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Friar Butty was a male squirrel resident of Redwall Abbey who started off as a kitchen assistant and later succeeded Mother Buscol as the head friar. Later, he succeeded Craklyn as the Recorder.

When he was younger, he helped Abbess Tansy and her friends to find the lost castle Kotir buried beneath Redwall. The squirrel brought back a good deal of treasure from the ruins, at the expense of falling into an underground swamp and covering himself with phosphorescent mud. The treasure was later used to make medals for veterans of the Ridge of a Thousand conflict.

As he aged, Butty acquired a rheumatic footpaw that was sensitive to weather changes, as well as a friendship with Nutwing, the elderly owl. After Nutwing was slain by the Marlfoxes, Butty grieved his loss dearly. For a long time, he was unable to experience sleep, saying that the old owl's snores had lulled him into slumber.

Butty also didn't sleep well on an empty stomach. This trait actually saved the Abbey; as a result of missing dinner, he was awake during the early morning hours when Ascrod and Raventail's Band sneaked into the grounds through the main gate. The old squirrel immediately raised the alarm, and the vermin were kept from getting inside the main Abbey building.

Not to be confused with Butty Wopscutt.

Trivia[]

  • Characters named Butty - Friar Butty and Butty Wopscutt - were head cooks in their respective locations.
  • Friar Butty is the only known character in the Redwall series to be a Friar and Recorder.
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