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During a great feastday, the [[Funny Animal|beasts]] inhabiting [[Redwall|Redwall Abbey]] are stirred from their reveries by the thunderous cry of Urthblood, a grim, emotionless badgerlord of Salamandastron dressed in [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|blood-red armour]], who possesses the gift of [[Seers|prophetic foresight.]] Invited into the abbey, he tells the gathered beasts of a dire prophecy he received in his youth; a prophecy foretelling a great crisis that will sweep over the lands of Mossflower, and cast them into war, conflict and calamity, but leaving it unclear as to [[Vagueness Is Coming|whom or what will be causing it.]] Ever since, he has striven tirelessly to gather a great army, fight against the evil beasts of the lands and to unite Mossflower and its surroundings into a strong, unified nation that will be able to withstand or even avert the coming darkness. Now he is offering the Redwallers to strengthen their defenses and help them prepare for the times ahead, for great changes are coming to the lands, and old certainties and beliefs will be challenged in extraordinary and unexpected ways...
Thus begins
The saga develops and examines ideas never touched upon in the official Redwall novels, and ditches their strict [[Black and White Morality]] for a [[Grey and Grey Morality|complex moral conflict]] that constantly forces the reader to reevaluate who's side he should be on and who is good or evil. It starts simple enough, but soon turns into a complex, multifaceted epic involving [[Exclusively Evil|vermin]] being taken under Urthblood's arms and retrained into noble warriors, two badgerlords at war, a massive conflict with the [[Arch Enemy|searats]], a shrew rebellion, [[Lensman Arms Race|escalating arms races]], [[Loads and Loads of Characters|dozens of characters all getting their own time in the spotlight]], unexpected plot twists and character development and all the action, drama, humour, horror and tragedy you could possibly hope for in a story.
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Sadly, the story is [[Dead Fic|not yet finished.]] By the time the final chapter of The Shrew War was published in the spring of 2004, the popularity of the Redwall books and the ROC was beginning to wane. Since then, partly due to personal issues and due to the lesser chance of exposure to new readers, the author has yet to write the third novel, leaving the series with a massive [[Cliff Hanger]]. That may change now, however; the story is being published on [http://www.fanfiction.net/ Fanfiction.net] for the first time, gaining new attention and fans, and if enough people want to see the saga continue, that might just happen! So head over there if you have any interest in [[Redwall]], [[Furry Fandom|furry/anthropomorphic fiction]], or just [[So Cool Its Awesome|fantastic stories]] in general; you won't get disappointed.
Note: The saga is so far composed of two novels. The novels in turn are composed of seperate parts, or "books" of several chapters each, and they are published on the site in those parts. The Crimson Badger is composed of [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6788438/1/The_Crimson_Badger_Book_I_The_Warlord Book I: The Warlord], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203336/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6821027/1/The_Crimson_Badger_Book_II_Armies Book II: Armies], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203525/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6865628/1/The_Crimson_Badger_Book_III_Journeys Book III: Journeys] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205336/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6947288/1/The_Crimson_Badger_Book_IV_Fire_on_the_Mountain Book IV: Fire on the Mountain]. In addition, there's a [[Bonus Material|series of outtakes]] from an early version of TCB called [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203457/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7032661/1/The_Continuing_Adventures_of_Martin_the_Turd The Continuing Adventures of Martin the Turd], that takes place about [[What Could Have Been|half a generation after Mattimeo]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203508/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7073186/1/The_Obligation The Obligation], the first story the author posted on the web, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205437/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7076532/1/Highwing_A_Sparras_Tale Highwing: A Sparra's Tale], a [[prequel]] about the sparrow Highwing's early days when he was adopted by the Redwallers, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205243/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7197449/1/The_Chains_of_Love The Chains of Love], a [[Hotter and Sexier|a sex farce]] that details the romantic exploits of two of TCB's characters before the novel takes place (slightly more risque version [http://www.oocities.org/redwalldigest/short62.html here]). The Shrew War begins with the lead-up story [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203423/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7238599/1/Tug_of_War Tug of War] about a struggle between Urthblood and the searats to gain the services of a pine marten for a [[Lensman Arms Race|weapons project]], and the novel itself is composed of [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7242385/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_I_A_Fire_in_the_Night_Sky Book I: A Fire in the Night Sky], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205123/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7261856/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_II_The_Winter_Coast Book II: The Winter Coast], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205301/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7321178/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_III_A_Nameday_Like_No_Other Book III: A Nameday Like No Other], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203403/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7366075/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_IV_The_Thunder_and_the_Fire Book IV: The Thunder and the Fire], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205204/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7396184/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_V_The_Red_Tower Book V: The Red Tower], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422203244/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7440215/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_VI_Doublegate Book VI: Doublegate], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205244/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7580169/1/The_Shrew_War_Book_VII_The_Isle_of_Death Book VII: The Isle of Death] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422205425/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7634582/1/The_Shrew_War_Epilogues three epilogues.] More will hopefully come in the future...
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* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: Urthblood has made himself pretty much immune to poisons, and it's hinted though not outright stated that he did it through this method. One of the captains recall an incident when a ferret in his army tried to poison him with a rigged knife in order to take it over for himself. The badger simply stood up, pulled out the knife, had the ferret dragged out in front of the other soldiers and [[Cruel and Unusual Death|forced him to eat the knife...]]
* [[Action Girl]]: Mina, the Gawtrybe squirrel lady, who's a master of the [[The Archer|bow and arrow]] to the point of [[Improbable Aiming Skills]].
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