Ratchet Ringtail

Of all the animals in the Land of Een, Ratchet Ringtail is the most notorious. The raccoon fancies himself an amateur wizard and inventor, which means that he likes to invent with the help of what little magic he thinks he knows. His ideas rarely seem practical.

Most Eens have labeled Ratchet as a troublemaker, but he is one of the best friends to Kendra Kandlestar. She thinks of him as a big brother, and the rascally raccoon always seems to know what to say to make her feel better.

Ratchet was gravely disappointed when he wasn’t chosen to go in search of the Box of Whispers. However, he secretly followed after Kendra and the rest of the chosen company and ended up playing an important part in their quest.

Ratchet lives near the River Wink, in an old tree stump that serves as both his home and workshop. Ratchet’s many inventions include enchanted carrot seeds, time boots, the weather clock, the mood swing, the cracker seat, and pumpkin boats. He also invented a series of strange powders. Even though many true wizards, including Kendra’s Uncle Griffinskitch, think that Ratchet’s inventions are pure nonsense, the raccoon’s powders came in very handy to Kendra in her quest to find the Door to Unger.

Ratchet decided to take Honest Oki as his apprentice after the little mouse was fired from his job as messenger to the elders. Together Ratchet and Oki continued to develop inventions. After Burdock Brown forbid Een animals to use magic, Ratchet and Oki turned their attention to building a secret device in the forests of Een, which, they claimed, they did without the help of magic.