Finnbarr Galedeep

Finnbarr was a large male sea otter and an excellent boatsbeast. His body was covered with many scars and he only had one eye, the other socket covered with an eyepatch. His weapons of choice were two swords that he kept strapped to his back.

Finnbarr had been the original captain of the ship Pearl Queen, as well as a proud father and husband. That was before he ran into the crews of Slipp and Strapp, who killed his family, crew, and forced him off the ship. After accepting the job to get Joseph the Bellmaker and company to Southsward, he devised a plan that allowed him to seize back the Pearl Queen. Using his skill as a helmsbeast, he was able to outmaneuver Strapp's ship, the Shalloo, and force it into a Maelstrom, thus returning the ship to her rightful owner.

After the Pearl Queen arrived in Southsward, it became apparent that the Southswarders were attacking the army of Urgan Nagru. Joseph's party joined in and helped turn the tide of the fighting, decimating much of the Foxwolf's army. Urgan and a few others tried to escape, but Finnbarr cut them off and challenged Urgan to a fight. The two wrestled, but in the process Finnbarr was stabbed by a rat named Bladetail. Although injured, he still managed to pick up the foxwolf and ram his head into a tree, causing the teeth on his wolf skull helmet to be driven into his skull. But even though Finnbarr had killed mighty Urgan Nagru, he was not strong enough to survive the injuries caused to him by Bladetail, and died shortly after.

Books
Finnbarr Galedeep appears in The Bellmaker.