Whidge was an old, skinny sea rat crew member of the Seascab under the captainship of Plugg Firetail. By the order of Princess Kurda, Vorto and some Ratguards knocked Whidge unconscious and bound him to a stake as bait for the adders Zassaliss, Harssacss, and Sesstra.
When he came to, and realized the horror of his position, Whidge wailed and moaned so much that his shipmate Tazzin finally had enough and gagged him with his own broad belt. By doing this, she unintentionally killed him, as he suffocated on the belt. None of the Ratguards and Freebooters ever realized he was dead, but the adders did, and as such ignored the bait.
Not to be confused with Widge.