Mariel Gullwhacker

Mariel Gullwhacker is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic mouse from the Redwall series of books by Brian Jacques. Mariel was voiced by Keddy Sutton in the full-cast audiobook of "Mariel of Redwall".

Fictional character biography

The daughter of Joseph the Bellmaker, Mariel accompanied her father on the voyage to deliver the Joseph Bell to Rawnblade Widestripe of Salamandastron. Along the way, they were captured by searats, and Mariel was enslaved. However, when her master, Gabool the Wild, came at her with a sword, she bested him. As a result, she was thrown into the raging sea.

Mariel washed up on the shores of Mossflower Country, her memories blocked due to an injury suffered at sea. Taking the name Storm Gullwhacker, she set off into the woods, eventually coming to Redwall Abbey. After recovering her memories, she set out with several companions, including her good friend Dandin the Sword Carrier, to face Gabool and find her father.

Mariel and her friends had several adventures along the way, eventually meeting up with Rawnblade as the Badger Lord made his own way to Gabool's fortress. Arriving on the isle of Terramort, she teamed up with the resistance led by her father Joseph to depose Gabool. Mariel later came back to Redwall with her father, but departed with Dandin for parts unknown.

Four seasons later, the duo became involved in the war against the evil Urgan Nagru. They fought gallantly alongside many allies, including the arriving Joseph. After Nagru was slain by Finnbarr Galedeep, they returned to Redwall for a time, before leaving again to "see what what was over the horizon" with Dandin and a young hedgehog called Bowly Pintips. Mariel's final fate is unknown.

Mariel's main weapon was a knotted piece of rope. Its name, Gullwhacker, came from the fact that Mariel first used it to ward off hungry seabirds. The original Gullwhacker, carried in the quest against Gabool, was later tied to the end of the rope used to ring the Great Joseph Bell. Mariel later crafted other Gullwhackers, and as a skilled warrior could wield just about any weapon.