Ropp'tch'tch

Ropp'tch'tch was a Nezumi Rememberer of the Squeaky Eyeball Tribe Way of the Ratling, p. 104 who united the Ratling tribes in defense of Hiruma Castle. Ropp'tch'tch (Dark Journey Home flavor)
== Early Years ==
Ropp'tch'tch was the only child of a nezumi family of farmers and herdsmen members of the Squeaky Eyeball, although she was not raised in the Valley of Stories, but in a small valley outside it. They were not fighters, and certainly not Rememberers. 
== Trained as a Rememberer ==
She had a flawless memory, suited to take the old stories taught to her by her grandfather, and created stories which became popular. Ropp'tch'tch struggled to keep the family fed as her father's strength grew faint with age, so if they wanted to hear her, they would have to work the fields with her. A Torre'chek was sent by the Council of the Eye and the farmer's daughter was found the reborn spirit of an ancient Rememberer whose tales had been lost long ago. Ropp'tch'tch was in due course accepted into the schools of the Rememberers. Way of the Ratling, pp. 104-105
== Burning Sands ==
Ropp'tch'tch went to the Burning Sands. Ropp'tch'tch (LBS - The Awakening Picture) She journeyed there to become a true Rememberer of her tribe, following the ancient tradition of the Torre'chek, the Journeymen Rememberers. These Nezumi went out and find one new tale that was truly worthy of telling, reaching distant lands. Upon their return they were elevated and revered by the Squeaky Eyeball. Way of the Ratling, p. 47 There she met and made friend of a gaijin with a flapping towel on his head, who used a Flying Carpet to travel from his native lands. Way of the Ratling, p. 105
== Chieftain and Council Leader ==
Eventually Ropp'tch'tch became the Leader of the Council and the facto chieftain of the Squeaky Eyeball Tribe. Way of the Ratling, p. 96
=== Demeanor ===
Ropp'tch'tch was kind and gentle, and had a masterful imagination. She could speak Rokugani as well as the tongue of the Burning Sands. She carried with her a small amulet made in the shape of a running horse, formed of an unusual red glass, and turns black when it was time for Ropp'tch'tch to take another of her strange 'pilgrimages' into the Twilight Mountains. 
=== Theatre ===
Ropp'tch'tch was fond of the Rokugani Kabuki, and founded a theatre to display it. The Burdens of the Clans], by Ree Soesbee
== Death ==
Ropp'tch'tch most probably died during the War Against Shadow. 
== See also ==
* Ropp'tch'tch/Meta
* Ropp'tch'tch/CW Meta
== External Links ==
* Ropp'tch'tch (Dark Journey Home)
* Ropp'tch'tch Exp (LBS - The Awakening)
Category:Leaders of the Nezumi