tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post570527399637937870..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Holmes & Cook: PortownFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-736163030025790402011-06-06T07:53:36.086-05:002011-06-06T07:53:36.086-05:00@Paul
I suppose one could read it that way; howeve...@Paul<br />I suppose one <i>could</i> read it that way; however, it isn't very helpful in placing Portown in the Grand Duchy. If Cook's map is turned upside down in order to accommodate this reading, there are no mountains in the north, there is no easterly wind coming off the sea and there really isn't anything but wilderness in the south...FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-11557577400137492532011-06-05T23:18:53.437-05:002011-06-05T23:18:53.437-05:00Nice map. I'm enjoying your close reading.
&q...Nice map. I'm enjoying your close reading.<br /><br /><i>"'Portown is a small but busy city linking the caravan routes from the south to the merchant ships that dare the pirate-infested waters of the Northern Sea. Humans and non-humans from all over the globe meet here.' In addition, the location of Zenopus' tower is above some cliffs looking over the sea. Thus, Portown lays next to the sea, along a coast line that runs north and south."</i><br /><br />Perhaps there is additional relavent text you don't quote--I haven't looked at the source--but this reads to me as if Portown lies on the southern coast (with a shoreline running east-west) of the Northern Sea. Caravans come from the south, and pass through Portown on their way north.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096724870715714696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-57370885957452526592011-06-05T21:42:10.369-05:002011-06-05T21:42:10.369-05:00@Anthony
Thanks for the kind words (you too, Jame...@Anthony<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words (you too, James). I used Adobe Illustrator for the map (I used to be a graphic designer prior to my current vocation). For the thought experiment, I am only using that information available about the Grand Duchy in Cook's Expert Edition. I hope you continue to enjoy...FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-40349798694228028712011-06-05T18:56:30.059-05:002011-06-05T18:56:30.059-05:00This series just keeps getting better and better. ...This series just keeps getting better and better. I am in awe.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-48966022622192641052011-06-05T18:42:03.112-05:002011-06-05T18:42:03.112-05:00Good thought exercise, and I like the map. (What m...Good thought exercise, and I like the map. (What mapping software?) I came to the discussion late, but I take it this means your using Karameikos alone, and not the rest of the setting?<br /><br />(New here. I found the blog via Grognardia. :) )Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.com