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|color=background:#ff8080
|character_name=Nimbalo the Slayer
|species=[[:Category:Mice|Harvest Mouse]]
|origin=[[Mossflower Woods|Mossflower]] Flatlands
|gender=Male
|weapon=Natural Defenses, [[Axe|Battle Axe]]
|death=Unknown
|books=''[[Taggerung (book)|Taggerung]]''
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'''Nimbalo the Slayer''' was a cheeky male harvest mouse who lied often, liked to play any form of instrument, and sang songs. He wore a yellow tunic, and was extremely small.

[[Deyna|Tagg]] met him out on the flatlands, where he was being attacked by a snake. Tagg stunned the snake and set Nimbalo free, though the mouse huffily insisted that he had not needed any help. This disagreement notwithstanding, they soon became good friends, with Nimbalo steadfastly sticking by his friend through thick and thin, even helping to rescue the otter from [[Yo Karr]] when the giant eel pulled him under.

Nimbalo had a strange aversion to the term "family", and would become angry whenever anyone mentioned his being part of a family, even symbolically. He also had the habit of talking in his sleep, which revealed to Tagg that Nimbalo's father had cruelly beaten and abused him. Later, Nimbalo told Tagg that he had no idea where his mother was - probably run off by his abusive father. He also told Tagg that he himself had run away from home several times, often to a nearby watermeadow, before finally rebelling and deciding to leave his father's home for good.

When the otter and mouse passed by Nimbalo's old home some time later, they discovered that the [[Juskazann]] had raided it. Nimbalo's father was slain by his own [[Axe|battleaxe]], and the place was in shambles. Nimbalo cleaned up the house and laid his father to rest in his favorite chair, saying that he was a mean old mouse but he had not deserved to die so brutally.

Nimbalo and Tagg reached [[Redwall Abbey]] the same time the Juskazann did; they had split up to scout out an entrance when Nimbalo was captured by [[Eefera]] and [[Vallug Bowbeast]], both Juska vermin. He was held hostage in their camp; while he was there, he discovered that the rat [[Dagrab]] still had possession of his father's axe, indicating that she was his murderer. Nimbalo bit through his bonds and attacked Dagrab, killing her with her own stolen weapon. Tagg joined in the fight, but was wounded and left unconscious. Nimbalo helped to find him, and refused to leave his bedside until he was told the [[Rukky Garge|healer]] would not treat Tagg in his presence.

Nimbalo relocated to Redwall Abbey, though it took some convincing to get him to accept that he was part of a "family" again. After [[Ruggan Bor]] and his [[Juskabor|Juska]] were sent crawling away by [[Russano the Wise]] and the [[Long Patrol]], and Redwall was finally at peace, Nimbalo became the new Master of Music. [[Boorab the Fool]] had abdicated the position in order to become Assistant Cook in the [[The Kitchen|Kitchen]], and he had taught Nimbalo how to play his [[Haredee Gurdee|one-man-band]] instrument.

[[Category:Mice]]
[[Category:Taggerung Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Heroes]]
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[[Category:Orphans]]
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imported>LordTBT at 22:26, 21 July 2025