Volkner Streamdog

Volkner Streamdog is a descendant of Banya Streamdog and skipper in Invasion of Bugs.
==Biography==
He first appears during the feast until a new visitor arrives. Upon arriving up the wall to look, he comments on seeing sentient bugs (and was scolded for it by Scarlette Broadstripe). The lone visitor that was allowed entry turned out to be the leader Wuya the Toxic who has come to slay Redwall's champion and claim Martin's sword. The next day, he decided to train the teens Erinaceus Quill, Myotis, Alzbeta Grang and Nomi in the ways of combat, but had to rest before he could do the same to Kav Furrel. Koor then arrived saying Wuya was annihilating the guosim, and Volkner and his holt were the first to head out to help. By the time he did find the guosim, most were dead, and Wuya didn't bother attacking the reinforcements.
After returning to the abbey, he helps train the teens more, until Kav and Nomi began sensing digging right under the abbey, which turned out to be vermin's doing, but luckily they were beaten. After Kav acquired Martin's shield for future fights, Volkner helped him practice with it for awhile, then Wuya returns with a Mangonel to attack the abbey. Volkner and his holt went out to destroy it, though he instructed Kav and his friends to remain as backup should Volkner fail. While the mangonel was destroyed, it ultimately turned out to be a distraction set up by Wuya, though Volkner was too busy grieving over Wetface's death to notice.
The next day, Parus the Manipulator brings plans she took from Wuya, but Volkner thought the price she imposed on it (ninety-shillings) was outrageous. What he didn't see coming was Myotis chasing Parus shouting accusations of murder, and worse, Parus was stealing from the abbey. After the bat and bird took their fight outside, Volkner follows and tells everyone about Parus' treachery, but the great-tit evades their persecution and escapes the abbey. After that, Koga reports his son Darovit is missing, and after searching the abbey turned up nothing, some suspected Darovit was Wuya's prisoner. Volkner simply proposed freeing the vole, but Erah Grang reminds him that they don't know where Wuya has stationed, and some doubt Wuya's at Moledeep as Parus claims due to the bird being a crook. Volkner later combed the more obvious Brockhall and Saint Ninian's, but neither turned out to be the real base for the vermin. Bairdon Bardwing, Jala Furrel and Myotis later confirmed that Moledeep was in fact Wuya's base, and believe they have killed Wuya, but the next day Wuya returns still alive. Volkner, along with Koor and Raoul catch Hardskin, Tegenaria and Spikehand in the abbey: Hardskin tackles the otter, but Volkner triumphed by skewering his head. 
Around the next morning before dawn, Darovit, having returned earlier, lets in the vermin, and Volkner was among those captured. While everyone was busy watching Wuya and Kav fight to the death, Darovit later snuck over and freed Volkner and returned his weapon, and after the rest were freed, they attacked the other vermin: Volkner himself squares off with Slashtail, but was beaten and would've been killed had Nomi not shot the wasp, and Volkner probably left the fight to heal. In the aftermath, he was with Bairdon, Koga, Erah and Abbot Giotto to determine Darovit's punishment, and was floored to hear Kav say he deserved it rather than Darovit, but agrees it was their fault Darovit betrayed them to begin with and that Darovit only needs a two season banishment. Darovit though had no intention of returning whatsoever. Most likely, he remains a skipper and resident of Redwall.
He returns several seasons later, where he was seen offering to help set up for a party to honor Kav's warrior-anniversary, and attended the party himself, but it was spoiled by Parus returning, knocking everyone out and abducting Freja, Zonder Banksnout and Ganner Grang. He later helps search for the children, Telma Furrel and Vakama Foeseeker, but sadly only the adults were found by Koor, dead, and Volkner initially hoped she was pulling a prank, which she denies. Then he was in a meeting with Erin, Nomi, Myotis, Alzbeta, Kav and Giotto, where Alzbeta claims to have found a feather that belongs to Parus, which stunned everybody as they thought Parus was killed by Wuya, and when they question why Parus would take Freja and the two teenagers, Erin compares it to Slagar the Cruel's, making Volkner believe Parus was just as vain as Slagar. The next morning, he wishes the four heroes and the witness Spinus luck on the hunt, then converses with Brother Esuom, but seems to have doubt that another vermin-warlord would strike Redwall in Kav's absence. Unfortunately, his question about another vermin showing to menace while Kav was gone gets answered when Koor claims to have spotted the Brownrat tribe nearby, and aware of Redwall, and both later alert the abbey, and if things couldn't get worse, Scarlette claims the dibbuns Zootoca, Gjord and Algot Muskar are missing.
Near sunset, he, Bairdon, Koor and the guosim manage to scare off the Brownrats, thus solving one problem. The next day, he was helping the guosim set up a camp. He isn't seen at all after this, but it can be assumed he returned to his holt.
==Appearance==
He wore nothing but a belt. His weapon is a Bill hook.
Category:Otters
Category:Invasion of Bugs Characters
Category:Heroes
Category:Males
Category:Leaders
Category:Parus Rides Again characters