Deyna

Deyna is the son of Rillflag and Filorn. He is the brother to Mhera. He was born with a birthmark on his pawpad in the shape of a speedwell flower. As a babe he was kidnapped by Sawney Rath, whose seer Grissoul had predicted that the new Taggerung would be a creature of Redwall Abbey.

As the young otter grew up in the vermin camp, he began to feel as though he didn't belong. Finally, after an argument with Sawney, Deyna (or Tagg, as he was known as) left the Juska camp for good. During his journey, Tagg met a young harvest mouse named Nimbalo. The two stop at the colony of a tribe of pygmy shrews, and stay there until it is attacked by vermin. Tagg rushes out to confront the vermin, and they run away. The otter does catch Ribrow, however, who tells him of his past and how he came from the Abbey. And so, Tagg finally returns to Redwall and is reunited with his sister and mother.

In order to stop the marking on his pawpad from causing further trouble in his life, Tagg has both it and his Juska tattoos removed by Rukky Garge, a legendary otterfixer.

Ruggan Bor, a fox who has taken over the Juska, tries to take over Redwall and kill Tagg, but he is stopped by Russano the badgerlord, who came to visit the Abbey.