Is the number 18 explicitly stated in the book, or is it just the number of known members that we have? --LordTBT ^Talk! 02:23, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

It is not explicitly stated, but we can infer that because the book documents the death of each of the gang. It does not mention the death of any other creatures. Also, during the final conflict between the gang after Slagar's death, it specifically mentions every event, and the final number surviving. I figured that it was reasonable to infer that every vermin in the band was mentioned/has a name, and thus it is eighteen. Signed, --Lord Mactalon 02:33, 14 May 2008 (UTC)