Tears of All Oceans
The Tears of All Oceans were six pearls owned by the Lutra holt. The Tears were perfectly spherical and rosy-pink in color, enclosed in a scallop-shell case, and the object of many corsairs' greed. They were first stolen by Conva with the intent of bringing them to Ublaz Mad Eyes, who wanted them set in his crown.
The Tears were then stolen by Graylunk and Flairnose, two weasels from Conva's crew, who fought over them. Flairnose was killed and Graylunk later died of a head wound outside the walls of Redwall Abbey. Before his death, Graylunk gave the Tears to the old squirrel Fermald the Ancient, as a token of friendship. Fermald was wise and clever, and did not want anyone to get ahold of the pearls, knowing they could attract the greed of evil creatures and endanger the safety of the Redwallers. Thus, she hid the pearls separately throughout the Abbey, and attached to each pearl a difficult clue to the location of the next pearl.
The Tears of all Oceans were eventually found by Tansy, Rollo, Craklyn, and Piknim. Lask Frildur wanted to obtain them as ransom for the return of Durral and Viola Bankvole, who had been captured by Ublaz's Corsairs. However, after both Durral and Viola had been rescued, Tansy threw the Tears into the ocean where they could cause no more greed and violence.
Hiding Places[]
The Tears were hidden throughout the Abbey in the following places:
- The Great Summer Candle in Friar Higgle's kitchen
- Ambrose Spike's "Cup of Cheer" brew in the cellar
- The throat of Grimjaw in the pond
- Originally in the nest of a house martin, however it was stolen by jackdaws and found in Saint Ninian's Church
- The Tapestry of Martin the Warrior
- A crack in an Abbey wall (the home of a Mason Bee)
Books[]
The Tears of All Oceans appear in Pearls of Lutra.