Honest Oki

The little mouse known as Honest Oki is best friend to Kendra Kandlestar. This causes him no end of angst, for he is always off on some adventure or quest and, even though he is extremely loyal to Kendra, he is quite distressed by adventure.

Small and timid, he generally has no desire to leave the safety of the Land of Een. This might have something to do with his mother’s never-ending frets about the dangers of the outside world. According to her, poor Oki is sure to contract Goblin Pox or—even worse—the Squeezles.

In order to help him forget about his fears, Oki often tries to concentrate on not thinking about something. During the quest for the Box of Whispers, Oki did his best to not think of onions, though this resulted in quite a bit of trouble. When Oki went to find the Door to Unger with Kendra, he decided to not think about turnips, but this plan also backfired. Still, the little mouse is determined to find a suitable plan for overcoming his fear.

Oki worked as a messenger mouse for the Elders of Een until he was fired by Burdock Brown for being an Een animal, or as Burdock calls him, a “critter.” When Oki turned twelve years of age, he followed the Een custom of becoming an apprentice to study a craft. He was apprenticed to Ratchet Ringtail, the peculiar raccoon who considers himself an amateur wizard and inventor of extraordinary talent.