Goregob was a rat in Ripfang's crew on board the Bloodwake. He had lived in a peaceful enviroment in the south until the ship came along and he was press-ganged into the searat's crew. He became quite a good vermin, and trustworthy, so that he eventually earned the rank of second-in-command and Ripfang's slave-driver. Back on board the Bloodwake, he developed a deep emnity for Gonff, who had been added to the ranks of oarslaves, because the mousethief kept tripping him, though he could not find how.