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Their short stature and relatively lithe build allows them to move through the undergrowth without making much noise.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|1}} Their bare feet allow them traverse various forms of terrain in silence.{{Fn|24c}} When moving quickly they will move on their toes.{{Fn|24}}
Ratlings in the [[Imperial Navy]] will often serve as chefs, runarounds, or other miscellaneous roles. They're able to utilize the crawl spaces between walls and decks for travel, rafered to great effectsby them as the 'rat roads'. {{Fn|24e}} Able to fit into the many ventilation, cable and pipe ducts, and [[servo-skull]] pathways crisscrossing the ship. They're able to quickly navigate these "ratways" them with instinctive observation, as much as recalled memories of maps and directions. Using touch, hearing, and smell to distinguish the distinct sounds, smells, and temperatures of various decks, as well as identify the heating or coolant pipes and various cables or tubing they crawl through. They can get nearly anywhere in the ship and spy on anyone.{{Fn|24}}
They have a penchant towards activities of dubious morality and legality, like thievery and fencing contraband. Ratlings are known to "acquire" extra supplies within their stationed regiments and trading these resources to other soldiers.{{Fn|1}} This is an insignificant price for the guardsman commander who knows the value Ratlings can bring to a regiment. Ratlings tendency to thieve is primarily a product of circumstance. They attempt to supplement cut rations in the guard, alongside other miscellaneous supplies. These resources often go towards bribing sympathetic higher-ups, alongside proving their worth, swaying friends in high places allow Ratlings to protect themselves and community from abuse or harassment from their subordinates. This is especially common in the Astra Militarum.{{Fn|22c}}
