Death of Rats

In Discworld cosmology the Death of Rats is an institutionalized, delegated aspect of the larger figure of Death: a very small office or "part" of Death whose responsibility is rat-death. Sources describe Death in Discworld as a parody of the Grim Reaper and note that Death himself is framed as a minion of Azrael in broader reference material; within that bureaucratic framing the Death of Rats functions as a specialised usher for rat souls.

Described in sources as a diminutive, hooded figure that mirrors the larger Discworld Death in silhouette. Fan sites and merchandise depict it as a tiny cloaked skeletal figure often shown with a proportionally small scythe; canonical references emphasise its small size and hooded likeness to Death rather than extensive anatomical detail.

Functionally limited and specific: it gathers or ushers the souls of rats and performs duties analogous to those of Death on a much smaller scale. Narrative references show it acting as an usher of rodent spirits (including an excerpt where it utters "SQUEAK" before raising its scythe and sending a spirit to another rodent life) and indicate it displays personality and agency appropriate to its office within the Discworld metaphysical bureaucracy.