Trufflehunter

Trufflehunter was an old male talking badger who lived during the time of the Narnian Revolution and served Caspian X during his time as king of Narnia.

Narnian Revolution
He was one of the many "Old Narnians" that were forced into hiding by the Telmarines during their rule of Narnia. He lived in a cave in a forest, and when Caspian was knocked off his horse during a storm, Trufflehunter helped him to recover from the fall, and refused to let Nikabrik kill him even threatening to sit on the dwarfs head. Once he learned who Caspian was he pledged his loyalty to him and accepted him as his king, so long as he remained true to Old Narnia.



He along with the Dwarfs Trumpkin and Nikabrik, soon took Caspian around introducing him to the other Old Narnians, whom they told to gather together for a meeting on the Dancing Lawn. During the meeting Trufflehunter smelled someone approaching, who turned out to be Doctor Cornelius; Caspian’s mentor, who warned them that the Telmarine army was searching for them and suggested they move to Aslan's How.

During a council held in the How, near the Stone Table, Trufflehunter suggested that Caspian use Susan's Horn. Caspian knew that Trufflehunter would have gone as messenger to find the help that the horn called, but would not let him go as he did not have the speed. At another council; when Nikabrik voiced that the dwarfs took the blunt of a recent battle, Trufflehunter said that they had all done what they could and that none had done more then Caspian. Trufflehunter was completely opposed to calling back the White Witch, and in the fight the broke out Trufflehunter fought with Nikabrik; the two of them rolling around on the ground.

After the fight had ended, King Peter who had just arrived suggested sending Miraz a challenge to a duel, Trufflehunter suggested sending Glenstorm as one of the Narnians to accompany King Edmund to Miraz’s camp with the challenge. Trufflehunter watched the duel and pointed out to Trumpkin the Dryads, Hamadryads, and Silvans that Aslan had wakened. When the duel ended Trufflehunter fought in the Battle of Beruna, and survived.

Later life
After the war had ended and Caspian became king, Caspian knighted Trufflehunter as a member in the Order of the Lion. Trufflehunter was present when Aslan made a door in the air for the Telmarines to leave Narnia. Trufflehunter said goodbye to the Pevensies as they too left. It is unknown when Trufflehunter died, though it is known that he was still alive during the time of Caspian's voyage on the Dawn Treader. Trufflehunter is one of the faithful Narnians who enter into Aslan's Country at the end of Narnia.

Physical appearance
Trufflehunter looks like a normal badger; except for the fact that he is larger and that he also looks more friendly and intelligent. His breath is wheezy and snuffling.

Personality
A faithful and wise badger; Trufflehunter is also loyal, honest, and unchanging. He is a firm believer in Aslan and in the tales of the Pevensies, and he never doubted that help would come from blowing the horn, even when others were giving up hope. He also had great patience and was willing to wait on Aslan’s timing. He had a thick, husky, and earthy voice and was quite kind and caring. He was trusting and brave, and refused to wear armor or use weapons for he believed that he, being a beast, should fight with his own teeth and claws and that if those weren’t enough to keep his skin whole then it wasn’t worth keeping. He believed that they would not have Aslan for their friend if they allowed such creatures as Hags and Werewolves to join them. Peter refers to him as the “best of badgers” and commends him for his strong faith. Trufflehunter was also humble, crediting his strong faith to the fact that he is a badger.

In the Prince Caspian film
In the Disney and Walden media film of Prince Caspian, Trufflehunter (voiced by Ken Stott) is shot by an arrow during a scene where he, Caspian, and Nikabrik are being pursed by Telmarines. Nikabrik starts to turn back to save him, but Caspian stops him and runs back himself, Trufflehunter tells Caspian to take the horn and that it is more important than he is. Caspian takes the horn and then grabs Trufflehunter and runs back to Nikabrik, whom he tells to take Trufflehunter to safety. Trufflehunter also carries a little brown bag over his shoulder, and lives in a den in a tree.

In the BBC version of Prince Caspian Trufflehunter is a female badger and is voiced by Joanna David and played by Julie Peters. John Turner provided the voice for Trufflehunter in the BBC Radio Tales of Narnia, and Robert Meadwell voiced the character in the Focus on the Family Radio Theater version of Prince Caspian.