shawtarz the dwarfs devoted companions - the blue eyed , flame-haired , rough-mannered highlander dougal the wanderer , a former freebooter , warrior , buccaneer , political opportunist and peripatetic rogue , and the pedantic , pederastic , discredited and indeed defrocked wizard known commonly as rumblebum ( for reasons obvious to even the most passing acquaintance ) - soon took it upon themselves ( entirely independently and with gallantry above and beyond the call of duty ) to explore new and varied ways of entertaining their old comrades sultry young spouse .