Norman Rafferty

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Norman Rafferty has written some role-playing games, most notably Albedo: Platinum Catalyst, based on Albedo Anthropomorphics. In addition, he has also written Ironclaw, an anthropomorphic fantasy role playing game, which has inspired three novels and a computer game, Jadeclaw, a Chinese-based, furry role playing game, and has also written the role playing game based on Stan Sakai's 'Usagi Yojimbo'. In November of 2006, Norman Rafferty was a Guest of Honour at Pentacon XXII, a gaming convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

[edit] Character description

Not quite as slender as the black or roof rat, Norman Rafferty's tail is relatively shorter, his snout is less pointed, and his ears are shorter. His coat is grayish-brown on the back and off-white underneath. His tail is covered with rings of scales.

Norman's favorite haunts are sewers, stables, cowsheds, and cellars. He is mainly active at night. He is not as good a climber as the black rat, but is an excellent swimmer. Rafferty is a serious pest because of the health hazards caused by his presence, including the transmittal of such diseases as bubonic plague and murine typhus. His species includes the familiar white laboratory rats.

[edit] External links

• Rafferty's site at deviantART
• Necro-Boink Fu's Journal - Rafferty's LiveJournal
• Sanguine Productions, where Rafferty has been known to infest