Root was a male river otter who was a part of Skipper Warthorn's crew. He carried Gonff the Mousethief to Camp Willow when the woodlanders were escaping the Thousand Eye Army and Tsarmina. As he plays a very minor part in the story, not much is known about him.
The Lost Legends of Redwall[]
Root appears in The Lost Legends of Redwall games Escape the Gloomer and Caverns of Kotir as an otter who disregards Gillig.