{Thachajli}
Thah-chahj-lee
Those With Good Fur
Welcome, young rat, to our colony. Rats here are of the stranger sort. They are firm in their beliefs that they are better off here no matter the cost. And if you are here you must think the same. Rats come here for all sorts of reasons. They come here for food, shelter, safety, order, power... But whatever the reason for coming, they quickly find that while these are all things we offer our rules are strict... And they will either follow these rules or justice will be dealt from the hands of the Great One's Chosen.
So are you worthy enough to join us?
Are you worthy of serving Thachajli?
This is a colony ruled by rats with golden fur. The rats who created, maintain and rule the colony are all rats with the most pristine of golden fur. The reason stems from a firm belief in the Great Ones as outright gods. The Great Ones often took rats with fine, golden fur Beyond. Rats with golden fur not taken beyond were cared for well and often bred and the offspring were taken Beyond. From this came the idea that rats with gold fur were specially chosen to be favored by the great ones. In some cages the favor spread amongst the rats, leading them to uplift, dote upon and treasure the rats with golden fur.
Now that the great ones are gone, it only makes sense that the rats should continue this favor. The golden rats were chosen by the Great Ones and now it's clear why... They were chosen to rule after the Great Ones were gone.
In this colony, rats with golden fur are referred to as Thachajli - Those with Good Fur. These are a sort of strange sect of upper class rules who rule by genetics alone. Any non-golden rats are lower-class citizens. They must wait until Thachajli are cared for before caring for themselves and their own. This has led to some more brutal practices and laws that result in poor conditions for lower class rats.
Despite this the colony is relatively safe and very well-supplied. The colony has access to almost all the needs a rat has; clean food, shelter, water and even things to build a nest. Because of this plenty even the lowest of the lowest class of rats is guaranteed a small meal and a reasonable place to sleep every day... And there is strength in numbers. Any rat in the colony is protected by all the rats in the colony - including the Golden Ones who will fiercely defend their territory by tooth and claw.
