Vermin young?

[HeadInAnotherGalaxy]

Darth Rom.

Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. Dun dun dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun. Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun-dun-dun-dun, dun dun dun-dun-dun, dun dun, dun dun dun, dun dun dun...

LOL! However, it was the Abbot who called her "my child"

Basically the Abbot said "Romsca, my child."  = "Romsca, you are my child."  =  "Romsca, I am your father."  DUn dun dun dun.....

Romsca: NOOOOOOOO!!!!

hehehehehehhheeee 

Anyvaaaay, back tae ze topic...

[LT Sandpaw]

The locus, okay so by that logic if aliens came to earth and saw our history books they should eliminate us for lasting peace...

If its up to survival maybe the vermin are just trying to survive, its been made clear though the entire Redwall series that woodlanders are better fighters than vermin.
its almost like all vermin are natural bully's. that means the eradication plan is a very necessary step yet it hasn't been done even though the woodlanders are more then capable of achieving a vermin free world.
I think this all go's to portray how noble and forgiving Goodbeats are.

Personally who would you rather be, a creature that can't do bad?
Or a creature that can only do bad?
Easy choice right?

[Wylder Treejumper]

I'm fairly sure that goodbeasts let many vermin go over the course of the series.

In regard to locusts: They are not sentient. Termina argumenta.

[Stonestripe]

Have you ever asked your self where are the vermin young, they have to be babies at some point. The only ones I can think of are Veil (The Outcast of Redwall)  Vitch (Mattimeo) And the little band of vermin young in (The Rogue Crew)

Klitch from the book Salamanstron was a good example I believe it did say something about his mother in the book but I don't have it with me to reference at the moment.

[Lady Ashenwyte]

There were thousands of skilled vermin fighters.The horde leaders are an example.

[Stonestripe]

This is more about how they were raised. We are listing examples in the books where some reference to the vermin's childhood is made.

[Wylder Treejumper]

I do believe Klitch was not a young rat; rather, his small size enabled him to pass as an adolescent.

[The Skarzs]

What I want to know is. . . What in the name of seasons were the mothers of vermin thinking when they named their children?! (Or were they even named by their mothers at all?)

[Edraithel]

It seems that most of the vermin names are probably nicknames based on appearance.

[The Skarzs]

Yes, but what would they be called before they gleaned that trait from which their name comes? Some vermin have actual names (though some of them seem rather rough) like Klitch and Grodda, but still.

[Hickory]

Eh well, when I make names I either choose an oldder British name (John, Aaron, etc.) or type a bunch of random letters. for example: Onju. See? Easy to make, nice to hear.

[Faiyloe]

Like Edraithel said. I always though that a lot of the names where nicknames like I call you Mr. Vulcan or sweet tart or stone faced toll.... or  Skarzsles for that matter. (I have to many nicknames for you... XD)

[LT Sandpaw]

Vermin names are occasionally actual names, but most of the time its just two short words stuck together to make a compound name,
Example, mine: Sand-Paw Most Vermin names are clearly supposed to sound evil, it reminds me of the movie How too train your dragon and how they named their kids.
Very similar.

[The Skarzs]

Yes, some names might be ones their parents would have liked their offspring to live up to, but it seems odd that if the names they go by are nicknames, that there is no mention of it.

Like Edraithel said. I always though that a lot of the names where nicknames like I call you Mr. Vulcan or sweet tart or stone faced toll.... or  Skarzsles for that matter. (I have to many nicknames for you... XD)

Settle on one, then.

[Faiyloe]

It could be a culture thing... We don't mention allot of things like the fact that we take the sir name from the husband. it is just natural and we don't even think about it. (Don't now go off on a tangent saying that people don't always do that It was just an example) Perhaps the vermin change their name when they get older like a coming of age thing. A way to say that they are independent and no longer need their parents or any connection to them.