Yamagg Aik was a fox warlord, albeit one who was very wary of his own abilities. Yamagg's place of origin is unknown, but it is known he managed to form a horde of ferrets and weasels. They attacked Redwall Abbey, though the defense force under Skipper Rard Blackarrow managed to hold them off. Despite the urgings of Abbot Aecep not to purposefully kill the vermin, the battle in the Abbey orchard was one of the bloodiest in Redwall's history. Luckily for Redwall, the Salamandastron stoat hero Thornclaw Braveheart had arrived after wandering throughout Mossflower, now armed with his Zweihander, multiple knives and daggers, and a longbow. With such a warriors as Thornclaw there to help the Abbey, the tide turned quickly against Alik, who escaped to the Bell Tower. However, Thornclaw was waiti