User:Coldstrype the Scythe
== Coldstrype's background ==
My name is Coldstrype the Scythe. I got my name due to my ice blue headstripes. Obviously, I carry a scythe as my main weapon. I sometimes carry a giant crossbow on my back for siege purposes, but my scythe is my weapon of choice.
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Role in Opposite spectrum trilogy
[edit]I am in the book series, along with penglens "Feorag" in the book series that Ejaxk the Abyss is writing. I am important in the storyline, yet I am not a main character. I am trying to settle the "Civil Unrest" that Flamewyte is causing, and I have gathered an alliance between any good and honest kingdoms and tribes to help take out Flamewyte's threat. Flamewyte is evil because I got the throne of Badger Lord of Salamandastron and he did not. He has an army of vermin AND traitorous woodlanders. I lead two branches of Long Patrol, Elite and Regular.
Half Bloodwrath
[edit]I am half bloodwrath because my parents, Lord Goldcrown the Partisan (full bloodwrath) and Lady Brightrose the Warmheart(no bloodwrath) only gave half of the bloodwrath to me. This is not the case with my evil brother Flamewyte, who is full bloodwrath. In my bloodwrath, known as Halfwrath in technical terms, my eyes turn pale blue with allies possessing a blue mist around them and enemies having a red mist. This means I can control myself, which comes in handy in the long run
Elite Long Patrol
[edit]Everyone knows about the regular Long Patrol, but The Elite Long Patrol includes more than just hares. These are selected woodlanders and good vermin who are experts in their field and are willing to fight along my side. For example, Skullded Deathblo the raccoon is an expert in intimidation.
My Leadership Style
[edit]I am a generous and wise leader, and I put a lot of common sense and kindness into my rule. However, I am not the biggest or strongest badger, and Flamewyte could easily kill me if he ran into me. Even though I am not the most physically strong badger, I use my brains and not always my brawn to solve my problems.
Contributions to Opposite Spectrum
[edit]I work as somewhat of an illustrator to The Opposite Spectrum. I draw most of the main drawings of basic designs of the characters, sometimes even drawing battle scenes and action poses.
Info on our story
[edit]I don't really want to spoil the story for anybody, but I can let lose a little bit of info to clarify things for any eager users who are awaiting the story.
New technology:
This story does take place a LONG time after any of the current Redwall books. To be exact, Opposite Spectrum (title subject to change) takes place after a long period of peace between the factions of the Redwall universe, so there is some new weaponry and scientific advances that have been invented that may either excite or anger people. This could change if nobody approves, but a certain faction of alchemist voles in the story possess gunpowder, and also the primitive but groundbreaking HAND GONNE!!! A hand gonne is basically a cup on a stick in which a rock is inserted with gunpowder and shot out. They are not very effective at this point in history. There will also be two cannons in the story, known as the Draco Cannons that are positioned on top of Salamandastron. Siege weapons, such as ballistas, catapults, and trebuchets, will be in much wider and common use. If anyone is disappointed by the use of gunpowder in our story, we would just like to let you know that it is VERY experimental and rare.
New factions:
I already mentioned the Alchemist Voles, but there are other groups/tribes in our story that you could be unfamiliar with. Let me show you them:
Castle Rynthiel- The new kids on the block of our story. They pretty much appeared out of nowhere, and they are on the good side. They are otters lead by Steeltooth Slicewind, and they come from far away lands where military power is everything. They have a superb army and navy, and they live on the coast not far from Salamandastron.
Island Guosim- I created this tribe. They are based off of Hawaiian and Polynesian tribes, and are brutal fighters who happen to be our allies. They are treeshrews, an animal that looks like a cross between a squirrel and a shrew. This group is now accepted.
Redwall Warrior- The Redwall Warrior in our story is a species that has appeared very rarely in the Redwall Series. His name is Giddeon the Warrior, and he is a hamster! He carries a Longbow and the Sword of Martin. He is very strong-willed and courageous in battle. He also takes part as a ranged combat specialist in the Elite Long Patrol. Yes, I made him up.
MORE INFO TO BE POSTED SOON! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR STORY, PLEASE CONTACT ME, PENGLENS,CopperJaw, OR EJAXK THE ABYSS!
Characters
[edit]Main characters (good guys)(I am NOT giving away any plot details! More characters to be posted as I get more info.)
Ejaxk the Abyss (Evamek)- Mostly the star of the show in Opposite Spectrum, he is a good fox who comes from Yoruto Island. If you want more info on him, Please see Ejaxk's user page.
Copperjaw Gauge Marillion(last name subject to change)- He also plays a very crucial part in the story. He is a hare/jackrabbit cross who is a general in the Long Patrol. He carries a very unique looking mace and twin sabres.
Me!- Of course you should know who I am by now!
Feorag of Altabesca (Penglens)- A squirrel who leads a tribe in Altabesca. He is a Coneslinger, and He also carries some daggers and an AWESOME double trident.
The bad guys
First book
Lezar Gerrot- A rat who pillages Yoruto and takes Ejaxk as prisoner. I don't know much else.
Second book
Flamewyte- My evil brother. He has orange stripes and an orange diamond marking on his forehead, and he carries a giant paddlesword. He is very, very muscular, and he is one of the biggest badgers around. He wants to take over Salamandastron and rule it as badger lord. (Talk to CopperJaw for more info.)
Six Warlords
Scraggy (my favorite!)- An insane albino wolf who lived on Prison Island, hence his jail uniform. He carries whatever he comes across as his weapon. He has green dyed, spiky hair, and yellow eyes with pink irises.
Bruno- Bruno is a gigantic and scary wolverine. He comes from the land of ice and snow, and boasts the title of being a descendant of Gulo the Savage. He carries a giant flanged mace, and he also relies on brute strength.
Captain Slawn "Castille" Raptooth- A monitor lizard who owns basicaly all of the naval strength of the six warlords. He wears somewhat of a Conquistadore uniform, and has a Spanish accent. However, he absolutely hates it when you call him by his real name, so call him Cap'n Castille please.
Arklor the Invincible- A viking mongoose who owns the other half of the six warlords' navy. He has very strange armor for a viking, but it is very awesome looking and also functional.
Turnicus- I don't really have much info on him, so I will have to ask. I just know that he is a weasel.
(Name to be announced)- An albatross who wears heavy armor and uses his colony as his army.
Supporting Cast (good guys)
Skelva "Silver" Gauge Marillion (name subject to change)- Copperjaw's sister. She is a recon specialist in the Elite Long Patrol. She, unlike her brother, prefers smaller weapons and carries a variety of small knives and daggers. Her hat is also a weapon due to a sharp metal ring under the brim. She could also be counted as an important character by association, and the fact that she will probably actually do something in the story.
Ironbuck- Copperjaw's Cousin,also a general in the long patrol. He wears a chainmail mask under all of that armor he wears because he doesn't want to scare anyone with his horribly disfigured and battle scarred face. His main weapon is a durandle which is like a sword with a massive spear piont on the end.
Lieutenant Caruthers- Copperjaw and Skelva's father. He wears a monocle and smokes a sherlock holmes style pipe. He is a retired lieutenant and historian of Bowlaynee, but currently lives at Salamandastron with his children. He is a full Northern hare, unlike Copperjaw and Skelva, and his wife is the jackrabbit. He may narrate book one.
Steeltooth Slicewind- The ruler of Castle Rynthiel. He is an otter, but does not really behave like one besides the fact that he likes hotroot and watershrimp soup. He is not exactly the nicest otter around, due to his natural militaristic and egotistical nature, and everyone is sort of unsure of him because he is new, but he is willing to help for the good cause. He is not my creation or concern. (Talk to CopperJaw for more info.)
Skulded Dethblo- A raccoon who is one of Ejaxk's best friends. He has some very "peculiar" weapons that he uses in battle; glass and metal shards embedded in tomatoes and sharpened metal carrots. He carries some other weapons, but that is what he mainly uses. I mean, raccoons love vegetables, right? He is an intimidation expert in the Elite Long Patrol. Skulded takes particular pleasure in annoying Skelva, who already does not deal with any funny business, and also because he knows he will get a reaction. He is not my idea.
Richard- A young dormouse (about 12 in human years) who likes to pal around with various Elite Long Patrol members, especially Skullded and Skelva, his two idols. He carries a bardiche axe as his weapon.
Chief Hameha- The treeshrew chief. He carries a spear, a patuki club, and a very unique saber like weapon with shark teeth on the guard. He is one of the exceptions when it comes to hair usually just being on female characters.
Mikhail Tushkov- The leader of the Alchemist Voles. He is very fat and jolly, with a fur hat and fur coat to match. He has a beard and a curly mustache, and he is based loosely off of CopperJaw's real life dad. He carries a saber and a gold gilded hand gonne.
Bad guy Supporting Characters:
Scarbane Bloodspyk- One of Flamewyte's generals. He is an evil, traitorous hedgehog that carries a fearsome looking spear that I found on the cover of Salamandastron. As you can probably guess, Scarbane Bloodspyk is not his real name, just one he uses to be evil and scary.
Skrognir- A ferret, one of Castille's right hand men. He is another exception for hair being on a female character, as he has brown, greasy hair. He also has a short goatee.
Whitey- Another one of Castille's henchmen. He is a pure white ferret with a black tipped tail, and he has an anchor tattoo on his right arm. He is known for his stupidity and forgetfulness.
Thulo- Yet another one of Castille's Conquistadores and also a ferret. He carries an arquebus(He's a Conquistadore sailor for crying out loud!) and a small battle axe.
Blacktooth- What a surprise, another ferret. (Not to be confused with the ferret of the same name in Mossflower) He leads a band of mercenaries, based off of Landsknecht mercenaries. You will see some very complex and fancy clothing on these guys, I promise!
Cheesy: A stupid, stupid rat who works for Flamewyte. He carries a cheese knife and a "Sambag" (It's more like Homey the Clown's sock from In Living Color.) Try to guess what his favorite thing is.
If you want a character
[edit]See my user blog! You can see it for info about this topic.
My art style
[edit]Allright, if you want to know my art style, here it is: I draw in a manga style, but I do not draw the overly shiny eyes. Do you want to know why? It's because this is a serious story, and big flashy eyes would look kind of silly for a story with a more solemn mood. There will be humor in the story, but not a whole lot of it. Now, the characters that I base exactly off of human proportions are hares, badgers, squirrels, and foxes. Otters, weasels, and the like have much longer bodies than people would, so they are a lot more long and lanky. Mice, moles, and other small rodent type animals are the least humanly proportioned, being more like hobbits from the Lord of the Rings. They are usually drawn more small and chubby, with the more human like proportions of Giddeon the Warrior and Chief Hameha being exceptions.
Pictures for CopperJaw (More to Come!):
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