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[Priscellie]

First off, Awsom map Pris, However, I do have a question, I thought just from reading the book that the feaverthorn Jungle was nearer Caldron, like somewhere near Bernard holt. Or was that a different set of woods that only Bernard could travel through?  Also Isn't Appia where the first aleran were fighting in captians fury, or was that a different set of ruins?

Different woods.  The forest near Calderon is referred to as the Pine Barrens.  And Chickndnr is correct about Appia.

[knnn]

+1 on the awesomeness of the map.  Great job!

[belgarion]

Most cities of the appropriate Earth era are either coastal or on a major navigable river that has uninterrupted access to the sea.

Excepting Appia. There is no mention of it being on a major river or water source. I'm still searching the text for this.
Might be why it was eventually abandoned or possibly it wasn't defensible.

Mikey

[Priscellie]

Excepting Appia. There is no mention of it being on a major river or water source. I'm still searching the text for this.
Might be why it was eventually abandoned or possibly it wasn't defensible.

Mikey

I put Appia on a river because a proto-Aleran city would have needed a water source.  Just because there's no mention of a nearby water source in the text doesn't mean there isn't one.

[belgarion]

I put Appia on a river because a proto-Aleran city would have needed a water source.  Just because there's no mention of a nearby water source in the text doesn't mean there isn't one.

oh right! What's a cubit?

[Mental]

oh right! What's a cubit?

a measurement I think.

Thanks for the map! nothing like new wallpaper on government computer! and a job well done on the map I might add.


LoL I actually looked really hard to see if I spotted a bunny in there somewheres.

[Shecky]

Excepting Appia. There is no mention of it being on a major river or water source. I'm still searching the text for this.
Might be why it was eventually abandoned or possibly it wasn't defensible.

Mikey

Sorta why I said "most".

oh right! What's a cubit?

1 cubit = 45.72 centimeters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit

[belgarion]

Sorta why I said "most".

1 cubit = 45.72 centimeters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit

Old Bill Cosby comedy routine called "Noah"

[lord_of_balrogs]

Why is the Princep's Memorum on the west side of the Garrison? If the Marat showed up in FOC wouldn't it be more to the east? I doubt that the Marat could of crossed the Garrison and all those steadholts unnoticed without attacking anyone or being seen. I Always thought the Garrison would be to the west and the steadholts were on its eastern side.

[Tsunami]

Why is the Princep's Memorum on the west side of the Garrison? If the Marat showed up in FOC wouldn't it be more to the east? I doubt that the Marat could of crossed the Garrison and all those steadholts unnoticed without attacking anyone or being seen. I Always thought the Garrison would be to the west and the steadholts were on its eastern side.

If you put the steadholts to the east they would be totally unprotected which wouldn't make much sense, would it ?
The Marat who entered the valley came in a small group, through the mountains. They never went anywhere near Garrison.

The Crown legion fought the Marat after/while they overran Garrison and the valley, so the position of the Memorium is quite alright.

On a loosely related note.

What strikes me as odd is the fact that Kordholt (later Aricholt) is so far from Garados. They used it as base to hunt the Vord on Garados... makes no sense for it to be so far away.
But like I said before, the whole of Calderon deviates from how I pictured it myself.
I bet Jim did this on purpose... he wants to confuse us. :-)

[Sebastian]

On a loosely related note.

What strikes me as odd is the fact that Kordholt (later Aricholt) is so far from Garados. They used it as base to hunt the Vord on Garados... makes no sense for it to be so far away.
But like I said before, the whole of Calderon deviates from how I pictured it myself.
I bet Jim did this on purpose... he wants to confuse us. :-)

They went to Aricholt because Aric came and said "I haz problems, helps plzthnks" and then they found it abandoned and vord-infested. After which they decided to press on, not because that was the best base but because it would take too long to go elsewhere. Necessity, rather than convenience.

[pdqsport]

They went to Aricholt because Aric came and said "I haz problems, helps plzthnks" and then they found it abandoned and vord-infested. After which they decided to press on, not because that was the best base but because it would take too long to go elsewhere. Necessity, rather than convenience.

My question is, why did the Vord, in setting up on Garados, ignore the 2 or 3 steadholts they had to go right past to GET to Aricholt in AF...

[Sebastian]

My question is, why did the Vord, in setting up on Garados, ignore the 2 or 3 steadholts they had to go right past to GET to Aricholt in AF...

Target of opportunity?

[Priscellie]

What strikes me as odd is the fact that Kordholt (later Aricholt) is so far from Garados. They used it as base to hunt the Vord on Garados... makes no sense for it to be so far away.
But like I said before, the whole of Calderon deviates from how I pictured it myself.
I bet Jim did this on purpose... he wants to confuse us. :-)

FRAK.  Aricholt should be Aldoholt on my map.

As for why the vord chose to attack Aricholt in the first place, simple.  It's the most isolated.  The Queen is nothing if not opportunistic.  Perhaps she considered it a test run.  Then, with her forces swollen with a new army of Taken, she picked a more central location as her base of power, from which she could be poised to attack any other steadholt with ease.

[belgarion]

FRAK.  Aricholt should be Aldoholt on my map.

As for why the vord chose to attack Aricholt in the first place, simple.  It's the most isolated.  The Queen is nothing if not opportunistic.  Perhaps she considered it a test run.  Then, with her forces swollen with a new army of Taken, she picked a more central location as her base of power, from which she could be poised to attack any other steadholt with ease.

Make sense.