Ranguvar Foeseeker

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Ranguvar Foeseeker is a character from Brian Jacques' Redwall series. She is an anthropomorphic squirrel.

Coming from an island of the coast of the land that contains Mossflower Wood, Ranguvar was a black squirrel, and what's more, a berserker. Ranguvar fought with unmatched fury against her enemies, wielding any weapon that came to paw or none at all, just as adept with her bare hands and teeth. Strong-willed and independent, Ranguvar refused to be broken by the most desperate of situations.

These attributes served her well during her time spent as a captive of Vilu Daskar. Ranguvar was captured by the stoat and put to work on an oar, receiving no food or water after repeated refusal to submit. Ranguvar raged against her enemies, vowing revenge and refusing to be beaten down. This ferocity earned her respect among fellow slaves, and the black squirrel would be renowned for many seasons afterward.

Eventually, Ranguvar made a friend and ally of Luke the Warrior, another enemy of Daskar. Conspiring with a pair of Luke's comrades, they arranged to free and arm themselves and the rest of the slaves. Luke arranged to have Daskar's ship, the Goreleech, sail towards a formation of tall rocks in the northern waters. Upon reaching them, the friends attacked, slaying many of their foes. The ship broke in half upon the rocks, half becoming stuck between two of the rocks, the other sinking. Upon the doomed half were Luke and Daskar, locked in an embrace of death, with Ranguvar holding off Daskar's crew.

Ranguvar's story would later be told to Martin the Warrior, Luke's son. Martin dropped a small item from Luke's wife's belongings to their grave, commending his father and calling Ranguvar his friend.