Pryce

right|300px|link=Special:FilePath/PlaceholderPryce is a juvenile male dormouse and current Redwall champion in Frozen Terror.
== Biography ==
===Frozen Terror===
He was first seen with his father Zimber and his friends Myodes Lightpaw and Saffo preparing to leave to Riftgard and see Osclor Wildlough, also denying the adventurous dibbuns Skarloey, Adorjan and Teedle Reguba.
About four days into the journey, they stopped to rest, with Pryce practicing with Martin's sword, but were forced to move off when they heard the ground shake. They then resettle to sleep, but a Neovenator arrives and hovers over the girls. Pryce was awoken by the dinosaur, and threw a snowball to distract it, then he and the girls flee, crashing into Zimber who was fleeing from an adder. When both great reptiles turn on each other, the woodlanders run into the woods as fast and far as possible before finally stopping from exhaustion.
Some time after that experience, a blizzard shows up, threatening to freeze them to death unless they can find shelter. Luckily, they were found by a friendly magpie named Rheneas, who brings them to his cabin, but Saffo wandered away in the process. As much as Pryce wanted to go look for her before she froze, he knew it was too risky. Fortunately, by dawn Saffo did turn up alive, having been taken in by Rheneas' neighbor Lord Blackear, and now reunited, they continue to the coast.
By the time they reached the coast, they find Vezok and Tritannus harassing three juvenile woodlanders, and quickly come to their aid. Pryce himself goes for Vezok, and learns that the woodlanders were Wibble Pintips, Dile and the prince of Riftgard Vaniel Wildlough. The Long Patrol, led by general Lotte Spikethumb Thropple, then join in and send the two vermin running, though not before Tritannus paralyzes Zimber with a neurotoxic-dart. They then recuperate at Salamandastron, where Vaniel and his friends explain that Riftgard had been taken over by a toad named Nihilus the Fiend and that the wildcat and seabird they just encountered were his lackeys sent to capture or kill the prince. Badger lord Adelmo Bowstripe and half the Long Patrol (Lotte being one of them) agree to join in saving the fortress, and Adelmo has an idea on how to get there quicker than by boat. Pryce though hung back to say farewell to his father, who apologizes for being mean to him when his mom died, which Pryce shared guilt about. He then leaves and sees that Adelmo has domesticated pterosaurs, and even better, Zimber recovers on time to join them, and after mounting one, he and his teammates fly off over the western-sea.
True to Adelmo's calculation, they made it to Riftgard faster than they would've on a boat, and Pryce was the first to see it. Upon landing they sabotage Nihilus' boat, and was blown away about there being an evil mole serving the vermin. When they arrive at the fortress, Saffo disguises herself as Vaniel and lures a group of vermin lead by Mustela Sixclaw into a trap. Sadly, they later learn that Zimber's childhood friend and her husband Potamo had been killed some days earlier, devastating Vaniel. Zimber had ordered Pryce and Saffo to comfort the otter, where they find him back on the beach. Pryce confesses he knew what it was like to lose a parent: mainly a mother, and explains how him being born killed his mother, resulting in his father partially blaming him for it (and feeling he too caused it), but manages to cheer up Vaniel.
When the three return to the others, they learn that the plan could be that they get in through a backdoor like the vermin did: Pryce proposing tricking any guard at the door to let them in, and after releasing Mustela and his group and making them leave the fjord, the rescue-party head for the fortress. Myodes successfully takes out a sable guarding the backdoor, they get in, then break into the dungeons and free all residents who were still alive, though Pryce had to quiet them from getting excited at seeing Vaniel return. He then draws out Martin's sword and vows to slay Nihilus with it.
Immediately they all storm throughout the fortress, and Pryce personally meets Nihilus, who deduces the dormouse to be Redwall's champion based on the details of the sword. He and Vaniel engage the toad, though Nihilus later sends Vaniel flying, and the prince had to save his sister Korlac Wildlough from Talpa with Saffo, leaving Pryce to fight the toad alone. Despite this, Pryce put up a good fight, driving Nihilus up to a wall-walk, and momentarily stop to recover, where Nihilus remarks that avoiding Redwall was wise, and Pryce promises to tell the world about the first toad warlord in history right before they continue their battle. At one point, Nihilus gets his sword stuck in the railing and Pryce headbutts him right after, not only freeing Nihilus' weapon, but also making the toad fall off the platform and onto a chevaux de frise, killing the toad.
In the aftermath, Pryce is horrified to discover that his father is among the casualties: having been fatally wounded by Tritannus. Pryce begs his father to stay alive, but it was hopeless and Zimber bids farewell before passing. Zimber was later buried beside Osclor, who along with Potamo were given burials after their execution by Nihilus, and comforts Vaniel, who comforts back. He and all non-residents of Riftgard later left to the pier, where they find Mustela unsure of what to do until suggesting he try living at Castle Marl. Pryce eventually returned to Redwall, which was recovering from Blackfire Warfang and her Black Death Army, riding his pterosaur to it. It can be assumed he took the mantle of Redwall's champion, being the first dormouse to do so, and many seasons later, he has a reunion with Mustela and Vaniel, and witnessed the wedding of Vaniel and Saffo.
===More Morbidity in Mossflower===
At one point, he was smitten with a female-dormouse named Cilghal, and they later wed. Unfortunately, when Cilghal became pregnant, Pryce fears he'll end up killing her after what happened to his mother, though Cilghal wasn't worried at all. Even so, Pryce took every precaution known to insure Cilghal would survive the pregnancy, which included doing her jobs like farming honey from bees. Unfortunately when doing the bees, he ticks them off into chasing him into the pond, leaving him covered in stings. Myodes later brought him to the infirmary, where Sister Diffen took advantage to teach Teedle on how to cure beestings (and it wasn't the first time he had to be treated). During the treatment, Myodes informs them that Skarloey had encountered vermin. Pryce eventually attended a meeting with Skarloey, Myodes, Abbot Wingbreath, Oppo, Cilghal and Teedle. In the midst of it, Saffo arrives with her two children Retto Wildlough and Zorran Wildlough. Vaniel then arrived with log-a-log Jolee Rosebud and his surviving guosim, but Pryce sternly forbid Cilghal from helping in her current state, as usual.
Sometime later, when Pryce was helping in the infirmary, Myodes calls him and he finds Cilghal going into labor. He looked petrified until Skipper Depa knocked some sense into him and brought Cilghal into the infirmary. Pryce was initially panicked, but obeyed Diffen in remaining calm and being there for Cilghal. Thankfully, Pryce's fears that Cilghal will die from childbirth were unfounded: not only does Cilghal survive it, they now have a daughter named Muscardinus. Pryce proudly allowed others to gaze at his new daughter, and allowed Muscardinus to socialize with Zorran.
At night, he and Vaniel take a shift to watch out for the vermin, and Vaniel also gives parenting-advice to Pryce. The next day, Adorjan arrives with the Long Patrol on pterosaurs to assist. It wasn't until sunset that the vermin attacked: Pryce joined in combating them, though not before giving a farewell for Cilghal. In the fight, he comes face-to-face with the lead-vermin Pica Eipgam, but their scuffle was cut short when a Baryonyx called out and later arrived on the scene, though Pryce and others make it back into Redwall. Afterward, he went to comfort Skarloey, who was struggling with grief over Noptar's death. Not long after, Pica tried to use the dinosaur into breaking through Redwall, but the woodlanders manage to drive it off. Even so, Pryce reasons that for Redwall to be safe, Pica will have to die. Coincidentally, more of Pica's prisoners escape and arrive at the abbey.
The next day, Pryce decides all fighters should do some training. He also gave Jsky a blowpipe to use for the upcoming battle. Hours later they set off to confront Pica at Camp Willow, saying goodbye to Cilghal (and assuring her he'll survive). It didn't take them long to arrive at the holt, and they were quick to engage the vermin. Pryce once more fights Pica, and eventually beats him by breaking his wrists with Martin's sword. He then stood aside to see if Pica would give up there or attack again, and ultimately Pica tried the latter, resulting in Pryce crippling him more until the magpie couldn't fight at all. Pryce, deciding Pica lost, left him there to die.
Pryce then returned to Redwall, living up to his promise to Cilghal, who was glad he returned. He then had to comfort his daughter over seeing Zorran leave with his family. It can be assumed he continued to reign as Redwall's champion and a father.
== Appearance ==
He wears a green-cote and beige-trousers and was more buff than fat. The only weapon he uses is Martin's sword.
== Personality ==
He's a pretty brave and noble guy, and predictably he'll put his own life on the line to save another, even if it's suicidal, like when Saffo disappears in a blizzard, Pryce wanted to go out and find her even though it meant getting himself killed. He often has parental-issues: his mom died from birthing him, and he feels responsible for it. His father also blamed it on him, but also shared his guilt, and despite the harshness he inflicted Pryce never held it against Zimber and they were quite close. Unfortunately, Pryce was so heartbroken over his mother's death that he feared impregnating his new wife Cilghal, and when he finds out he did, believed he doomed her to die from it, though luckily she doesn't.
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