Blackrobe Rats from the Nelvana Redwall TV Series
Blackrobe Rats, also known as the Blackrobes, were a group of innumerable rats who served Malkariss and his underground kingdom. They wore black cloaks, wielded short stabbing spears, and obeyed the orders of a white statue representing their leader in total silence. The Blackrobes never spoke for themselves but rather had one rat, Nadaz, serve as The Voice of the Host. They would force slaves to work, but whether they were complete fanatics or just lived in a miserable silent fear of Malkariss was inconclusive.
Blackrobe Rat Weapons & Fighting[]
Blackrobe weapons are only short-ranged in sharp contrast to the Longtails, their perimeter defense. Their stabbing spears were useless for throwing, and so short that their only real defense was working together as a crushing horde where every sting and vicious stab is multiplied. Some other non-material weapons included obedience to Malkariss and therefore, also to Nadaz, and the frenzy that Nadaz could encourage by his chanting. None of them were fearless or experienced enough to face a warrior one on one. Therefore, their champion was their slave driver, the Wearet, who fought Matthias.
Books[]
The Blackrobe Rats appear in Mattimeo.