Ruggan Bor

Species:	Fox
Place of Origin:	Juskabor clan
Gender:	Male
Weapon:	Sabre
Death:	Unknown

Books
Appears:	Taggerung

Ruggan Bor was a fearsome fox warlord and chieftain of the Juskabor. His fur was an unusual golden color, rather than the rusty red of most foxes.

After Gruven returned from his mission, he found that the entire Juskarath clan had been taken over by the Juskabor clan, lead by Ruggan Bor. Bor questioned Gruven on the whereabouts of Deyna. Gruven lied, claiming that he had killed the otter, which would make him the new Taggerung. However, after finding a lost Juskarath member in the swamp who told Ruggan about the events that had taken place with Gruven's group, the fox came to doubt Gruven's claims. Bor then planned to attack Redwall Abbey and kill Deyna so that he could claim the title. Deyna told him that the Taggerung was dead; this was interpreted by Gruven to mean that he was now the Taggerung. Ruggan then slew the stoat and proceeded to proclaim himself to be Taggerung. Before he could attack the Abbey, Russano the Wise arrived with Long Patrol hares and Ruggan was forced to retreat with his clan.

PersonalityEdit

Ruggan was known for his entirely imperturbable nature and he was coldly persistant in questioning Gruven about the Taggerung, seeing through the stoat's lies and bluster. Despite his cold nature, Ruggan took delight in killing off Gruven and proclaiming himself Taggerung, as he laughed wickedly after beheading the stoat. However, Ruggan was visibly intimidated by Russano when the badger lord forced him to retreat. Ruggan also displayed the strange ability to get a beast's attention by simply staring at the back of its head, as he demonstrated on a tent guard in the camp. He was also described as very skilled in swordplay, although the book never actually portrayed him fighting anyone (except for Gruven, who was executed without defending himself).

TriviaEdit

Ruggan Bor, along with Badredd and Cap'n Tramun Clogg, is one of the few major villians in the series not to die by the end of their respective books.