From Introduction: "The forest came to life as Quickpaw woke from his leaf bed under the tall elm. Overhead he could here the squabbling of some sparra. The sun creped further into the sky, and without eating Quickpaw started out toward Amber-dale glen. He carried with him a burden, an icy shard in his heart. Amberdale glen had only been around for 5 seasons. "Three days ago Quickpaw had over heard a few now dead toad warriors explaining very excitedly about the Great War to overthrow the Woodlanders and over take the Amber-Works. There great leader GrugUg had devised the plan, and as Quickpaw listened, the more his heart sank. Now he is headed off to let the dwellers of Amber-dale glen know what’s about to come…" By the Whisker is a Role-playing Setting. It's based on the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. For Use with any Universal Role-playing game.