Vitch was a young male rat member of Slagar the Cruel's gang. He gained entry into Redwall Abbey because of his small size. The Redwallers believed that he was a young mouse instead of a vermin, and using this to his advantage, he spied on them, though Mattimeo was suspicious of his true identity. Vitch angered him enough to provoke him into a fight.
After Slagar kidnapped the young ones, Vitch constantly taunted the captives. When Mattimeo, Sam Squirrel, Tess Churchmouse, Tim Churchmouse, Auma, Jube Stump, and Cynthia Bankvole were hiding underwater, Vitch and Browntooth were instructed to search the river. He was reluctant to conduct the search, but went anyways. Mattimeo stabbed Vitch in the foot with a small dagger.
Upon arrival at the Kingdom of Malkariss, Slagar offered the unwilling Vitch servitude in the ranks of Blackrobe Rats. However, since he was not born to be one, he was enslaved instead.
After Malkariss' kingdom collapsed underground, Vitch escaped. Before he could flee the area, he was killed by Slagar, who threw his bolas at the rat, choking him to death. His body was lowered into a pit and buried by Orlando the Axe.
Personality and traits[]
Vitch was a pathetic bully who would seize any opportunity to taunt and torment those who could not defend themselves. Though he was amicable to Slagar, he was rude to everyone else, including the slavers that he worked with, referring to Threeclaws as "fatty". The young rat was, however, notoriously weak and cowardly, which meant he would usually flee from a real fight. He saw Slagar as a friend and mentor, believing that the slave driver cared for him. This was proven to be a delusion when Slagar gave him to the Blackrobes as a gift, stood by while they enslaved him, and later murdered him.