Menkar was the badger who served as Queen Alrescha's assistant. His parents, Lord Skyarrow and Lady Shadeflower, were ambushed early in life, and Menkar was taken prisoner. Bargaining to save their son's life, Skyarrow and Shadeflower let him go to Alrescha, believing they could rescue him. However, Alrescha moved their son to another, secret location, and built a loyal follower. Or so she thought. His dying words, said to Rigel, were, "Don't forget me." Rigel promised he would not, and left him in the Cavern of Many Deaths.