Rat-Catcher

The witcher, mockingly referred to as "Rat-Catcher" and "Mouse-Eater" by Gweld, was a member of the School of the Cat who participated in the Witcher Tournament.
==Biography==
When the Dyn Marv caravan passed through Kaedwen, "Rat-Catcher" was one of the witchers selected for a student exchange and the Witcher Tournament, as ordered by King Radowit II for the Schools of the Wolf and Cat.
On the day of the exchange, four witchers from the School of the Cat were supposed to be traded with an equal number from the School of the Wolf. However, when the Wolves arrived, only three Cat witchers were present. "Rat-Catcher" began to mock the Wolf witchers, insinuating that they were worth much less than their Cat counterparts. Offended, Gweld challenged "Rat-Catcher" to a duel, hurling mocking names like "Rat-Catcher" and "Mouse-Eater" at him. The duel quickly turned in Gweld's favor, as he was the more skilled swordsman. Just when it seemed "Rat-Catcher" would lose, a group of armed locals arrived. The Cat witchers falsely claimed that they had been attacked by the Wolves, and tensions nearly erupted into violence. However, Vesemir and Guxart intervened just in time to prevent a full-blown conflict. It was then decided that only Gweld would be exchanged, with the remaining witchers returning to their respective camps.
Back at the Cat camp, "Rat-Catcher" and the other Cat witchers secretly trained in wrestling, concealing their activities from Guxart and Gweld. Under the guidance of the king's astrologer, Astrogarus, they were preparing to betray the School of the Wolf during the tournament, intending to secure the royal funding and exclusive rights to operate in Kaedwen.
On the day of the tournament, when the trap was sprung, "Rat-Catcher" and his fellow Cat witchers wrestled the Wolves to the ground, allowing them to be shot by the king's arbalists. However, the betrayal backfired, as King Radowit had secretly planned to eliminate all witchers. "Rat-Catcher," along with the other Cats and Wolves, was executed by the king's orders, killed by the very soldiers they had hoped to ally with.
==References==
Category:Witchers
Category:Characters in the comics