Rusco, father of Dasy and Catrin, is the richest man in Tibbet's Brook. He owns a trading post in the hamlet, which uses a credit system devised by him. Rusco has contacts outside of the Brook, whom he trades with for some of his stock as well as for Free City coins. Rusco is from the Free Cities, and claims to be just a travelling merchant, though he's stayed in Tibbet's Brook for years and shows no sign of leaving. He earned his nickname "Hog" because of his greed, and the fact that he's constantly cheating his customers to his own advantage. Despite his merchant mentality, Hog will never let anyone from the Brook go hungry and will help townsfolk for free, albeit very rarely.