Sneed's Rat Infestation  

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Level:1
Maximum Level:125
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 Jun 21 23:18:54 2000
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
Sneed may be found inside Sneed Galliway's Trading Post, at /waypoint +135, +240.

You say, 'Hail, Sneed Galliway'

Sneed Galliway says 'Hello, ______. I am Sneed Galliway, merchant and citizen. I run the only general store in all of Qeynos, serving the needs of the many adventurers who call Qeynos home. If only one of them would take the time to help me with my er... [problem]...'

You say, 'What problem?'

Sneed Galliway says 'Shhh.. Keep it down. It seems I have a little rodent problem in my store. A mangy rat keeps digging into my crates of rations. He looks as if he is diseased. If you help me by killing this pest, I will make it worth your while. Bring me his head as proof it is done.'

a mangy rat spawns periodically upstairs. Kill it and loot a Rat Head. Give the head to Sneed.

Sometimes a sewer rat spawns instead.

Sneed Galliway says 'HA! Good work! I knew you were the person for the job. A regular ratslayer you are. Here is your reward as promised. Be sure you keep this between us.'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos has been adjusted by 25.
Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands has been adjusted by -5.
Your faction standing with Antonius Bayle has been adjusted by -5.
Your faction standing with Coalition of Tradefolk has been adjusted by 2.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 5.
You gain experience!!
You receive 4 copper from Sneed Galliway.

You also receive a minor item : Bandages, Torch, Water Flask ....
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# Dec 28 2021 at 4:54 PM Rating: Excellent
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'a mangy rat' drops the head. It's placeholder seems to be a sewer rat, which paths behind him/upstairs
It re-spawned pretty quick today

>Hand in:
Sneed Galliway says "Ha! Good work! I knew you were the person for the job, a regular ratslayer you are. Here is your reward as promised. Be sure you keep this between us."

Your faction Hits:
Merchants of Qeynos 25
Circle of Unseen Hands -5
Antonious Bayle -5
Coalition of Tradefolk +2
Guards of Qeynos +5

Rewards:
+5 copper, (second attempt) +2 copper

Is it Worth it?
# Feb 10 2021 at 11:55 AM Rating: Good
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So, playing on Aradune I decided to test to see if such a low level quest is worth doing anymore.

Level 1 Human Cleric.

First try: 2 sewer rats, one yellow, one white con. Mangy rat spawned right after, white con. Got a Flask of Water and 5c (I feel I caught this at the end of a cycle)

Second try: 12 sewer rats, 4 white, 8 yellow con. One killed by a guard. Had to go to lunch afterwards, but coming back the mangy rat was up. White con. Got only 6c for a reward.

The respawn between rats are around 2min 30sec, give or take a bit. Overall this took between 30minutes to 45 minutes (not including the free mangy rat pop on the second try)

Went from level 1 to level 2 during that time.

The next question one would ask is if it is worth doing?

- If you want to skip the craziness of the newbie area, sure. Rats spawn in one room.

- The items that drop can be used to sell for gold (like the rat eye) or used in tradeskills (like the rat ear and rat meat).

- The factions given are nice if you are looking to especially build up for the Merchants of Qeynos

The only bad thing is the rewards are kinda poo.
Reward
# Mar 24 2019 at 6:08 PM Rating: Excellent
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Got a Torch from this quest.
Log of turn in of rat head to Sneed
# Sep 04 2015 at 2:33 PM Rating: Good
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Will take at apprehensive:

[Fri Sep 04 16:27:07 2015] Sneed Galliway looks your way apprehensively -- what would you like your tombstone to say?
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:08 2015] Your feet move faster.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:14 2015] Your feet move faster.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:20 2015] Your feet move faster.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:24 2015] Targeted (Merchant): Sneed Galliway
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:24 2015] Stand close to and right click on the Merchant to begin a transaction.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Sneed Galliway says 'HA! Good work! I knew you were the person for the job. A regular ratslayer you are. Here is your reward as promised. Be sure you keep this between us.'
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos has been adjusted by 25.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands has been adjusted by -5.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Your faction standing with Antonius Bayle has been adjusted by 3.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Your faction standing with Coalition of Tradefolk has been adjusted by 2.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 5.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] You gain experience!!
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] You receive 2 copper from Sneed Galliway.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:26 2015] Your feet move faster.
[Fri Sep 04 16:27:32 2015] Sneed Galliway looks your way apprehensively -- what would you like your tombstone to say?
Faction
# Jan 20 2015 at 4:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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Merchants of Qeynos 25
Circle of Unseen Hands -5
Antonius Bayle 3
Coalition of Tradefolk 2
Guards of Qeynos 5
Level 1
# Sep 23 2012 at 12:33 PM Rating: Excellent
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You can actually do this quest at Level 1. I didn't get a reward item, though.
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# Aug 23 2007 at 8:25 AM Rating: Good
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You say, 'Hail, Sneed Galliway'
Sneed Galliway says 'Hello, Darid. I am Sneed Galliway, merchant and citizen. I run the only general store in all of Qeynos, serving the needs of the many adventurers who call Qeynos home. If only one of them would take the time to help me with my er... [problem]...'
You say, 'What problem?'
Sneed Galliway says 'Shhh.. Keep it down. It seems I have a little rodent problem in my store. A mangy rat keeps digging into my crates of rations. He looks as if he is diseased. If you help me by killing this pest, I will make it worth your while. Bring me his head as proof it is done.'

and the turn in...

Sneed Galliway says 'HA! Good work! I knew you were the person for the job. A regular ratslayer you are. Here is your reward as promised. Be sure you keep this between us.'
Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got better.
Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands got worse.
Your faction standing with Antonius Bayle got better.
Your faction standing with Coalition of Tradefolk got better.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos got better.
You gain experience!!
You receive 4 copper from Sneed Galliway.

I got a flask of water too for the reward.

Sneed's loc is pos 133 pos 240 inside Sneed Galliways Trading Post.

Exact name of the rat is a mangy rat.

Edited, Aug 23rd 2007 2:42:43pm by fcoty
logs...
# Aug 23 2007 at 6:48 PM Rating: Excellent
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fcoty wrote:
You say, 'Hail, Sneed Galliway'
Sneed Galliway says 'Hello, Darid. I am Sneed Galliway, merchant and citizen. I run the only general store in all of Qeynos, serving the needs of the many adventurers who call Qeynos home. If only one of them would take the time to help me with my er... [problem]...'
You say, 'What problem?'
Sneed Galliway says 'Shhh.. Keep it down. It seems I have a little rodent problem in my store. A mangy rat keeps digging into my crates of rations. He looks as if he is diseased. If you help me by killing this pest, I will make it worth your while. Bring me his head as proof it is done.'

and the turn in...

Sneed Galliway says 'HA! Good work! I knew you were the person for the job. A regular ratslayer you are. Here is your reward as promised. Be sure you keep this between us.'
Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got better.
Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands got worse.
Your faction standing with Antonius Bayle got better.
Your faction standing with Coalition of Tradefolk got better.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos got better.
You gain experience!!
You receive 4 copper from Sneed Galliway.

I got a flask of water too for the reward.

Sneed's loc is pos 133 pos 240 inside Sneed Galliways Trading Post.

Exact name of the rat is a mangy rat.

Edited, Aug 23rd 2007 2:42:43pm by fcoty


Updated, thanks.
Hope you like waiting
# Dec 16 2001 at 2:37 AM Rating: Default
You have to sit through like 10 to 20 sewer rat spawns to get the mangy one to pop. This can take as long as 1-2 hours, sometimes less if someone else was there ahead of you and got disgusted with the waiting. It takes far too long for the few paltry coins you usually get. You rarely get anything else. Your time as a newbie is better spent out in the yard in front of the gate killing stuff and selling the loot.
RE: Hope you like waiting
# Oct 23 2002 at 10:07 PM Rating: Default
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RE: Hope you like waiting
# Oct 23 2002 at 10:06 PM Rating: Default
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I most definitely agree. I tried it with several new PCs until I looted the necessary head off a Mangy Rat. I suggest totally ignoring this quest unless you trip over the Mangy rat while running by.
Hanel has a ?
# Nov 15 2001 at 8:04 PM Rating: Default
Who are the Circle of Unseen Hands? and more importantly, why do they care if I'm ridding this guys house of rat?

Hanel,
Your friendly neighborhood barbarian
-:{7th Hammer}:-
RE: Hanel has a ?
# Aug 27 2002 at 9:42 PM Rating: Good
Rogue Guild, they hat emerchants
easy
# Aug 06 2001 at 5:42 PM Rating: Default
i did it no problem now i just do it for fun
Mangy rat
# Jun 15 2001 at 10:28 AM Rating: Decent
The mangy rat is still there; I've seen it many times. You just have to keep killing sewer rats until it spawns.
I've seen and killed this mangy rat
# Jun 12 2001 at 4:52 PM Rating: Default
i have done this quest before and i think it's good for a lvl 3 or so paddy.But like all of you I haven't seen it lately.I know there was one once and it was a realy light brown color.Though it's been at least 3 months since I've seen it i know it exists. Epion lvl 3 shm mith marr
I've seen and killed this mangy rat
# Jun 12 2001 at 4:52 PM Rating: Default
i have done this quest before and i think it's good for a lvl 3 or so paddy.But like all of you I haven't seen it lately.I know there was one once and it was a realy light brown color.Though it's been at least 3 months since I've seen it i know it exists. Epion lvl 3 shm mith marr
Sewer Rats?
# Jun 01 2001 at 3:49 AM Rating: Default
I've never seen a mangy rat either. Only a sewer rat, and they never drop a head. Only whiskers and ears and the normal rat stuff. When does the mangy rat come out?
Not just iron ration
# May 03 2001 at 6:18 AM Rating: Default
You can receive a fishing pole from Sneed for this quest, which is great for a newbie, since rusty daggers sell for 2 silver and bait costs less than a muffin to buy (well, unless you're a magician like myself, in which case you'll never go hungry or thirsty, unlike those silly wizards).

Also btw, remember dark elves are meant to have difficulty 5 - make them feel it! Duel every one you see!
Mangy Rat Spawn
# Mar 07 2001 at 8:28 PM Rating: Default
How often does the mangy rat spawn? I've only come across sewer rats.
Caution on Circle faction
# Sep 08 2000 at 8:49 PM Rating: Default
The search indicates that this quest raises Circle of Unseen Hands, while in fact it lowers (as the quest text indicates)
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