: Illuminating response. It doesn't settle all my
: questions, but does explain a lot.
: Still, I wonder why there is no reference to a pony
: express-type communication system which works on a
: local basis i.e. which could have been used to warn
: Tallow instead of a runner?
: I haven't gotten through much of the levels, so I haven't
: seen horses being used by farmers yet. I'll keep an
: eye open. (In which levels can they be seen?)
: Thanks once again.
I'm sure this was mostly a product of the limitations of the game, but if you want it retconned I think Seraph did a pretty damn good job.
They might not have our kind of horses, or might not have them widely domesticated, or they might not have invented horseshoes, saddles, stirrups, or proper feed. Or, being rather insular people in a relatively small world, they may simply have found no need for them. Or the supply of horses and/or trained riders may have been wiped out by the Fallen.