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The '''Great Doomwyte Idol''' was a large obsidian statue of a raven wearing a snake on its head as a crown; it was kept on an island in the middle of the sulfur lake in the [[Doomwytes]]' lair in [[Mossflower Woods]]. The Doomwytes believed this icon gave them power.

The eyes of the snake consisted of two green emeralds, and the eyes of the raven were two red rubies. During the time of [[Rigvar Skurr]], [[Gonff the Mousethief]] stole the jeweled eyes from the statue in an act of vengeance for the [[Guosim]] and offered them to [[Columbine]]; she, however, refused them, saying they made her uneasy. Gonff hid the eyes and left a series of clues leading to the whereabouts of each jewel. Some generations later, his [[Gonfelin Thieves|descendants]] found one of the rubies, but tried to steal it for themselves and were subsequently kicked out of [[Redwall Abbey]]. Countless generations following that episode, [[Samolus Fixa]] discovered Columbine's diary, which told the story of the jewels. This sparked a treasure hunt, which involved [[Bisky]], [[Dwink]], [[Abbess Perrit|Perrit]], [[Umfry Spikkle]], [[Abbot Glisam]], and many other [[Redwall Abbey]] residents; they eventually uncovered all four jewels. It also sparked an enmity between the Doomwytes and the Redwallers, when [[Griv]] discovered that it was the long-lost Idol's eyes the Redwallers were searching for.

During the collapse of the Doomwyte cavern, instigated by [[Zaran the Black]] and [[Laird Bosie McScutta of Bowlaynee|Bosie]], a heavy rock slab fell upon the eyeless Doomwyte Idol and smashed it, driving it down into the sulfur lake. The four jewels, gathered together for the first time since Gonff stole them, were buried near the site of the landslide, in honor of four brave moles who had died in it while trying to rescue [[Spingo]].

===Locations of the Jewels===
*Hung on a door below [[The Cellar|the cellars]], later moved by [[Aluco]]
*Inside a kitchen tray crafted by [[Goody Stickle]]
*With the "Wild Sweet Gatherers"; eventually inherited by [[Blodd Apis]]
*First hiding place unknown; later stolen by the [[Gonfelins]]

===Books===
The Great Doomwyte Idol appears in ''[[Doomwyte]]''.
[[Category:Redwall Objects]]

Great Doomwyte Idol - Revision history

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