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Post: 23209821_1 created on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:24:48 +0000
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Welcome, traveller, to Mossflower Woods. Mind the snakes and the wandering vermin and all will be well. If you need a place to stay for the night, feel free to stop by Redwall Abbey - the Abbeybeasts are always willing to put travellers up for the night. Please, enjoy your stay.

This is Mossflower's first concept contest. It is our hopes that we inspire you to create a wonderful character and make it devilishly hard for us to choose between you.

10 characters will be given away - so we definitely want more than 10 entries. Spread the word =D We won't bite unless you want us to.

(Well, I can't make any promises about Tae...)

Contest Starts: February 15th @ 12pm PST
Contest Ends: February 20th @ 5pm PST
Entry Fee? Nada. 15k If you win.

Want to know more about Mossflower? Click the above link!

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Post: 23209821_2 created on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:26:09 +0000
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**If you win and cannot pay the 15k up front, we can work out a payment plan.

1. No stealing the art or the concept. No, I didn't create Redwall - that's Brian Jacques - but I did come up with this shop and how to USE Brian Jacques' work. The artists work hard for the art too

2. Post entries In Thread and do not PM them to the mule.

3. No editing your entry once it's posted. Entries will be put in a word doc the moment we notice them posted to make sure none of this happens.

4. No mules. One entry per person.

5. If you win, you pay the flatsale price of 15k.

6. You DO NOT need to RP these characters unless you want them to get more art. However, I would like it if you did since this IS an RP contest. But, whatever floats your boat.

7. You don't get to choose which artist you get. Sorry.

8. If you can't decide between concepts, it's fine. Choose one of them. You're not limited to one character in this shop - you can have as many as you want - so no worries. That means if you want a rare creature (since this contest isn't for one) you can still get that rare creature later ^.~

9. For this contest, please choose only "generic" titles or jobs for your character. Important titled characters (Badger Lord, Log a Log, etc) will be up in another contest. Of course, ranks and jobs (such as head cook, etc) can be earned through RP as well.

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Post: 23209821_3 created on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:28:43 +0000
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This concept contest, we're only allowing common creatures - after all, there ARE a lot of them!

Woodlanders

Mice: The most common Abbeybeasts! (The Abbey Hero will also be of the mouseish species 8D)

Otters: Water-loving creatures, typically living near rivers, or, in the case of sea otters, near the ocean. They are skilled and aggressive fighters, favoring slings and javelins, and they are good sailors. They are also noted for liking spicy foods, particularly their favorite dish shrimp and hotroot soup. Otters at or near Redwall are led by the Skipper of Otters, while otters living at Green Isle are ruled by the High Rhulain.

Squirrels: Adept climbers and are noted for their speed and dexterity. They are typically expert archers. In the book Mossflower, the squirrels are led by Lady Amber, an expert archer and tree-climber. However in Martin the Warrior the gaw tribe are very primitive, savage, and barbaric and use only flint axes and wooden javelins as weapons.

Shrews: The smallest of the woodlanders, but are fierce warriors, fighting with small rapiers. Shrews have their own armed force structure called the Guosim (Guerilla Union of Shrews in Mossflower), or Guosssom in the book Salamandastron or Guoraf in Loamhedge. The shrews live outside the walls of Redwall in the forest and are allied to the Abbey, retaining a strict hierarchy and generally appearing as akin to human guerrillas. In most books, the Shrews are led by one shrew who is given the title Log-a-Log, which may or may not be followed by the shrew's first name. Also the shrews often posess a black pebble/stone that they use to keep peace. Only the person holding the stone can talk.

Moles: Digging creatures who prefer to stay close to the ground (as opposed to in the trees or on the ramparts of Redwall Abbey). In battles, they often provide combat engineering support by undermining enemy building foundations or making useful tunnels. They are also noted for their love of deeper'n'ever turnip'n'tater'n'beetroot pie. They speak in a rural accent with rare exceptions. Moles are usually simple-minded and are known for their "mole logic", which is usually stating the obvious or looking at a problem in a simpleminded way. This logic is surprisingly effective.For the most part, moles are less academically educated but more skilled craftsmen than other animals.

Hedgehogs: The least defined of the good creatures in the Redwall series. Some are strong fighters, whereas others are herbalists and artisans. Hedgehogs seem to be a mostly tribal race in Redwall, characters outside of the abbey are almost exclusively members of some type of tribe, with groups such as the Dillypins and Dunehogs, or the Migooch tribe. Redwall's brew master is generally a hedgehog. (OURS will be. Though if you could convince us with a Hare character, I'd totally kiss your feet simply because there WAS one Cellarhare in the books 8D...BASIL I think...but I can't remember)

Voles: Mostly good creatures with the exception of Dwrup the bankvole in Martin the Warrior. They are somewhat clannish, cowardly and argumenative. However, they are wise and will support fellow Redwallers in times of war. They look similar to a mouse but have a shorter, wider and more blunt snout and are darker in color.

Villains

Rats: The main foot soldiers in the Redwall series and usually the most 'dispensable' as they make up the majority of most vermin hordes. Most rats have similar character traits, but there is a large difference between searats and the average rats on land.

**Henchrats: These rats are basically the main body of vermin hordes on land. They are usually bullies, aggressive yet cowardly. They are often guards of an evil warlord's fortress or the foot soldiers of a wandering horde. Hate and fear are their main reasons for fighting as they have no courage or true loyalty. They are also seldom skillful and a large number of them often fall to a single skilled warrior (hero or villain). Some notable groups of henchrats are the Ratguards from Triss and the Blackrobes from Mattimeo.

**Searats: These rats are both strong and fearless, the pirates of the seas surrounding Mossflower. They are most notable in Mariel of Redwall, and in later books, the searats become part of a larger seafaring group classified as corsairs, which all have similar characteristics of ruthlessness and gluttony. The only rat warlords from the novels are searats

Stoats, Ferrets & Weasels: They are usually larger than rats. They can lead their own hordes, as in Martin the Warrior. Weasels are overconfident windbags and loudmouths, ferrets are shifty, and stoats are greedy and lazy but are just as crafty as foxes. They are greedy like rats. These villain's individual traits are the most varied, from Killconey's readiness in Redwall, to Halftail, the bullying slaver from Mattimeo.

Lizards: Evildoers. Rather than affiliating themselves with a vermin horde, they generally operate as thieves and bandits. Whiptail, from Mossflower, practiced extortion. A tribe of lizards from Martin the Warrior were unable to speak, but practiced cannibalism. Evil, see?

Toads: Toads play a similar role to lizards in the series. Functioning as a primitive tribal society, they are hostile to mammals and not above cannibalism.

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Post: 23209821_4 created on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:34:35 +0000
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Taejira - [Example - Collab with Amy]

VechnayaNicolai - [Example] [Example]

Galazios - [Example - Work in Progress]

ormsqueak - [Example - Quick sketch, will be cleaner]

Amy D - [Example - Collab with Taejira]

Keppit - [Example - Sketches]

Tae, Galazios, Amy D, Keppit are all doing two characters each. VechNic and Orm are doing one each.

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Post: 23209821_5 created on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:36:58 +0000
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[color=red][u][b]Entry Form:[/b][/u][/color]

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b] (For our purposes, 1 season = 1 year. It takes 15 seasons to grow to young adult)
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b]
[b]Alignment:[/b] (Woodlander, Abbeybeast, Salamandastron, Vermin...etc)
[b]Appearance:[/b] (Distinctive markings/scars, eye color, small/large/fat/thin/whatever, clothing)
[b]History:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b] (Include strengths, weaknesses, flaws, quirks...be detailed 8D)

[b]Prompt Entry:[/b]

Some Helpful Links!

Molespeak Dictionary
Redwall Encyclopedia
Name Generator
Abbey Blueprints
Redwall Character Guide (Kyr loves this thing. READ it!

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Post: 23209821_6 created on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:38:23 +0000
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You only need to choose one prompt to respond to =) You do not need to respond to both.

Goodbeast Prompts:

1. One of the dibbuns has gotten lost in the woods - silly dibbun - when he decided to play "Hunt the Vermin". Unfortunately, his friends ran away at a loud noise and the little dibbun never returned with them. You're now part of a search party and it's getting dark. What happens and what do you do? Is the dibbun found?

2. Preparing for the Great Feast, Abbot Quarrel - a nervous little hedgehog - has requested you to go catch that evening's main meal - a giant fish - from the Abbey pond. This fish is quite a bit larger and a mean one. Who do you recruit to help you (if anyone) and do you eventually catch the monster fish?

Vermin Prompts:

1. You must figure out how to infiltrate Redwall Abbey. You must do it alone and you must convince the Badger Mum (who is the temporary gate keeper) that you're looking for refuge. Unfortunately, she's stern and quick and won't be easy to fool. What happens and how do you do it?

2. Your leader has decided to give a task. The vermin who can recruit the most for the army will be given third in command and an extra ration of vittles a day. Considering the conditions are starving for the normal henchrats, it's a very good offer. You may recruit in any way you'd like - threats, bribes, whatever suits your fancy.