"Redwall series again" Topic

I started reading the series and while I enjoy the first book, I have a couple of questions that will help me get things straight in my mind -

Do the animals live in buildings that are normal (human) sized or in ones that are smaller? It sounds as if the buildings are pretty tall. Why are they that large if humans didn't build them?

If human sized, why are they that large? Are there humans in the world of Redwall?

The animated adaptation has all buildings animal sized:

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The only human-sized construction I can think of was the horse cart that Cluny used to get to Redwall.

IIRC, it begins (in order written, not story timeline) with the animals in a "normal", human-sized world --I seem to recall a roadside ditch being a huge obstacle, as well as the abbey itself (things like the rafters, staircase, etc…) providing difficulty for the characters. Later on (rather soon, I think) the idea of there having been humans around at some point is dropped. The animals' sizes are also, I think, altered to allow the different species (mice, squirrels, hares, etc…) to interact -ie: mice are bigger, badgers smaller.

So various animal species are substituted for the 'races' of other mainstream fantasy fare?
Is there anything about the stories that really hinge on the characters being mice/badgers/rabbits?

I haven't read the books but I'm curious cause I'm running a Beatrix Potter RPG lately and looking for ideas.

"Beatrix Potter RPG"

If that defines your levels of magic and darkness, then Beverly Cleary will be more useful than Jacques, or books such as Ms. Frisby, Watership Down, or the Mouse Guard and Mouse Templar stuff.

Someone mocked up a few pages of "Peter Rabbit, Tank Hunter" a while back, though…

Splintered Light has not Redwall figures called Druids's Children. I have the rats and they are wonderful figures largest 15mm. I am using them as 1/72 not Skaven/ratmen.

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LLC aka Ron

Definitely the abbey is very high. So high that it's dangerous for a squirrel to go all the way up to the roof. But then they say it was build by mice. Very hard to pin down the idea of the setting.

The first book was interesting enough and very easy reading so I'll give the others a try. From what I've seen of the Splintered Light figures online, they do look very nice.