Talk:Lonely Rat Boy/@comment-28172712-20160820024740/@comment-16533050-20170717195248

@ Krampus

Admittedly, I too originally suspected the boy as being the indirect origin of the plague, especially as it is noted that the plague rats suddenly just appeared within the middle of the city rather than beginning on the fringes and working their way in, as a normal invasive species would.

However, as DEO points out, the rats were brought by then Royal Spymaster, Hiram Burrows into the unsuspecting city.

Also, it seems that Devouring Swarm that the boy uses doesn't necessarily pull the rats from the Void itself (unless I'm misinterpreting the information). Rather it seems to function more akin to a small vermin swarm summoning variant of the Summon Assassin ability, drawing already existing creatures from one location to another.

Finally, during the video itself, graffiti such as "Kill the Rats!" and "Only death will save us!" are written upon the alleys and other buildings the boy passes. This highly suggests the plague is already in existence to some degree.