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They hail from the very few [[Agri World]]s in the Imperium that lack horrific dangers. According to the propagandists that spread anti-abhuman rhetoric, the Ratling form adapted to these conditions,{{Fn|19}} and that their ancestors became stunted by thousands of years of inbreeding on these worlds with naturally soporific climates and abundant harvests. They are viewed by Imperials as idle, hedonistic, loud, gregarious, over-friendly and sexually promiscuous. That their lives are spent eating until sick, drinking copious amounts of intoxicating liquids, and procreating uncontrollably.{{Fn|4a}} They also say the soft, loamy soil of their homeworlds even removed the necessity of footwear, leaving Ratlings with large, overly hairy, toughened feet. These supposed worlds have since been lost, destroyed, or stripped of all natural resources by the Imperium.{{Fn|19}}
Ratlings have since spread to a number of different worlds in the Imperium. The nimble-fingers of a Ratling can find work wherever dexterity is needed over brute-strength. They often find work on [[Forge World]]s or in [[manufactorum]]s where they can climb into vents or other hard-to-reach places. Although many die in these inaccessible areas, sometimes forgotten about or trapped.{{Fn|19}} Although they are ill-suited for being exploited as a [[slave|manual labour force]], even when pressed to the task,{{Fn|16c}} they can still find themselves a niche in places like [[salvatorium]]s as a pressed labour force dissembling various mechanismswith their nimble hands.{{Fn|24a}}
Ratlings tend to have a flare for creative problem solving. A novel example being being the use of a bitten off toenail as an impromptu tool to fish and cut wires when splicing electronics.{{Fn|24b}} Ratlings are personable, but on average tends to lack social decorum.{{Fn|16c}}
