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Fingal
Fingal
Birthplace: Mistmantle Island
Species: Otter
Gender: Male
Family: Captain Padra (brother)
Arran (sister-in-law)
Tide (nephew)
Swanfeather (niece)
Fionn (niece)
Allegiance: King Crispin
Queen Catkin
Appears in: Books:
I live, and I live at Mistmantle! I'm an otter! Fish, friends, water! I'm an otter! Isn't it wonderful?
―Fingal

Fingal of the Floods is Padra's younger brother, brother-in-law to Captain Lady Arran, and the uncle of Tide, Swanfeather, and Fionn.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Fingal is born to an unnamed otter couple, growing up alongside his older brother Padra. Some time before the events of the prologue of Urchin of the Riding Stars, there was a Rage Tide, to which Fingal lost his parents. Padra promised to take care of his little brother, and sent him to a place far away from the Tower to be safe, a place where only otters live and "everyone takes care of each other". This is where he developed a friendship with Mother Huggen.

Urchin of the Riding Stars[]

Fingal first appears fighting together with Padra in the battle to overthrow Husk. There had been rumors heard around the tower of Padra having a little brother and that he was sent to live with a colony of otters when the culling law was introduced. Fingal is also mentioned by Mother Huggen who says that it's safest for Fingal to be away. If Padra had been arrested, Husk would likely have targeted everyone in his family and animals in alliance with him, putting Fingal in great danger.

Urchin and the Heartstone[]

Fingal, Hope, Needle, and Sepia all go searching for the missing Heartstone in Sepia's song cave. Fingal finds a waterslide that leads to an underground lake and the future "ottery", by following Hope when he fell into the water. Fingal managed to find Hope and met Needle and Sepia back in the throne room after the two had quite an adventure in the tunnels. Because the tunnel lead directly below the throne room, this section of the tunnel was closed off permanently shortly after.

During the Hedgehog Host rebellion, he rushes into the Throne Room and tries to shove Crispin's throne over the hole in the floor which he had discovered with Hope, fearing that the Hedgehog Host might rush the room from it.

The Heir of Mistmantle[]

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Fingal and Crackle

Fingal is eating with his family on the beach before a night of Riding Stars and jabbers happily about his new boat that Twigg was building for him. During Catkin's naming ceremony, he is seen sitting in the crowd along with Tide and Swanfeather.

He, Crackle, and Scatter find the source of the Fouldrought, which was a dead, rotting fish near the headwaters of a major stream. He sends Crackle back to the Tower to report their findings but has a harder time sending Scatter with her until he yells at her to go. He then builds a fire and burns the fish, but the winds turns and Fingal is burned by the fire. However, against his orders, Scatter doubled back and returned to him, and saves him. Fingal is honored along with Crackle and Scatter for ending the sickness and is given a silver bracelet.

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Fingal disposing of tainted fish

The storm that causes the huge landslide wrecks his boat by crashing it against the rocks so only a few pieces remain. Fingal is heartbroken but doesn't say too much about it. Much to his joy, families who felt they owed a favor to Fingal secretly rebuilt his boat.

Later, Fingal carries Sepia out to sea on his back to Linty's boat and helps Sepia rescue Catkin. When a piece of wreckage saves Catkin, Sepia, and Linty, Fingal finds some pride in the fact that his boat had been destroyed.

Urchin and the Raven War[]

Fingal is first seen racing his nephew, Tide, on the shore while his niece Swanfeather and Princess Catkin watch. When Catkin proclaims Tide the winner, Fingal teases her about proclaiming a lot of things. He is the first one of the four to notice the approaching swans, and tries to be of service, but is cut off by Catkin, who leads the party of swans to the Tower.

Fingal and Padra were the ones to rescue Corr when he got caught in the riptide while he was coming to warn the king of the ship-fulls of ravens coming. Fingal, alongside Corr, later help Urchin and Juniper escape from the besieged Tower. The two then swim out to untie and escape with Catkin along with Padra's twins. Fingal also helped with the fishing nets that trapped the ravens along with his new sidekick, Corr.

Urchin and the Rage Tide[]

It is revealed that Fingal and Padra's father was killed during a Rage Tide, and Padra has since taken care of and raised Fingal.

When the senior members of the Circle are discussing the prospect of some new Captains with some new blood, Fingal is suggested, but Padra vetoes the decision, saying that they should let him have fun for a bit longer.

Fingal helps with the evacuation of the tower and is a member of the 'Circle of White' that is formed to aid the animals during the flood.

After Crispin's death, he chooses to remember him with laughter and happiness instead of grief.

Personality and traits[]

Fingal greatly looks up to his older brother, Padra. He frequently copies his brother's actions, a notable example of this being when the Hedgehog Host tried to assassinate King Crispin. Though they are similar, Fingal is younger and more childish, in contrast to Padra's serious attitude. He is very friendly and outgoing, which has allowed him to form friendships with animals such as Scatter.

Even though he is immature and free-spirited, he is also shown to be responsible when times get serious. When Crispin asks if Fingal would like to join the Circle, Padra speaks against it because he would have wanted Fingal to experience the last days of his childhood.

Relationships[]

Arran[]

If anything happened to you, your father would bite my head off, run me through with his sword, and keep me locked up in a barrel for a week. Then he’d give me to your mum, and I’m really, really scared of her.
―Fingal to Swanfeather, Urchin and the Raven War, p. 174


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Trivia[]

  • The name Fingal is of Irish origin and means "fair stranger".[1]

References[]

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