Re: City Outline & Neighbourhoods - Sketch Map

From: donald_at_...
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:58:52 GMT


In message <001e01c40b96$1270d180$29ac32d2_at_vinga> "John Hughes" writes:

>> I think that most of Whitewall is empty space and rock. Prior to 1617,
>> I think it had a population of about 1200. It may have actually picked
>> up some population during the civil war - in part because it is such a
>> safe refuge and in part because Broyan is gathering warriors.
>
>The spooky thing is, both the UW Heortland map and the DP:LOT map specify it
>as 5-10,000 souls. In this case I simply can't believe the figures, unless
>someone can tell me what possible economy sustains that many people in an
>isolated and rugged locale.

Mining for some rare mineral? If those mines are a royal monopoly the king could well site his court nearby and so traders would concentrate there.

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

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