Skipper was a male, sturdy otter, the leader of the otters in Mossflower Woods. He met Janglur Swifteye and his family and Log-a-Log, when they were traveling to Redwall Abbey to warn the dwellers of the Abbey about Marlfoxes. Skipper had left his crew in the waterfalls to have fun and he was also on the journey to Redwall Abbey. Skipper didn't favor inactivity.