 Giogi is aided in his efforts by Olive Ruskettle, a female halfling, and a female apprentice mage named Cat.As the story progresses it is revealed that Cat is actually Flattery's agent (under duress) and that Flattery himself is an un-aging creation of a forgotten ancestor named Finder Wyvernspur.Flattery, for reasons left vague, possesses an intense hatred of anything connected with Finder's legacy including his descendants.