Rekaby

Rekaby was the male squirrel pacifist leader of the Fortunate Freepaws. He had completely silver fur, which made him rather noticeable from a distance; he loved to improve his vocabulary by learning long, complicated words and using them at every opportunity.

After Posybud and Uggo Wiltud escaped from Razzid Wearat and the crew of the Greenshroud, they encountered the Fortunate Freepaws, who were wandering in the area. Rekaby and a few others led the hedgehogs away from the shorelines and into a marsh; there, he convinced Sircolo to aid them in their flight from Razzid. After Sircolo led them through the marsh, Rekaby left the hedgehogs with the Guosim tribe of Log-a-Log Dandy Clogs, and went back to join the rest of the Freepaws; he took Dandy's vermin captive Voogal with him, claiming that he would try to teach the ferret how to behave.

After Razzid slaughtered several Guosim shrews, Rekaby and the whole band of Freepaws provided medical treatment for the wounded survivors. Later, at Rekaby's suggestion, the Freepaws and the Guosim they had healed accompanied Jum Gurdy to Redwall Abbey, where they arrived just in time to witness the defeat of Razzid and his crew.