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~Now then, this is a Redwall (specifically, Taggerung)/ Welkin Weasel crossover. As many of my readers haven't read the Welkin Weasel series, I've decided to put a mini-glossary of characters and terms so everybody can read and enjoy my fic. ^^ I will add more on other chapters as needed. If you have already read one of the Welkin Weasel books, you can just skip this chapter. ~
Glossary of characters:
Sylver: Male weasel of the band. Leader of the band of weasels of Halfmoon wood. Has a white mark on his muzzle that seems to be a lightning bolt.
Bryony: Female weasel of the band, doesn't eat meat.
Alysoun (the fleet): Female weasel of the band, is the fastest runner.
Mawk (the doubter): Male weasel of the band, is a bit of a coward, and dislikes any action or making any decisions. Enjoys playing Hollyhockers (A gambling game), although he isn't very good at it.
Luke: Male weasel of the band, is their priest. One of the most learned of all the weasels.
Wodehed: Male weasel of the band. Is the magician. He can do minor magic, although it almost always goes wrong. Also the healer.
Miniver: Female weasel of the band. Is a finger weasel, and the smallest.
Scirf: Male weasel of the band. Is extremely scruffy and un-hygienic. Doesn't like water. One of the most recent members of the band, used to watch over a dung-heap. Enjoys using the words 'Squire' and 'Chief' to address others.
Glossary of words:
Groats: Form of currency.
Jills: Term for 'female', can mean 'girl' or 'woman'.
Jacks: Term for 'male', can mean 'boy' or 'man'.
Muslid: Term referring to either Stoats, Weasels, Ferrets, Pine Martins, etc. Same idea as Redwall's 'vermin' or 'woodlanders'.
Welkin: The island inhabited by the Mustlids.
Note on a bunch of terms: In Welkin, they do not at any time use the words 'hands', 'feet', or 'arms'. They use 'paws', 'footpaws' and 'forelimbs'. This also applies to other words, like instead of 'handy' it's 'paw-y', and instead of armchair, its 'forelimb chair'. This also applies to terms like 'manholes', known as 'jackholes'.
Now then, a brief summary of exactly what Welkin is:
Long ago, humans inhabited the island of Welkin. There was a king and a queen, who split the island in half. They feuded, and eventually they decided, for the best of all the people, to leave and start life anew in another place. So, they built many boats and set of for a group of magical islands.
But, the children didn't want to leave, so they left clues for anyone to follow if they could, to bring them back. They landed on one named Dorma, which was home to many flowers which released a potent pollen which made the breather fall into a deep sleep, never aging, never waking up until the fumes are dispersed.
This was many generations ago. No living muslid could remember a time where there where humans, although there where many living statues of them, so they did not fade from memory.
The larger and more powerful Stoats became the upper classes; the smaller weasels only fit for servants and near-slaves, often miss-treated and ill- fed.
One group of weasels, an outlaw band led by the weasel Sylver, began to resist the Stoat oppressors. They reside in Halfmoon wood, and are aided by the kindly, but forgetful, old Stoat, Lord Haukin of Country Elleswhere.
Little note on the 'woodlanders' of Welkin: Things are a bit different on this island, yes, there are hedgehogs, otters, squirrels, moles (Although they don't speak molespeach! *is shocked*), and several types of shrew (some being intelligent, some being more guard-dog like).
Any rodents, however, such as mice, are beasts of burden, and are no more intelligent than say a worm would be in Redwall. They are even eaten! Mouse steak and Vole sausages are regular parts of the menu! It took some getting used to; let me tell you, while I was reading the books. O_o
~All right, that's a long enough explanation. . . I think. I'll add in more at the end of chapters if some things need clarifying. Anyway, please enjoy the story!~
~Now then, this is a Redwall (specifically, Taggerung)/ Welkin Weasel crossover. As many of my readers haven't read the Welkin Weasel series, I've decided to put a mini-glossary of characters and terms so everybody can read and enjoy my fic. ^^ I will add more on other chapters as needed. If you have already read one of the Welkin Weasel books, you can just skip this chapter. ~
Glossary of characters:
Sylver: Male weasel of the band. Leader of the band of weasels of Halfmoon wood. Has a white mark on his muzzle that seems to be a lightning bolt.
Bryony: Female weasel of the band, doesn't eat meat.
Alysoun (the fleet): Female weasel of the band, is the fastest runner.
Mawk (the doubter): Male weasel of the band, is a bit of a coward, and dislikes any action or making any decisions. Enjoys playing Hollyhockers (A gambling game), although he isn't very good at it.
Luke: Male weasel of the band, is their priest. One of the most learned of all the weasels.
Wodehed: Male weasel of the band. Is the magician. He can do minor magic, although it almost always goes wrong. Also the healer.
Miniver: Female weasel of the band. Is a finger weasel, and the smallest.
Scirf: Male weasel of the band. Is extremely scruffy and un-hygienic. Doesn't like water. One of the most recent members of the band, used to watch over a dung-heap. Enjoys using the words 'Squire' and 'Chief' to address others.
Glossary of words:
Groats: Form of currency.
Jills: Term for 'female', can mean 'girl' or 'woman'.
Jacks: Term for 'male', can mean 'boy' or 'man'.
Muslid: Term referring to either Stoats, Weasels, Ferrets, Pine Martins, etc. Same idea as Redwall's 'vermin' or 'woodlanders'.
Welkin: The island inhabited by the Mustlids.
Note on a bunch of terms: In Welkin, they do not at any time use the words 'hands', 'feet', or 'arms'. They use 'paws', 'footpaws' and 'forelimbs'. This also applies to other words, like instead of 'handy' it's 'paw-y', and instead of armchair, its 'forelimb chair'. This also applies to terms like 'manholes', known as 'jackholes'.
Now then, a brief summary of exactly what Welkin is:
Long ago, humans inhabited the island of Welkin. There was a king and a queen, who split the island in half. They feuded, and eventually they decided, for the best of all the people, to leave and start life anew in another place. So, they built many boats and set of for a group of magical islands.
But, the children didn't want to leave, so they left clues for anyone to follow if they could, to bring them back. They landed on one named Dorma, which was home to many flowers which released a potent pollen which made the breather fall into a deep sleep, never aging, never waking up until the fumes are dispersed.
This was many generations ago. No living muslid could remember a time where there where humans, although there where many living statues of them, so they did not fade from memory.
The larger and more powerful Stoats became the upper classes; the smaller weasels only fit for servants and near-slaves, often miss-treated and ill- fed.
One group of weasels, an outlaw band led by the weasel Sylver, began to resist the Stoat oppressors. They reside in Halfmoon wood, and are aided by the kindly, but forgetful, old Stoat, Lord Haukin of Country Elleswhere.
Little note on the 'woodlanders' of Welkin: Things are a bit different on this island, yes, there are hedgehogs, otters, squirrels, moles (Although they don't speak molespeach! *is shocked*), and several types of shrew (some being intelligent, some being more guard-dog like).
Any rodents, however, such as mice, are beasts of burden, and are no more intelligent than say a worm would be in Redwall. They are even eaten! Mouse steak and Vole sausages are regular parts of the menu! It took some getting used to; let me tell you, while I was reading the books. O_o
~All right, that's a long enough explanation. . . I think. I'll add in more at the end of chapters if some things need clarifying. Anyway, please enjoy the story!~