Tessie Ring

Raccoon femme that is a recurring character in "The Winterbough Saga."

When first seen in the adventure "The Font of Honour," she is a barmaid in one of the public houses of the Capitals. She is saved from being murdered by a pair of quasi-insane crooks by Westersloe Winterbough V, an action that earns him her loyalty. Among other things. After a brief interval as a FAFI serving wench, she goes into service in the Winterbough Household as a maid. Her duties are inclusive of performing certain services for (or, perhaps, to) Winterbough when Anastasia Rosebush-Aspen is not there. Remarkably, this has the approval of Anastasia, who believes (accurately) that most furs will not look beyond the obvious evidence of a buxom raccoon maid, and ponder whether Winterbough is actually married.

Tessie gets along with Nippy and Little Toy, in spite of her relative inexperience and lack of training as a maid. On the other paw, it is quite often that she has disputes with the Wolf Queen, a few of which have nearly come to blows.