bloodsucking creature. Because of its heroic service in one instance, the leech was grudgingly given a diamond ring which turned out to grant its wearer a wish. The leech wished for the ability to communicate with every living thing, giving it telepathic ability. While trying unsuccessfully to communicate with Aveeare, it accidentally slipped one of its tentacles into one of Aveeare's dataports and seemed to absorb Aveeare's knowledge of science and technology; the leech fell into a coma, and was last seen tied to the back of a Whazzat Lizard, chased away by the spaceman 'Fred' and his Spaceship/Silver Dragon. Fred – Fred is Aveeare's master who finds him through his homing beacon. Snarf and Telerie mistakenly think Fred has broken Aveeare's neck when he shuts down the robot. In revenge they knock Fred out and attach him, by his legs, to a Gagglezoomer and make the Gagglezoomer run away with him. Effim – Effim is a maintenance droid on Fred & Aveeare's starship. His identity code is FM94763-2X817, which Telerie shortens to Effim. B. B. Bird – B. B. Bird is a minstrel that Aveeare teaches how to play Rock 'n' Roll. References Fantasy comics Fantasy parodies