Howard Axehound

right|300pxHoward Axehound is a descendant of Skor Axehound and one of the main heroes in Parus Rides Again.
==Biography==
When he finds Reggie Swordmaid's brother missing, he Sasha Churchmouse and Reggie try to find him, but instead, find the redwallers Kav Furrel, Myotis, Erinaceus Quill, Alzbeta Grang and Spinus, and the hares Jaxxon Thistledown and Poove, who were all after the great tit Parus the Manipulator, who had abducted their loved ones (Kav's daughter Freja Furrel, Alzbeta's brother Ganner Grang, Jaxxon's daughter Kasper Thistledown and the otter Zonder Banksnout, and seasons earlier killed Myotis' parents). The next morning, he and his two friends set off with the seven, brining their group up to ten, and later by luck run into the guosim. Log-a-log Raoul sends up to ten shrews to join the ten, one of them being Láilá Bigboat, bringing the party up to twenty. Later in the day, they arrive at a swamp, but none saw Parus watching from the air. She later springs a trap on them: sending an army of toads to get rid of them, but it gets worse when a Baryonyx, unintentionally provoked by Poove, joins the attack, eventually cornering all the rescuers in a cave. Howard however had fled into the water, and was completely missed, and also Russell Swordmaid, Kasper, Zonder, Ganner and Freja free, only to be caught again by Parus and her slavers. He then lures the dinosaur away relays about their loved-ones. Continuing to trek through the swamp, they make the gruesome discovery of finding Whitebelly dead and headless, with Howard the most grossed out from it. Leaving the carcass behind, they set up camp in a clearing for the night, though during the night, Myotis arrives with Freja's friends Zootoca, Gjord and Algot Muskar, and the party reluctantly take them along.
After dawn, they finally catch up to Parus' lackeys at Great Inland Lake, only to find them in the midst of an argument. After Sasha kills Brownarm, they learn that Parus ditched them and took the slaves alone to Marlfox Island. Howard immediately kills Spearbeak when she tried to attack, while the remaining three (Fuzzface, Botaurus and Xof Chopsnout) smartly surrender. They later take their prisoners with them to the island by swimming in the water, but a freshwater plesiosaur claims the vermin's lives, leaving them to come up with a new plan. Luckily they reach Marlfox Island, then break free all the slaves before finding their loved ones, but after reuniting with their intended targets, Brafilius catches them in a trap, and the woodlanders were immediately backed up by the freed slaves. It is unknown if Howard took part in the battle, but Parus was killed by another Brancasaurus, giving the heroes the victory. He later visits Redwall, and it can be assumed he continues living with the squirrels.
==Appearance==
He wears a black doublet (a type of vest), red-hose and carries a Pike.
==Gallery==
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