A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers

[belgarion]

I understand what you're saying but it just didn't appear to me like that. We could experiment by making a straight line causeway and then have individual lanes running to each steadholt. I'd have to see if that matches up to the textual descriptions.

Mikey

I always pictured Calderon Valley as being rather narrow, compared to its length, with the causeway running through it from west to east, linking Garrison to Riva. Thats the picture i have in mind. Wich makes sense to me, because the roads main purpose is to move troops quickly between important positions.Makes sense, but right now the Causeway seems to link the Steadholds. I just cant picture that in Alera.
Picture a citizen: "You want to build a very expensive road so that some lowly steadholders can visit each other more easily??... i don't think so."

More likely the causeway came first, after Garrison was established, and the steadholds settled along the causeway. Wich again is an argument for the causeway leading straight to Garrison. Why build a circular causeway if you just want a quick way to Garrison?

[Tsunami]

I understand what you're saying but it just didn't appear to me like that. We could experiment by making a straight line causeway and then have individual lanes running to each steadholt. I'd have to see if that matches up to the textual descriptions.

Mikey

Thats what i had in mind.

Those lanes would not be furycrafted causeways, they would be simple "roads" built by the holders.
Also, there could easily be Steadholds that don't even have these connections, relying on dirt trails altogether to get to the causeway.

[Tsunami]

I just found a quote to back up my idea :-)
It's at the beginning of chapter 3 of Academs Fury.
I just heard it in the audio book, so i don't have a page number or anything, but its when Amara arrives and flies really high and then descends when, and i quote: "...she picked out the causeway that ran the length of the valley to the fortified steading at its east end"

[matthew]

whoever was responsible for map of Alera did an amazing job...just brilliant

[belgarion]

whoever was responsible for map of Alera did an amazing job...just brilliant

Actually, there are a lot of people who have worked on the map here. Tsunami and I were just the ones who put together the electronic versions.
We have map threads going back a couple of years. I can't wait to see the map that is coming in the final Alera volume.

Mikey

[kokolores]

Actually, there are a lot of people who have worked on the map here. Tsunami and I were just the ones who put together the electronic versions.
We have map threads going back a couple of years. I can't wait to see the map that is coming in the final Alera volume.

Mikey

Seconded, I'm very interested to see how much of our input made its way into Priscellie's creation.

[Priscellie]

Seconded, I'm very interested to see how much of our input made its way into Priscellie's creation.

Lots.

[reZa]

where is the map now?

can't find it anywhere! or where was the announcement! any link plz!

[Priscellie]

where is the map now?

can't find it anywhere! or where was the announcement! any link plz!

The fan-made map is in the first post of this thread.  My map won't be revealed until the book comes out on November 24th.

[belgarion]

The fan-made map is in the first post of this thread.  My map won't be revealed until the book comes out on November 24th.

I've added Tsunami's maps to the first post of this thread.

[belgarion]

At least it looks like we have the location of Antillus correct.

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2000 miles to the west of Riva according to chapter 2 in FLF.

Mikey

[Priscellie]

I am a terrible person.

[elros]

I am a terrible person.

that is just cruel 

[angel relic]

That's poisoning the only viable well fifty miles in all directions while walking through the mojave desert cruel.

I like it.

*tick tock tick tock tick tock...*

[Chickndnr]

I am a terrible person.

Yes you are!  Well done!