White Ghost
Originally, Urthwyte the Mighty was dubbed the White Ghost on Marlfox Island, prior to its occupation by the Marlfoxes, as travelers observed his albino fur and mistook him for an ethereal being at a distance. However, he later left the island for Salamandastron, leaving behind the legend of the pale specter. Ellayo Swifteye would later tell several Redwallers that the White Ghost was supposed to no longer haunt the island. Despite this, when the Marlfoxes arrived, there were lingering rumors that the ghost still resided there.
Later, the White Ghost was said to haunt Castle Marl, but it was really a clever trick devised by Lantur in an effort to scare Queen Silth. She painted a white sheet with red and black to create the appearance of a bloodstained ghost with a cavernous black hole for a mouth and eyes. Using the "White Ghost," Lantur and her sidekick Wilce proceeded to torment Silth by making the ghost appear at windows, as well as lowering it through a hole in Silth's ceiling from a room in the floor above, and making ghostly moaning noises. After Silth died from poisoning by Lantur, the sheet that had been disguised as the White Ghost was used to shroud her body. There was no mention of the White Ghost afterwards.
Books
[edit]The White Ghost appears in Marlfox and Salamandastron.