Riptung was a searat captain of the Nightwake. He was sent by Gabool the Wild to search for Greypatch and the Darkqueen. He returned to Terramort around the same time as Hookfin and Grimtooth, and attempted to race them in the home stretch. During this, he mistook Mariel and Tarquin for searats on the Waveblade and replied verbally to their pantomimes. Once in Fort Bladegirt, Riptung found the King of Searat in a great state of confusion, approaching madness.