User blog comment:D2r/Unanswered Questions of Redwall/@comment-1669318-20100302021014

5. Mossflower dosen't seem to be heavily populated. Aside from Redwall and Salamandastron, there arn't any permanent settlements that are mentioned often. Redwall is known to be self sufficient. In Salamandastron(book) Feragho's archers set fire to crops growing on the slopes of the mountain. (ch.17) The Guosim and creatures living in Mossflower can gather berries, or fish in the river. If they stopped at Redwall, they could get all the supplies they needed. Everyone can easily get food, so why do they need trade routes?