Alright, alright, let’s talk about this…rats in Shar’s whatchamacallit, the Gauntlet, yeah, that’s it. So, you got these pesky rats, and they’re causin’ a ruckus in this Shar place. Sounds like a headache, lemme tell ya. Reminds me of the time we had mice in the barn, eatin’ all the grain. Had to get the cat, ol’ Whiskers, on the job. But I reckon cats ain’t gonna cut it in this Shar place, sounds fancy and spooky.

First off, you gotta find these rats. The guide thingy, whatever they call it, a Walkthrough, yeah, it says you gotta get to this Gauntlet place from that big tomb, the Grand Mausoleum or somethin’. Sounds like a big ol’ graveyard to me. All them fancy names, just makes my head spin. Back in my day, we just called it the buryin’ ground.

Now, once you’re in this Gauntlet, the guide says somethin’ ‘bout talkin’ to a rat. Talkin’ to a rat? Sounds like crazy talk to me. But hey, I ain’t one to judge. Maybe these ain’t your average rats. Maybe they wear little hats and talk back, who knows these days. Anyway, it says if you talk to one, you can fight it. And then, when you kill that one rat, the rest of ‘em get scared and run down to some alter thing. An alter, sounds like somethin’ from church, but probably ain’t nothin’ holy about rats runnin’ around.

• Find the rats in the Gauntlet.
• Talk to one of them. I still say it’s crazy talk.
• Kill the one you talked to. Seems a bit rude, but okay.
• Watch the rest run to the alter. Silly rats.

After that, you gotta go down some rocks, the guide calls ‘em craggy. Sounds like a good place to twist an ankle. Be careful now, don’t want nobody breakin’ their neck for some rats. Then you gotta find a big statue of Shar, whoever she is. Sounds like one of them fancy city folks. And at the foot of the statue, there’s a circle, a ritual circle, they call it. Sounds like witchy business to me, but then again, so does talkin’ to rats.

The guide also says you gotta mess with some stuff in that circle. Interact with items, they say. Sounds like pokin’ around to me. Like when you’re lookin’ for eggs in the henhouse, gotta poke around in the straw. Maybe you gotta find a key, or a switch, or maybe you gotta say some magic words. I wouldn’t know nothin’ ‘bout magic words though. Only magic I know is gettin’ a good crop out of the ground every year.

So, to recap, you go to the big tomb, find the Gauntlet, talk to a rat and kill it then go down some rocks, find the big statue, find the circle, and poke around. Sounds like a lot of work for some rats, if you ask me. But then again, I ain’t the one dealin’ with these rats. I’m just tellin’ ya what that guide thing said. And I’m doin’ a darn good job of it, even if I say so myself.

And remember, watch your step, don’t talk to strangers, and don’t trust no rat that tries to sell you somethin’. That’s my advice, for what it’s worth. And if you do find out what the secret of the rats is, you come back and tell me, ya hear? I’m curious now, even if it is just a bunch of rat business.

But honestly, this whole thing sounds like a load of hooey to me. Rats, statues, circles… Give me a good day of workin’ in the garden any time. At least then I know what I’m dealin’ with. But hey, each to their own, I always say. If you wanna go chasin’ rats in some spooky place, that’s your business. Just don’t get bit.

And that’s all I got to say about these rats in Shar’s whatever-it-is. Hope it helps, hope you don’t get lost, and hope you don’t get eaten by no rats. Good luck to ya, you’re gonna need it.

Tags: [Shar, Gauntlet, Rats, Walkthrough, Guide, Grand Mausoleum, Thorm Mausoleum, Ritual Circle, Secret]