User blog comment:D2r/Unanswered Questions of Redwall/@comment-1479469-20100128012543

@Brockfang

Yes, but where IS the drydock? Even while searatry was centralized on Terramort and later Sampetra, no mention was made of provision for boat construction. And where do they get the lumber from?

As for the forges: once again, no in-book citations. Concerning the mines...leaving aside the fact that I find all of the plot information concerning Cluny's misedeeds in Redwall dubious at best, given that virtually all of them imply a human-size world paradigm that was later axed, not only is what the mine produces not made clear, but its location is also not mentioned. Given that no mines have been shown in any of the Redwall maps, it would have to be far away. A centralized mining and weapons production poweer would explain a lot of things, but even if we disregard the fact that no such thing is mentioned in the books, how would the weapons, tools etc. be shipped to Redwall, Southsward, Salamandastron, and vermin hordes?

@ Gandr

13b. I'll strike it from the list, then.

3. Answered above for the most part. But frankly the "not important to story" defence is a weak one.

8. Fish defecate like any other creature; a body of water with no outlet would become polluted with ordure in no time. Not to mention any fish that die of natural causes would stay there and rot.