Plumnose was the only ferret in Burrad's gang and a close friend of Halfchop, being the only beast who could understand the mentally disturbed rat. He was dogged and mostly obedient, but not very bright, and frustrated the clever stoat Flinky with his stupidity foiling his plans. Plumnose fled out of Mossflower Woods with the remainder of the gang during Raga Bol's attack on Redwall .