Ould Zillo the Bard was a male otter of the outlaw otterclans on Green Isle. He was later on in his seasons, yet he was still large in size. His body was mottled with scars, one of his legs had been replaced with a wooden peg, and he had a black mussel-shell patch over his left eye. He held a round, flat rudderdrum which he struck with his tail, and he often used it to restore order among the otters. Zillo had prophetic dreams, which he turned into beautiful bardic songs. During a meeting of the otterclans, Zillo shared with the others his dreams of an armored mouse with a wonderous sword, Martin the Warrior, telling him of the arrival of the High Otterqueen, the High Rhulain (who turned out to be Tiria Wildlough). Zillo told them that she would arrive to free the clans from the tyranny of