Trisscar Swordmaid, more commonly referred to as Triss, was a female squirrel who was enslaved at Riftgard, a vermin fortress ruled by a monarchy of Pure Ferrets on the northern shores. Triss served as a slave under King Agarnu and was the daughter of Rocc Arrem. Arrem's old friend Drufo told Triss of her father, and warned her against trying anything foolish. However, she conspired with two of her friends, Shogg and Welfo, to escape by stealing wood for a boat. They were discovered and imprisoned in a punishment cage, but the three friends eventually escaped and fled Riftgard by stealing a newly made ship originally meant for a voyage for Princess Kurda and her brother. Drufo and several other slaves held off Kurda and the guards long enough for the escape to be successful, but the old sq