Post by Forrest on Jan 24, 2009 23:38:31 GMT -5
This is a Redwall called Martin's Legacy. We are new, literate, and need members. You can find the site at: z8.invisionfree.com/Martins_Legacy/index.php? There are story-centric positions open, too!
ML is rated PG, sometimes it may drift into PG-13, as it is a bit darker than the Redwall books.
Plot Synopsis:
ML is rated PG, sometimes it may drift into PG-13, as it is a bit darker than the Redwall books.
Plot Synopsis:
Many seasons ago, in the time of Kotir, Martin the Warrior left Noonvale and the North Shores and headed south. On the way there, he found a pretty mouse maiden who reminded him of Rose. Although he felt guilty about the whole ordeal, they fell in love, and they had a son who Martin named after his father, Luke. However, he was forced to give him up, so that he might continue his wanderings. Luke learned of his parentage some seasons later, and lost his mind in the process. He murdered his family and set off to find his father to take revenge for being abandoned. When he finally found Martin, he challenged the warrior mouse and fought him. Martin defeated him and gave him to a group of merchants.
The merchant ship was later attacked by a crew of Searats. All of the merchants were slain except for Luke, who was thrown overboard. The sea carried him to the shore, where he was found by a lovely mouse maiden. She cared for him, and he told her his story. She pitied him, and came to hate Martin too. They were later married and the mouse maid gave birth to a son, who was taught to hate and despise Martin and Redwall.
This son later wandered off and took over a kingdom to the north, ruled by a group of mustelids calling themselves The Brethren. This son's heirs slowly expanded their realm, until The Brotherhood ruled the North. But The Brotherhood was not just any horde; it contained creatures of all species, from fox to squirrel, ferret to otter.
And, during one hot summer many hundreds of seasons later, one of the mouse kings, descendant of the Warrior, heard that Martin's sword was no longer revered at Redwall and that the Abbey was in decline. Taking the opportunity, the mouse king lead a small group of woodlanders to Redwall. And there he found the sword of his ancestor, the sword which the Warrior had used to defeat his son in battle. And he took it, burning down the Abbey in the process.
With Redwall greatly weakened, vermin and evil woodlanders spread through the lands. Corsairs sailed up the River Moss to escape the Long Patrol on the Western Shore. Soon, there were corsair crews everywhere in Mossflower and it wasn't safe for woodlanders to wander away from Redwall.
In the north, there was a clan of rats descended from Cluny. They had all been taught to hate woodlanders and Redwall. At first, their leader tried to carve out his own empire, fighting against the Brethren and their horde. However, he realized that they both hated Redwall, and they decided to work together. And at the ruins of Marshank, a descendant of Badrang found his ancestor's fortress and made plans to rebuild the fortress. He gathered a band of slavers and went into Mossflower Country to enslave the woodlanders there. With these three great dark hordes; those of Badrang's descendant, the clan of Cluny, and first and foremost, the Brotherhood, the reign of the vermin is at paw.
Now the creatures of Redwall, torn apart by inner rivalries and rabid racism towards "vermin", must try to band together and retrieve the sword. But the King of The Brethren is most definitely not the only problem standing in their way, most especially since it is only the Father Abbot himself who trusts in Martin's Sword - and he may not be Father Abbot for long...
The merchant ship was later attacked by a crew of Searats. All of the merchants were slain except for Luke, who was thrown overboard. The sea carried him to the shore, where he was found by a lovely mouse maiden. She cared for him, and he told her his story. She pitied him, and came to hate Martin too. They were later married and the mouse maid gave birth to a son, who was taught to hate and despise Martin and Redwall.
This son later wandered off and took over a kingdom to the north, ruled by a group of mustelids calling themselves The Brethren. This son's heirs slowly expanded their realm, until The Brotherhood ruled the North. But The Brotherhood was not just any horde; it contained creatures of all species, from fox to squirrel, ferret to otter.
And, during one hot summer many hundreds of seasons later, one of the mouse kings, descendant of the Warrior, heard that Martin's sword was no longer revered at Redwall and that the Abbey was in decline. Taking the opportunity, the mouse king lead a small group of woodlanders to Redwall. And there he found the sword of his ancestor, the sword which the Warrior had used to defeat his son in battle. And he took it, burning down the Abbey in the process.
With Redwall greatly weakened, vermin and evil woodlanders spread through the lands. Corsairs sailed up the River Moss to escape the Long Patrol on the Western Shore. Soon, there were corsair crews everywhere in Mossflower and it wasn't safe for woodlanders to wander away from Redwall.
In the north, there was a clan of rats descended from Cluny. They had all been taught to hate woodlanders and Redwall. At first, their leader tried to carve out his own empire, fighting against the Brethren and their horde. However, he realized that they both hated Redwall, and they decided to work together. And at the ruins of Marshank, a descendant of Badrang found his ancestor's fortress and made plans to rebuild the fortress. He gathered a band of slavers and went into Mossflower Country to enslave the woodlanders there. With these three great dark hordes; those of Badrang's descendant, the clan of Cluny, and first and foremost, the Brotherhood, the reign of the vermin is at paw.
Now the creatures of Redwall, torn apart by inner rivalries and rabid racism towards "vermin", must try to band together and retrieve the sword. But the King of The Brethren is most definitely not the only problem standing in their way, most especially since it is only the Father Abbot himself who trusts in Martin's Sword - and he may not be Father Abbot for long...