Arula

Arula was an orphan female mole resident of Redwall Abbey. She was the grandmother of Burrem. Arula was Samkim's sidekick and close companion during his quest to retrieve the sword of Martin the Warrior from the fox Dethbrush.

When they were young, Arula and Samkim would frequently get into trouble at Redwall. The pair was placed in charge of Dingeye and Thura. After the stoats accidentally killed Brother Hal, Samkim was initially blamed and confined to the Infirmary. The Abbey residents held a meeting discussing the matter, and when they ultimately decided that Samkim was innocent, Arula immediately headed to the Infirmary to notify her friend of the news. They set off on the journey to track down the stoats, who had fled with Martin's sword, shortly afterwards.

Arula accompanied Samkim to the Big Inland Lake, along with Alfoh the Elder. There, Samkim retrieved Martin the Warrior's sword after a duel with Dethbrush, who by then had possession of it. Samkim temporarily lost the sword in a battle with the Deepcoiler. As Samkim was about to get killed by the lake dweller, Arula and Alfoh pulled him out of the water, after which it was discovered that Samkim had actually killed the Deepcoiler. The sword was recovered by Mara, and the combined forces journeyed to Salamandastron to fight against Ferahgo the Assassin. Once the battle was over, Arula, Samkim, and Mara safely returned to Redwall.

Arula was described as very pretty by Martin the Warrior during a vision given to Sister Nasturtium.

Trivia

• Like Samkim, Arula is based on a Redwall fan. A girl named Laura submitted a curriculum vitae with reasons why she would make a good mole. Brian Jacques obliged and wrote her into Salamandastron as "Arula", rearranging the letters in her name. She was later mentioned in Marlfox as well.