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+====== Giant Rat Skull ======
+{{ rpd:images:ratskull_sprite.png|Giant Rat Skull }}
+==== Description ====
+It could be a nice hunting trophy, but it smells too bad to place it on a wall. On the other hand, it demonstrates that owner is capable of killing rats, even big and smelly ones. This skull has special properties related to rat control.
+==== Stats ====
+  * **Type:** Quest Item / Artifact
+  * **Rarity:** Quest Item
+  * **Price:** 100 gold
+  * **Identified:** Always
+==== Special Properties ====
+  * **Rat Intimidation:** When equipped, the acrid stench terrifies all other rodents around, making them flee from the skull bearer
+  * **Quest Item:** Originally part of the [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]] quest in the sewers
+  * **Alternative Quest Reward:** Used as the alternative reward for the Ghost quest (instead of [[rpd:dried_rose_item|Dried Rose]])
+==== Acquisition ====
+  * Dropped by [[rpd:fetidrat|Fetid Rat]] (a special rat variant)
+  * Alternative reward from the [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]] quest in the sewers
+  * Part of the sewers questline for players who chose the rat skull quest path
+==== Buff Effect ====
+When equipped, provides the "Ratter" buff which:
+  * Causes all rodent-type enemies to flee in fear
+  * Applies to all [[rpd:rat_mob|Rat]]-type creatures in the dungeon
+  * Has the description: "The acrid stench terrifies all other rodents around, making them flee from the skull bearer."
+  * When a rat-type enemy detects the player with this item equipped, it enters a [[rpd:fleeing|Fleeing]] AI state and is affected by [[rpd:terror_buff|Terror]] debuff
+==== Notes ====
+The Giant Rat Skull is a quest item that's part of the [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]]'s questline. It represents an alternative path in the sewers quest where the player hunts a special [[rpd:fetidrat|Fetid Rat]] instead of collecting 8 regular rat corpses. When equipped, it provides a useful effect against rat-type enemies.
+==== Related Pages ====
+  * [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]] - NPC that starts the quest
+  * [[rpd:fetidrat|Fetid Rat]] - Special rat variant that drops the skull
+  * [[rpd:rat_mob|Rat]] - Basic mob affected by the skull
+  * [[rpd:fleeing|Fleeing]] - AI state that affected mobs enter
+  * [[rpd:terror_buff|Terror]] - Debuff applied to affected mobs
+==== Source Code References ====
+  * Java: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/items/quest/RatSkull.java|RatSkull.java]]
+  * String resources: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L537|String definitions]]
+  * Buff implementation: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/nyrds/pixeldungeon/mechanics/buffs/BuffFactory.java#L104|BuffFactory.java]]
+  * Rat interaction: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Rat.java#L33|Rat.java]]
+{{tag> rpd items quest artifact}}