Re: Volsaxi and the holy country question

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From: Douglas Seay <douglas-seay_at_Cho_ADWu1Yay3gte26MvQ9lLVyZkwmCmwTqZZBpVX8-I7nPeBzyapO959dMOvTf>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:53:18 -0400

On 08/22/2010 01:40 PM, David Dunham wrote:
> On 22 Aug 2010, at 09:06, Douglas Seay wrote:
>

>> I always thought that the crossline was significant to Sartar, and with
>> the Volsaxxi on the other side of it, they were off limits.

>
> I always thought the Crossline worked the other direction -- it marked the area you should not go north of, for fear of dragons. (Or was itself part of a magical barrier.)

That is the origins as far as I know. But I remember reading a myth about Sartar saying that after he left Heortland, he could not return. Since he is the Wyter of the Kingdom (Principality) I had wondered if that played into Tarkalor not annexing the Volsaxxi. The trollkiller certainly had a lot of political capital in that part of the world.

> Crossline has no gazetteer entry in Dragon Pass, so I think it's not relevant in the modern era. Other than being a convenient line on a map.

Fair enough. Not everything has to be significant. I have used it as the border between Sartar and the Volsaxxi, but I guess that could just be me being fond of lines on maps meaning political boundaries.

doug