The Battle of Terramort was a fairly brief battle on Terramort Isle. It was the culmination of Mariel Gullwhacker's journey to Terramort and resulted in a victory for the woodlanders that she led.
Before the Battle[]
Before the battle, Terramort Resistance Against Gabool (TRAG) commanders stole all of the sea rat ships, inspiring the rat Felltooth to observe that they were "marooned." Gabool the Wild and his forces were contained inside Fort Bladegirt.
The battle was planned in advance by the woodlander commanders, including Lord Rawnblade Widestripe, Mariel, and Joseph the Bellmaker. They intended to launch a three-pronged invasion using tunnels that led all over Terramort. One of the tunnels reviewed by Mariel and Rawnblade came out behind Bladegirt.
Summary of the Battle[]
Beginning of the Battle[]
The battle began when a large troop of TRAG fighters, led by Mariel and Dandin, fired volleys of arrows and sling stones at the vermin on guard outside Bladegirt. The sea rats retaliated, but they lacked weapons with long range and scattered when Tarquin Longleap Woodsorrel led TRAG members against the gates with a battering ram.
Behind the Fort[]
Meanwhile, Lord Rawnblade and Joseph the Bellmaker attacked Bladegirt from the rear. Joseph brought the remaining TRAG fighters to attack the sea rat crews behind the fort, while Rawnblade rolled a boulder into the walls to breach them. Rawnblade went past Joseph's force into Bladegirt, searching for Gabool, his arch-enemy. Joseph's force was overwhelmed by the enemy when Mariel's forces joined the battering ram carriers and blasted through the gates and came through into the courtyard, destroying much of the sea rat horde. Several captains were slain, and the rats were finished.
Gabool's Death[]
Gabool had taken refuge inside Bladegirt when he heard the attack. Rawnblade searched for him, and when the Badger Lord was joined by the rest of the TRAG commanders, they caught him briefly. Gabool fled to a room at the bottom of the fortress that housed Skrabblag, a scorpion. The leaders followed him, and Gabool challenged Rawnblade to single combat. Rawnblade charged and fell into a concealed pit containing the poisonous creature. Rawnblade threw Skrabblag out of the pit onto Gabool, and the King of Searats was stung, which killed him. Dandin chopped the scorpion in half, ending the battle of Terramort.
Aftermath[]
Rawnblade burned Fort Bladegirt, and the woodlanders set sail for Redwall Abbey in the captured sea rat vessels, with the recovered Joseph Bell aboard Mariel's ship.