Abbess Tansy

Tansy was a female hedgehog of Redwall Abbey. As a youngbeast, she was a good friend of Arven the squirrel Dibbun, Craklyn the squirrel, and Piknim the mouse. As a clever and very perserverent beast, she was the head searcher in the quest for the Tears of all Oceans, which laid within the Abbey's walls. The quest begun after she and Arven accidently stumbled into a cave, which contained the skeleton of Graylunk, in the Mossflower quarry. After successfully finding all six pearls to ransom for Abbot Durral, the rescuers returned with Durral safe, so she flung them into the ocean to be forever lost and unable to cause strife and greed in anybeast.

For her good sense and responsibility, Tansy was made Abbess of Redwall after Durral's safe return. Durral received a vision from Martin the Warrior on how to choose Tansy.

As Abbess, she was a good leader and helped Redwallers explore the underground fortress of Kotir.