Chab was a young, male otter of the otterclans on Green Isle, a slave to Riggu Felis and his feral cat army. He was caught hiding purple mussel pearls -- which he claimed to be baubles for his daughter -- underneath his paw by Weilmark Scaut. As punishment for "stealing" the pearls, Chab was tied beneath the Fortress pier overnight. When Chab arrived at Holt Summerdell along with the other clans, he helped Birl Gully and Whulky brew up some Gullyplug Punch. At the end of the novel, Chab and Whulky worked as the Water Bailiffs at the Holt Summerdell ponds, under the new High Rhulain, Tiria.