Closing and Opening from Nils Weinander on 1999-02-22 (Glorantha Digest Vol 06)

From: Nils Weinander <nilsw_at_ibm.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:01:11 +0100

Alex:
>
> Probably so. To what extent particular islands in Vormain and the
> East Isles remained internavigable hasn't been 100% determined. I
> think that at the least, 'internal' communications in the Vorumai islands
> was greatly reduced, and to the outside largely eliminated, but the
> closeness of the islands together, and the 'fuzziness' of Vormain
> (the Hinter Isles) make this not entirely clear cut.

Where teh East Isles are concerned, latest call is that all inter-island travel stopped for a few years, then it became possible again, at first through various local Opening equivalents. The ocean outside the East Isles autonomous sea and wind system was still closed of course. Travel was slow an difficult between the islands as well.

The question then is whether Vormain is included in the Vithelan bubble. I can find arguments both ways.

Martin Hawley:
>
> Does anyone know who broke the closing and first sailed to Melib? or Teleos?
> or Haragala?

I can't find a reference of course, but GCotHW says that Kethaelan ships showed up in Kralorela. I think it was Kralorelan merchants who learned Dormal's method who first sailed to Haragala and Teleos. As far as I know, they haven't been named.

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