thunder are looking for new members - good people who [wish to join our cause]. Let the call go out!'

You say, 'I wish to join your cause.'

Wolten Grafe says 'That IS good news! If you walk the righteous path of the Rainkeeper, Karana, then you are truly noble. I have need of someone like that. I must find someone to perform a [dangerous mission] or perhaps you would rather seek out the [Rat King] or [crush the undead]?'

You say, 'I will seek out the rat king.'

Wolten Grafe says 'You are truly brave, young knight. Go to the catacombs. Find the Rat King. Bring me his head as proof of your noble deed. He must be stopped. Beware of his allies. May Karana watch over you.'

After killing Beggar Wyllin and handing his head to Wolten Grafe:

Wolten Grafe says 'We have finally destroyed the Rat King. You have performed a great service to Qeynos. Here is a small reward. Please continue with the work of the Rainkeeper.'

Your faction standing with Knights of Thunder got better.
Your faction standing with Bloodsabers got worse.
Your faction standing with Priests of Life got better.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos got better.
You gain party experience!!
You gain party experience!!

My reward was a Tattered Skullcap
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Can be done by evil Qeynosians
# Sep 09 2011 at 11:27 AM Rating: Decent
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Did it with my necro, so people who are dubious can do the quest.
rat king
# Aug 09 2005 at 6:56 PM Rating: Decent
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dont go looking for a person called the rat king his name is begger wyldin or something like that and he can be found on location 16 of the eqatlas.com map it took me a couple hours before he actually spawned because at first i didnt know where he is but he pops up right there against the wall and at low health he runs so dont lose him
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Severed Paw?
# Sep 03 2004 at 1:03 AM Rating: Decent
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I was in QA with my mage the other night just fartin' around, and i kill this guy... doesn't drop anything mentioned here, but he drops a "Severed Paw" that's not in Alla's item database... anyone know what this is for???
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He is there
# Nov 23 2003 at 6:26 AM Rating: Decent
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I found him yesterday at loc 16 on EqAtlas map. I was level 5 Rogue and his rats just ignored me. It has been said many tmes above but people keep missing it.....he appears as a Beggar! Don't go looking for a character called 'Rat King'
got head but no gafe
# Jul 21 2002 at 9:37 PM Rating: Default
where is wolteng gafe i can'tfind him can someone tell me!!!!!
RE: got head but no gafe
# Mar 01 2003 at 9:48 PM Rating: Decent
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Wolten Grafe is found inside the Knights of Thunder guild which is located...hmmm... outside the Arena there is an open area with some merchants. Near there is the opening in the wall that leads to Fishs Ale and Volleens. Go through that opening and continue straight and follow the path around instead of turning right like you would to get to Fishs/Volleens. This puts you inside the Knights of Thunder guild. Wolten Grafe stands in an open area near the guild leader. He also walks to the merchant area outside the arena and back once in a while.
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thats whats its for
# Jun 08 2002 at 4:58 PM Rating: Default
With my 10 necro i killed him & had no idea what quest it was for, but now i got to go get some faction with everyone in SQ
Rat king is a Begger if u see 3 rats and a begger that's him
# Jun 05 2002 at 7:01 AM Rating: Default
lol so that's what that human head was for? i like killed this rat and 2 more and a begger then2 more beggers attacked me.. Mining u i was lvl 5 too lol Big mistake i got him though.. but no patchwork item or letter....
RE: Rat king is a Begger if u see 3 rats and a begger that's
# Jun 05 2002 at 7:02 AM Rating: Decent
Oh i didnt know u was supose to turn in the head as no one knew what to do with it when i /ooc'ed so i destroyed it.. well time to go back to da Catacombs and kill him!! lol heck with my standings with bloodsaber <--- is evil to lvl 9 1 bar from lvl 10 ShadowKnight(human)
BEWARE NOOBS
# Apr 06 2002 at 12:12 PM Rating: Default
if you attack him the rats arround him will attack you
what i got from his corpse
# Mar 13 2002 at 1:56 AM Rating: Default
I got a rat pelt cape from him along with his head and a note... :)
Weird
# Feb 25 2002 at 4:15 PM Rating: Decent
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Beggar Wylin isn't KOS to my erudite necromancer. Upon asking him, 'Who is the Rat King' he tells me that is but a child's fairy tale.
faction
# Feb 13 2002 at 7:00 PM Rating: Default
I just killed him and didn't get a faction adjustment. was there a patch? lv 8 neccro neutral faction to everyone
factions?
# Dec 22 2001 at 12:40 AM Rating: Default
Begger willin cons aminable to all my Good/Neural characters. However he cons SCOWLS to all my Evil char.

So, how come you get negative faction with BloodSabers for kiling him??
RE: factions?
# Aug 09 2003 at 5:34 PM Rating: Decent
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ummm....what race/religion were the evil characters? Just because you have a dark character doesn't mean he wiil automatically get along with all the dark NPCs in the game. The same for lights and neutrals. The only way you know who you will or won't get along with is by conning. Sometimes the results are surprising, so ALWAYS con everything from a safe distance before you approach it.
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rat kings rolled up note
# Oct 12 2001 at 1:24 PM Rating: Default
i suggest finding an enchanter to identify the item or even a bard , 14th level bard can figure out what the item is for
My god, people, pay attention.
# Sep 20 2001 at 8:42 AM Rating: Default
1. THE RAT KING IS FIXED.

2. HE DROPS A HEAD AND A NOTE.

3. THE HEAD WE'VE COVERED.

4. FOR THE FOURTH TIME, READ THESE POSTS FOR GOD'S SAKE, WHAT'S THE NOTE FOR?
Note
# Aug 13 2001 at 11:31 AM Rating: Default
I gote this note from the Rat King AKA Beggar Wykin, where do I bring it???
Fixed
# Mar 22 2001 at 1:45 PM Rating: Excellent
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This used to be broken because I remember a few months back that his head never dropped. He only dropped some type of minor item.

Now he drops the "Human Head". He is in the Qeynos Catacombs and his name is Beggar Willyn. Follow the directions of the quest and you will receive faction, and an item. The item is usually some patchwork armor. He and his placeholder rat spawn fairly fast (approx 15 minutes). I recommend it if you want some easy patchwork arms, chest and legs. I did it last night at least 5 times. He is also worth killing while waiting for the thugs to spawn in the catacombs.
Incorrect Faction
# Feb 16 2001 at 2:44 AM Rating: Default
Blood Sabers went DOWN when I turned the head into Wolten. Is there an 'Evil' version of this quest?
Spawn time?
# Feb 14 2001 at 2:15 PM Rating: Default
Anyone know spawn time or if the head is lore? I need to raise some faction with bloodsabres without losing guards and this one appears to do just that.
RE: Spawn time?
# Feb 15 2001 at 3:31 PM Rating: Default
No clue what the spawn time is, but where is it that he spawns? Locaction 7 from the EqAtlas / Allakhazam's map? I'm also needing Blood Sabers faction, but without sacrificing guard faction.
RE: Spawn time?
# Jun 09 2002 at 6:57 AM Rating: Default
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I found him last night at location 16 on the EQ Atlas Map.

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the note?
# Feb 05 2001 at 3:47 PM Rating: Default
when i killed the rat king he dropped a rolled up note which is a lore item.
i cannot open it and got no clue what it is for.
any ideas?
Rat King
# Jan 31 2001 at 8:06 AM Rating: Default
I didi it and I am sure this is the RAT KING QUEST for sure.
ABOUT TIME!!!
# Jan 25 2001 at 2:36 AM Rating: Default
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Man!!! This quest as been in there since the launch of Eq!! And finally beggar wyllin does something! before he didnt use to drop anything. Been on this quest well 2 years now =P
#Anonymous, Posted: Jan 17 2001 at 1:19 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) god alakazams is sooo much better then everlore
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