Vallug Bowbeast

Vallug Bowbeast was a big, powerful male ferret in the Juskarath clan. He was feared for his incredible skill with a bow and arrows and alleged to have the ability to impale a dragonfly on the wing.

For many seasons, he was one of Sawney Rath's most trusted assassins. He slew Rillflag under Sawney's orders, enabling Sawney to kidnap Rillflag's son, Deyna, and raise him as the new Taggerung. After Sawney's murder, Vallug was among the vermin selected to hunt with Gruven and slay Deyna, who had been blamed for the crime. Gruven was inept, and his followers made no secret of their contempt for him. Gruven's brief clash with Vallug ended in the former's humiliation. Soon Vallug, along with Eefera, deserted the hunt to continue the journey on their own terms. Both Vallug and Eefera were tough, clever, and widely experienced. Neither trusted the other, and each had plans of slaying the other to reap the rewards after Deyna's death, but they agreed that temporarily working together was the best plan to accomplish their goals.

Their search brought them south to Redwall Abbey. While they assumed that the Taggerung was inside, they had actually beaten him there. Discovering that Poskra had kidnapped two Dibbuns, the pair killed the old rat and took the young hostages for themselves to use to barter for Deyna. Fwirl rescued the little ones, and the duo developed a new strategy; Vallug would snipe away at the Redwallers on the walls until they agreed to hand over the Taggerung. Unfortunately, the Redwallers had no idea who or what the Taggerung was, but Vallug and Eefera did not believe them. Vallug wounded Hoarg and Fwirl, and he and Eefera captured Nimbalo as another hostage. During the standoff, Gruven eventually found his way to Redwall Abbey as well. He and his partners, Dagrab and Rawback, were captured and enslaved by Vallug and Eefera.

Vallug threatened to shoot more Redwallers if the Taggerung was not surrendered. He aimed an arrow at Lady Cregga Rose Eyes when she tried to explain they didn't understand the meaning of "Taggerung." Meanwhile, Deyna arrived at the Abbey, unbeknownst to Cregga. Revealing himself as the Taggerung, he attacked Vallug and Eefera with the Sword of Martin, beheading Vallug on the spot. Unfortunately, he was not quick enough to save the badger mother, as Vallug loosed a fatal arrow in her direction an instant before his death.