Gingivere Greeneyes
Gingivere Greeneyes was a young male wildcat resident of Mossflower Woods. He was son of Verdauga Greeneyes, brother of Tsarmina, mate of Sandingomm, nephew of Ungatt Trunn, grandson of King Mortspear, and the distant ancestor of Squire Julian Gingivere. Gingivere was an anomaly in that he was a truly "good" wildcat, unlike his cruel sister Tsarmina.
After Tsarmina murdered their father, Gingivere was blamed for this treachery, as Tsarmina ensured that he always gave 'medicine' to their ill parent. He was imprisoned in the dungeons of Kotir for about a full season. Gingivere's name was forbidden to be said by anyone in the castle.
After befriending Ferdy and Coggs Stickle, who were also imprisoned, Gingivere sheltered them in his own cell, creating tunnels on either side of his cell to allow them to escape into it. The group then pretended that Ferdy and Coggs had escaped Kotir entirely.
This was an especially effective ruse, as Gingivere was officially nonexistent, it was unlikely his cell would be searched closely by anyone except Tsarmina. In order to prevent this, Gingivere pretended to have gone completely insane, speaking in a crazed voice and giggling, claiming that Tsarmina herself had allowed Ferdy and Coggs to escape in order to claim their rations of bread and water. When Ferdy sneezed, Gingivere claimed that it was him and feigned that he was sick and dying from lack of food.
The group was rescued by Mask, who was sent by the Corim for them. Gingivere trekked eastward across Mossflower Woods and eventually settled with another "good" wildcat, Sandingomm. They resided at a farm near the quarry. Even though he was living a good distance away in the farmhouse, Tsarmina believed that he was masterminding all of the woodlanders' schemes that they used to destroy Kotir and end her rule. She became consumed with the idea of revenge, convinced that he was hiding in or near Kotir, and even killed one of her own soldiers that had been sent to tell her, convinced in her madness that the soldier was Gingivere in disguise. Later, when fighting Martin the Warrior, she initially believed that her brother Gingivere had returned to try to take Kotir.
The Lost Legends of Redwall
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In The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout, the player may collect pages of Gingivere’s memoir as they proceed through the game. In Caverns of Kotir, Gillig encounters Gingivere in Kotir's dungeons. de:Gingivere Grünauge fr:Cajolin