Runnerpest

The runnerpest is a very small animal native to Minerva built on the usual Minervan body plan. As with all Minervan animals, the mates do not survive budding. Runnerpests often live within Minervan buildings. They are vermin who serve no agricultural function and must be caught and killed or removed from the building. This task is sometimes "assigned" to newly-dropped Minervan budlings who display aggressive tendencies.

Fearing he would be killed when Fralk's Skarmer army invaded his domain, Reatur wanted something for Lamra to remember him by. He carved her a toy runnerpest from wood, which became her most prized possession.