User blog:Bluestripe the Wild/Essay: The Prevalence of Female Characters in the Redwall Universe

Hello, I'm here to discuss something I noticed as of late, and that is the female characters in the Redwall books, more notably the latest books.

'WARNING! This essay contains spoilers from Doomwyte, The Sable Quean, and The Rogue Crew!'

Alright, so first off is Zaran the Black. She is a river otter whose mate, Varon and her daughter, Namur were slain by Korvus Skurr and the Doomwytes. She is bent on avenging the memory of both and is armed with her swords that are joined at the hilt. In the final battle between the Wytes and the Gonfelin thieves, Guosim, and several others, she pursues Korvus Skurr, who attempted to flee the battle. It is later said that she caught up with the raven and slew him, thus fulfilling her vow to kill him for having done the same to her mate and daughter. After Korvus Skurr is slain and the Wytes defeated, she moves into Redwall Abbey and becomes the mate of Skipper Rorgus. They have a son together, whose name is Rorzan. Now personally, I think that Zaran was a strong character. She and Bosie McScutta are the main power behind the force opposing the Wytes. Yes, she does have the classic revenge plot, but she fulfilled it. She is not a heartless beast with no other purpose than to slay the killer of her family, but she shows that the memory is painful, as shown when she speaks with the shrew Dubble.

Secondly, I would like to speak about Ambrevina Rockflash.