User:Kal241
Hey there, I'm Kal. A few of you may know me from Deviantart.com. I'm a Redwall fan, of course, and am particularly fond of the book Marlfox. I am doing a fan sequel of it on my DA profile as well (which is taking forever because I have too many projects). Want to know any more? Just ask.
Redwall Creations:
[edit]Redwall: Return Of The Marlfox (ROTM)
ROTM is a chilling non-canon tale that chronicles a series of events ocurring directly after the book Marlfox. It exploits loopholes left in the original Marlfox to logically justify the return of many deceased characters (The story begins, oddly enough, by reincarnating a previously dead character from Marlfox: the cunning, devious former king Mokkan). Originally done in standard book format, the tale has since evolved into a web comic. It differs from the standard Redwall story in that there is pervasive language, sexual refrences and innuendo, use of unfamiliar weaponry and dark magic, stars a number of different villains (both new and old, and even a few from other Redwall books), and is much darker than Brian Jacques would have it. ROTM's grim-mannered theme plays into the philosophy "True evil never dies."
Characters:
Beorn
"Share with me, the story of your conflict. And I will share with you, the key to your return." A shadowy rat who follows Lantur along throughout ROTM. He carries a book of spells with him at all times, which he uses to invoke dark powers to do his bidding. While he seems interested in the Marlfox brood's cause, it would be foolish to think that he does not have a sinister plan of his own.
General Selkath Sr.
"We take paychecks, not sides." A ruthless red-eyed reynard with a sadistic disposition. Father to Selkath Jr., who will one day inherit control of the mercenary army. Selkath Sr. is cruel, largely pitiless, and takes his work quite seriously. The only people he truly cares for are his army and his son; everyone else is of little to no concern for him. He seems to have a particular fascination and slight infatuation with the Redwall Abbess Songbreeze Swifteye, but has a clear distaste for her peaceful principles. Lantur is later seen explaining to Predak the reason behind this curious behavior: Selkath is a former soldier from another Northen army, having abandoned his post after a treaty was reached with a rival faction. It appears that Selkath left because he could not stand the thought of peace. He is, as Beorn puts it, a war lover. However, his unwillingness to completely conform to the Marlfox's authority leads to conflicts between them.
Selkath Jr.
"You don't know what pain is, rabbit. Not yet. Here, I'll show you pain!" Son of General Selkath Sr. Also an apprentice of sorts to his father. Well-skilled in combat, but not nearly as ruthless. He doesn't agree with a lot of his father's ideals, feeling (and rightfully so) that it is unjust to cause excessive collateral damage to satisfay some sadistic needs.
ROTM Trivia:
[edit]-If ROTM were to be counted as official Redwall cannon, then Mokkan would have survived a total of seven attempts on his life: An early attempt at beheading by his sister Ziral (Marlfox), attacks by the Redwallers (Marlfox), ambushes by lizards while en route home (Marlfox), the Rewdaller's assault on Castle Marl (Marlfox), the escape from Castle Marl in a stiolen logboat (Marlfox/ROTM), a provoked attack by lizards (ROTM), and a fatal blow from Lantur (ROTM).
-In Marlfox, Dannflor Reguba and Songbreeze Swifteye showed mild interest in each other, while in ROTM they are in a relationship.
-ROTM features a unique army of villians, armed with both dark magic and early versions of firearms.