Re: Re: Apple Lane, the Sun Dome Temple, and Yelmalio

From: donald_at_...
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:59:50 GMT


In message <h5lpbu+827h_at_...> "Jeff Richard" writes:
>> >1) Approximately how many days' walk is it from Apple Lane to the Sun
>> >Dome Temple in the southern region of Dragon Pass?
>> According to the map in Dragon Pass it is about forty miles by
>> road. Now that scale understates distances by about 10% so say
>> 45 miles. That's a couple of days walk for a fit adult. Could be
>> done in one if it was urgent. Alternatively if there is no rush
>> it might stretch to three.
>
>Without looking at the map, 40-50 miles sounds about right (Colin has
>made a properly scaled map that would give us exactly the distance, but
>that's on the other computer).
>
>However, the speed of travel is probably slower than that, as the only
>road between those places takes quite a long detour to the west. The
>Colymar Wilds and Starfire Ridges are nearly impassable to outsiders
>and the Thunder Hills are filled with bandits (aka friendly herdsmen).

That detour makes up about 10 miles of the 45.

If Colin's map is showing 40-50 miles as a straight line then the scale on the map in Dragon Pass is 50% understated. Or has some major distortions.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/

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