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Urthstripe the Strong was a powerful male Badger Lord of Salamandastron. He was the grandson of Loambudd and Urthclaw, son of Urthound and Urthrun, twin brother of Urthwyte, and the adoptive father of Mara. His primary weapon was a large spear with a leaf-shaped blade and a twin-barbed crosstree.

Urthstripe was born to Urthound and Urthrun in the autumn in the Southwest Lands. When he was only a season old, he and his brother were orphaned when Ferahgo the Assassin betrayed and murdered their parents after offering to talk reasonably with them. Ferahgo left the infant badgers to die in the oncoming winter.

Urthstripe somehow survived the cold and became Lord of Salamandastron, unaware of his brother's existence. As ruler of the mountain, Urthstripe was deadly in battle and badly afflicted with the Bloodwrath. After finding a young female badger named Mara abandoned near the coast, he took her in and cared for her. Mara then became Urthstripe's adopted daughter.

Urthstripe was easily distracted from his duties by his love for Mara, and his friendship with the pugnacious hare Sergeant Sapwood. It took a real crisis - the infiltration of his mountain by Ferahgo's mercenary, Farran the Poisoner, to bring out the strength in him.

Over the seasons, Ferahgo's horde attacked the mountain and Urthstripe found himself caught up in a war against his family's murderer in a curious twist of fate. Mara had earlier ran away from the mountain, disliking her guardian's heavy-pawed rules, only to discover his long-lost brother on an island far away. During the final battle, Urthstripe was mortally wounded, but succeeded in taking Ferahgo's life along with his own by jumping off the side of Salamandastron. Mara realized that Urthstripe was the best guardian she could've had and added "Father" to his title.

He was buried along with Lord Brocktree, and his possessions were added to the badger treasury. Urthstripe's armor was repaired and later worn by Urthwyte, who succeeded him as Lord of Salamandastron and ruled there for many seasons.

Trivia[]

  • Urthstripe the Strong, Stonepaw, and Luke the Warrior are the only named Redwall characters who deliberately took their own lives. In these cases, the action might be considered a kamikaze move, as they killed other enemies in the process.
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