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2. Just because there aren't many forges described in the book, it does not mean there aren't any. The same with shipyards (3). You do not need a shipyard though, to build a ship. You just need coastline with tree stems for rolling the hull into the water (once ready). The more important questions is about the metal source(s).

And for 14: Here's the quote from Tv Tropes: "There were only 4 left by the end of the third book. Assuming there are 2 males and 2 females, they would eventually be forced to inbreed to keep the sparrows alive. Possibly, this could have caused some screwed up genes, depending on how anthropomorphic the animals are supposed to be."

Oh, and 7: It's shiny! 'Nuff said!

and 19: If I were Jacques, I wouldn't feel like describing it either.