Boldred, referred to as Skyqueen by the Gawtrybe, was a massive short-eared owl who ruled over a mountain in the far north. She prevented the Gawtrybe from murdering passing travelers, and was generally kind to others. She was also the wife of Horty and the mother of Emalet. The owls were skilled mapmakers and historians, and knew many creatures surrounding their home, including Fescue Mirdop and his family, Queen Amballa, Aggril, and Starwort.
When Martin the Warrior and his friends first arrived at the mountain, Boldred was away on a surveying journey, and the travelers had to take on the squirrels of Gawtrybe without her assistance. When the Gawtrybe was about to catch the travelers, Boldred finally intervened. After sentencing the tribe to sit on a ledge for a day and a half (a punishment that Boldred herself knew the Gawtrybe would forget about), she led the travelers to her home. Boldred was familiar with Noonvale, and knew Urran Voh.
After the travelers had eaten, she accompanied them as they took the Broadsteam Shrews' logboats to Noonvale. It was Boldred who told Martin and the others about the attack on Marshank, and she also provided aid in the assault.