Abbess Tansy

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Abbess Tansy
Species: Hedgehog Gender: Female Known Predecessor: Abbot Durral Known Successor: Abbot Arven
Books Appears in: The Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol. Mentioned in: Marlfox and The Taggerung.

Tansy was a female hedgehog of Redwall Abbey. As a young beast, she was a good friend of Craklyn the squirrel, Piknim the mouse, and Arven the squirrel Dibbun, who used to call her "Tansy Pansy". The elders always liked her, and she was given permission to leave the Abbey by herself, which was something most other younger Redwallers weren't allowed to do. As a clever and very perseverant beast, she was the head searcher in the quest for the Tears of all Oceans, which were secreted within the Abbey's walls. The quest began after Tansy and Arven accidently stumbled into a cave that contained the skeleton of Graylunk, in the Mossflower quarry. Tansy received a visit from the famous warrior spirit in her dreams and was inspired by him during her quest.

After successfully finding all six pearls to ransom Abbot Durral from corsairs, the rescuers safely returned with Durral, 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 while still relatively young; Durral had received a vision from Martin the Warrior on how to choose Tansy.

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

Note: A beverage called Tansywine was named after the Abbess.