# Ratsey — Moonfleet character guide

> Ratsey in Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Master Ratsey, fugleman Ratsey

**First appearance:** 0004-i-in-moonfleet-village

## Who they are

A weathered Moonfleet smuggler and loyal friend, whose flasks, gossip, and steady nerve keep John and Elzevir tethered to the village they can no longer enter.

## Relationships

### [Elzevir Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/elzevir_block)

_friendship_

Ratsey is Elzevir's loyal friend and fellow smuggler, sharing a bond of mutual trust and danger.

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_friendship_

John and Ratsey are allies in the smuggling adventures, with Ratsey often protecting the boy.

### [Damen of Ringstave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/damen_of_ringstave)

_rivalry_

Damen of Ringstave pursues Ratsey as a known smuggler and lawbreaker.

### [Reverend Mr. Glennie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/reverend_mr_glennie)

_social_

Ratsey and Reverend Glennie are acquaintances with mutual suspicion due to Ratsey's criminal life.

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_friendship_

John and Ratsey are allies in the smuggling adventures, with Ratsey often protecting the boy.

### [Elzevir Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/elzevir_block)

_friendship_

Ratsey is Elzevir's loyal friend and fellow smuggler, sharing a bond of mutual trust and danger.

### [Elzevir Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/elzevir_block)

_friendship_

Ratsey is Elzevir's loyal friend and fellow smuggler, sharing a bond of mutual trust and danger.

### [Reverend Mr. Glennie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/reverend_mr_glennie)

_social_

Ratsey and Reverend Glennie are acquaintances with mutual suspicion due to Ratsey's criminal life.

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_friendship_

John and Ratsey are allies in the smuggling adventures, with Ratsey often protecting the boy.

### [Damen of Ringstave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/damen_of_ringstave)

_rivalry_

Damen of Ringstave pursues Ratsey as a known smuggler and lawbreaker.

### [Reverend Mr. Glennie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/reverend_mr_glennie)

_social_

Ratsey and Reverend Glennie are acquaintances with mutual suspicion due to Ratsey's criminal life.

## In the story

### [In Moonfleet Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/i-in-moonfleet-village)

The sexton and part-time mason, who recounts the legend of Blackbeard and invites John to the Why Not? inn.

### [II: The Floods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/ii-the-floods)

Caught listening at the church wall; later helps calm villagers during the flood.

### [III: A Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/iii-a-discovery)

Implied to be involved in the smuggling operation; had previously tried to scare John with tales of Blackbeard.

### [In the Vault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/iv-in-the-vault)

Defends John to the smugglers and tells how he misled John about Blackbeard.

### [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/v-the-rescue)

Helps Elzevir rescue John and later advises John to keep the secret of the vault.

### [XI: The Sea-Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xi-the-sea-cave)

Secretly supplies Elzevir and John, leaving provisions in a ruined cottage near the shaft.

### [A Funeral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xii-a-funeral)

Brings news of the aftermath of Maskew's death, the sealed inn, and Grace's lonely vigil; also shows John the hue-and-cry warrant.

### [An Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xiii-an-interview)

Mentioned as having placed a compass in a ruined cottage for Elzevir to retrieve.

### [In the Bay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-bay)

Imagined to be on the beach with other villagers, ready to help or salvage.

### [XIX: On the Beach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xix-on-the-beach)

One of the beachmen who rescues John; later informs him the ban and head-price are lifted.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/ratsey
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters