The Characters
The
Mice
Arthur
Brown
Enjoys his food and tries to look
on the bright side of things.
Gwen
Brown
Caring mother of Arthur and Audrey.
Her love for her family binds it together and keeps
it strong.
Arabel
Chitter
Silly old gossip who gets on the
nerves of everyone in the skirtings.
Oswald
Chitter
Arabel's son is an albino runt.
Oswald is very weak and is not allowed to join in some
of the rougher games.
The
Holeborners
They live in the city and are
governed by the Thane, a kindly wise mouse. Under him
are the Ministers, who advise on all matters of everyday
life.
Kempe
A travelling pedlar who enjoys
lewd songs. He helped Audrey and Arthur when they journeyed
to Fennywolde.
Marty
A young foraging cadet of the
city, he wants to be as brave as his hero Piccadilly.
Piccadilly
A cheeky young mouse from the
city, Piccadilly has no parents and is very independent.
Audrey
Tends to dream. She likes to look
her best and wears lace and ribbons. Audrey cannot hold
her tongue in an argument, and often says more than
she should.
Thomas
Triton
A retired shipmouse. Thomas is
a heroic old salt - he does not suffer fools gladly.
The
other characters
Barker
A crazy old rat whom Piccadilly
befriends, but there is more to Barker than meets the
eye.
The
Bat Elders
These are four wise old bats:
Ashmere, wisest of councillors, Ingeld, Consort of the
Lady, Heardred, Keeper of the Hidden Ways and Ohthere,
Lord of Twilight.
The
Green Mouse
The mystical spirit of spring
and new life whose power wanes in the autumn and dies
when winter sets in.
Jupiter
The evil spirit of the hideous
sewer Lord has returned. He has cheated Death and now
wants revenge..
Kelly
A fat rat with sharp fangs, he
only opens his mouth when there is something to put
in it.
Old
Stumpy
A newcomer to the underground
regions of the city, no-one knows where he has come
from, but he is stirring the harmless rats to war.
Orfeo
and Eldritch
Bat brothers who
can see into the future, they live in the attic and
give confusing advice to the curious.
Smiff
A snotty-nosed follower of Old
Stumpy and a nasty bully, only he and his mate Kelly
know where Old Stumpy has come from.
The
Starwife
An ancient squirrel who lives
under the Greenwich observatory, she possesses the magical
Starglass.
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