The RATS (Relatives of Assassin Teachers and Staff) is an association of Assassins' Guild School pupils who either currently are related to members of staff, or like the unfortunate Margaret Band (same name, no relation) are mistakenly thought to be. Emma Roydes, a very distant relative of the Smith-Rhodes family, has been added by unanimous vote of current members, as it is understood somebody blessed with a name like that will need sympathetic friends.
Members include:
- Mariella Smith-Rhodes;
- Margaret Band;
- Rupert Mericet;
- Martin Bellamy;
- Timothy Bellamy;
- Johanna Smith-Rhodes-Maaiandje
- Emma Roydes.