Young Dinny

Young Dinny was a male mole resident of Mossflower Woods, and the first Foremole of Redwall Abbey, a title bestowed on him by Martin the Warrior. He was the grandfather of Togget, the grandson of Old Dinny, and an ancestor of Foremole.

Dinny inherited all of his grandsire's talents. Dinny was an excellent digger and a good thinker, assisting with the riddles that Gonff and Martin the Warrior had to solve to find Salamandastron. He accompanied them on their journey and helped them out of many tight spots. Dinny also made friends among the Bat Mountpit tribe. The younger bats were quite fond of Dinny and his rustic mole accent and considered him to be a fat bat with no wings. Dinny liked the idea, reasoning that he could "fly through the earth." Once the travelers left, he agreed to return to Bat Mountpit in the future.

Later, when the three friends were stuck in the Screamhole, he demonstrated his digging skill when he dug almost straight up and retrieved a large net, allowing them to make an escape. When Dinny returned to Mossflower Woods, he found great merriment in triggering the ballista, which was built by Timballisto during the final attack on Kotir.

He also accompanied Martin the Warrior during his search for his origins.

Dinny was educated in writing molescript.

Trivia

• The first Foremole of Redwall Abbey and direct ancestor of Foremole is mentioned in Redwall.
• In the Ace fantasy synopsis on the first page, Dinny's name is misspelled as Kinny.