Hello, I'd love to see rats in Sea of Thieves, please feel free to add your own ideas as well!
RAT BODY TYPES
-standard
-dumbo (ears are larger, rounder and lower set on the side of the head)
Manx (no tail or stub tail, smaller, skinnier)
-dwarf (very little, 1/3 the size or a standard rat)
FUR TYPES
-standard: straight hair
-rex: curly hair
-double rex: curly whiskers, wispy, patchy hair
-hairless: no hair
RAT COLORS
-agouti
-tan
-cream
-blue (gray does not exist on rats, all gray on rats is considered blue!)
-white
-fawn
-amber
EYE COLORS
-pink
-red
-blue
-mink
-pearl
THEY COULD HAVE DIFFERENT PATTERNS
-solid: completely solid coat
Berkshire: solid color with a colored top, white feet, white belly, white tail tip.
-blazed: blaze on face from eyes to nose.
-capped: color on head, rest of body solid (usually body is white).
-hooded: color over head, neck, shoulders and down the back with a stripe to the tail.
Irish: solid colored rat with white paws and a spot on their chest or belly.
-masked: oval or rectangle of color covering eyes, rat usually white.
-husky: born a solid color but fades over time.
Rats are extremely intelligent beings and can be taught tricks, can be litter trained, and are one of the rare types of animals that can actually LAUGH! They're also cleaner than most cats and dogs and spend a lot of their time grooming!
OUTFITS
If they can put pegs and hats and eye patches on birds I don't see why they couldn't put them on rats!
-pirate hats
-banana outfits (maybe like a whole little banana costume!)
-eye patches
-peg legs
-coats
-jackets
there's so many options!
ANIMATIONS
-running
-sitting
-sleeping
-yawning
-stretching
-playing
As for places they could sit, I'd say they could go anywhere that birds/monkeys/cats can go!
Rats are little acrobats like kitties, and they're also very loving like little puppies!
FEAR OF RATS
if any pirate has a fear of rats, that's okay! I know people who are terrified of dogs, and I knew a girl who sobbed out of fear when she saw a cat!
But if their fear is more of a phobia then that's understandable, and I don't see why they can't just turn a setting on to get rid of the rats, make them invisible, or make them featureless blobs?
