Dunespike was the chief of a tribe of hedgehogs called the Dunehogs, who lived in dwellings disguised as dunes on the North Shores. He was the father of Murfo. The hedgehog was already old when Martin the Warrior and his companions met him and his tribe and Dunespike suffered from a toothache which prevented him from eating sweet food. Martin used his sword and his great skills at wielding it to numb Dunespike's jaw and strike it to remove a bad tooth. Dunespike was very grateful and greeted Martin and his friends as honored guests.