User blog comment:Verminfate/Essay: Who is the main villain in The Taggerung?/@comment-988934-20090726025321

Yes, Vallug was a bowbeast, but keep in mind next to Swaney and Eefera, he was next in line to command the Juskarath. He was also intelligent, methodical, and rational throughout the book, often doing things with expertise and foresight. So he wasn't just an ordinary bowbeast. Also his skill with the bow makes him one of the few characters next to woodlanders to be even noticed and not killed off right away.