User:Vaylayna the Shade

Warning: This bio will probably give some spoilers for Shadowed.

Hello everyone! My name is Vaylayna the Shade and I am ever so glad you have made it to my profile. While you rest next to the campfire I shall tell you all about myself.

I come from the lands of the Eastern Shore Nightshadow Hares. We are recluse, secretive and never show ourselves to others. Even when Badrang the Tyrant sailed to our lands, he never knew of our existence. Yet I felt the call of Salamandastron, and I left my home never to return. Certain happenings brought me too much grief. I could not return, for my heart would break. For the full details you can read my story, that I am writing with my two friends, Vickagu and Rosebrush. After my big adventures, I took on the life of a mercenary, forming a triumvirate with my two fox friends. We wander, selling our blades to whoever gives us the highest price. Once our job is completed, we wander once more.

Me

I am a quiet, thoughtful, warrior hare who rarely speaks unless I have to. When I write, however, I write my fullest, pouring my emotions onto paper. I collect as many knives as I possibly can, hiding them in my clothing. My motto is, ‘Be prepared’ and I always am. As a mercenary, my knife fighting and throwing skills are legendary. I thank my father for teaching me the noble arts of knife fighting. The one knife I can never part with is his own. It is simple to look at, but it has never, ever failed me, as it never failed him. I normally make good judgements in battle, assassination jobs, and more. I am small for my species, and completely black. My fur, my eyes, my tail, my whiskers even. I counter this with my light green tunic, and emerald green, gauzy scarves I tie around my wrists. My braided belt was my mother’s, and in it I keep three of my numerous knives and daggers. I also have two belts looped over my shoulders, with more of my knives. My two best friends are Vickagu and Rosebrush. Together we form the Mercenary Triumvirate, and we will never separate.

Friends

Rosebrush

Rosebrush is a spunky, bright, red fox with the most elaborate tail brush I have ever seen. She comes from Southsward, and some say she was even related to Queen Silvamord and the Foxwolf. She counters my own quiet personality with an incredibly extrovert one. However, we understand each other on the deepest things. We can almost read each others’ minds when fighting and she always understands my feelings, although I rarely show them. She is one of the most experienced duelist I have seen, using her long rapier to deadly effects. Secretly, I can tell she enjoys torturing her victims. She knows every trick in the bag, and some say the highest duelers of the Long Patrol taught her personally, repayment for saving Lord Mandoral’s life. Rosebrush is forever determined to ship me and the Long Patrol hare Hawkeye, but I am just as determined not to let myself get caught up with it, however handsome Hawkeye is. She dresses in a loose purple dress, with a thin black belt and a large amount of gold bracelets and earrings. A small satchel she carries with her always has whatever we need, whenever we need it. I met her a long time ago, and because of her I left Salamandastron. We joined together until we met Vickagu, and then we formed the Mercenary Triumvirate.

Vickagu

Vickagu is a true Marlfox of unknown origin, with mottled gray fur and the ability to disappear at will. He is incredibly observant of all matters, and can learn much from them. He matches my personality somewhat, but he will play pranks on me and Rosebrush. Secretly, I know Rosebrush has a crush on him. Vickagu dresses in the gray cloak of a Marlfox, and wields the battle axe with amazing skill, although he is an expert martial artist. His judgements are always accurate and he is good at reading people’s personalities, a great asset when we decide whether or not to hire ourselves out as mercenaries to someone. He left the Arrull family to join Rosebrush and I, forming the Mercenary Triumvirate.

I have many other friends, but none are as close as the two above. To learn about them all, read my story, Shadowed.

I have also seen many other creatures of the Redwall Wiki keep a booklet where they keep signatures of their friends. If you wish to become my friend, please sign below. I shall be ever so happy to try to become friends with you.

Shadowed

This is going to be my own tale, of my great adventures before I became the Mercenary I am. Through these adventures I learned and attained many things. True grief, courage, hope. . . but most importantly, the ability to Love and to Trust.

Fare thee well, wherever thee fare. The stars are anew, trav’ling from their lair. The fire has died, embers, all that remain there.

When in the world of Redwall, I like to remain in the world of Redwall. But now I shall pull myself out of it for the sake of it and return to this world.

Fan Fictions

Shadowed

The tale of Vaylayna before she became a Mercenary. From her leaving her home to go to Salamandastron, from leaving Salamandastron to Mossflower Woods, to fighting off the cruel Slavers under the rule of an evil Wolverine, Vaylayna experiences new friendships, opposition, and her greatest choice. To trust those who had hurt her.

The Era of Many Blades

A new era rises out of the history of Redwall. One of war. Shadow Warriors of unknown origin are entering Mossflower, and Redwall Abbey is being targeted. To suppress the rising threats of these hidden assassinators, Redwall calls upon Salamandastron. Calls upon every great Warrior they know of to help defend them.

This is my most ambitious work, but it requires help from you. I plan on pulling my favorite characters out of the Redwall series, along with characters from Shadowed, as they are, disregarding history, and putting them together to form a new era of Redwall. But I’m not just going to use my own, if you want to let me use your fursonas, and your characters to join in on the story, as they are, disregarding history, I would absolutely be delighted. Please please let me use them! To get your character in this fan fiction, please fill out this form:  1. Name. 2. Sex. 3. Species. 4. General appearance/clothing. 5. Weapon. 6. Occupation (even if you are a cook, I will use you as best as I can!) 7. Die/Don’t Die/Anything. (I find, as much as I don’t like it, that killing certain characters improves the stories a lot.  It brings in a new emotion.  Grief.  But I allow you the choice of if you want your character to die or not.) 8. Protagonist/Antagonist (One of the Shadow Warriors or one of the Warriors defending Redwall Abbey?  ;))

In Real Life I was introduced to Redwall when I went to the library and got Mossflower. From then on I was hooked. I searched for them everywhere and read everyone I could find. As soon as I started one I couldn’t stop reading it, and often I’d finish it in two days or less. After I read them, I re-read them, and the magic never left me. My current record is Taggerung, around fifteen times. Everyone else at least five. I found the Rogue Crew in a book store and bought it without hesitation, and I enjoyed that immensely. When a friend broke the news Brian Jacques was dead, I was devastated. I appeased my grief by re-reading and re-reading the Redwall series over and over again. I have no favorite since they are all my favorite, and I think they are all the best series ever. I started the Castaways of the Flying Dutchmen series, and although I like them very much, I still enjoy the Redwall ones more. I found the website www.redwallabbey.com on the back of one of the books, and from there it led me to the Redwall Wiki.
 * 1) I am a Christian.  I believe there is one true God, who sent his son to die for our sins, without whom we would have to face the just wrath of God ourselves.
 * 2) I am a southerner, and proud of it.  Unfortunately, due to travels, I do not have as developed of a southern accent as I’d like.
 * 3) I really do enjoy collecting knives.
 * 4) I am fanatical over the Redwall series and am currently trying to memorize each and every one by sheer repetitive reading.  Unfortunately, homework has been getting in the way.
 * 5) I think the Redwall Wiki is one of the best wikis I have ever seen.  Thank you Lord TBT!
 * 6) My goal is to become a published author, but I do not know if that will ever work out.