Wandering Walt was a male mole and the close friend and sole companion of Hitheryon Jem. He was a wanderer throughout his adult life. Walt and Jem were the only creatures to have witnessed the death of Askor, the brother of Gulo the Savage. Because of this, they went to Redwall Abbey in order to tell the creatures there of the impending danger. After the Seasons of the Savage, the pair remained to Redwall Abbey to live out the rest of their days.