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telkesh:
--- Quote from: belgarion on December 06, 2007, 03:06:38 PM ---http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2113120395/ Map of Calderon Valley
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Still doesn't sit right, that the Valley is surrounded by water but not mountains. Isana states that she had never swum in anything larger then a lake or a river, but according to the map Bernardholt/isanaholt is pretty close to the sea of ice, closer then it is to other holts. How come there are only a few mountains shown in the area.
*Wishes he had anything close to talent to sketch a rough map and show what he means*
Kathleen Dante:
--- Quote from: Tsunami on May 25, 2009, 09:09:21 PM ---2. CuF: www.musterpuffer.de/JB/codex/alera-CuF.jpg
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A couple of inconsistencies:
1. The Elinarch is in the "southwest of the Realm" CuF, p.321 (paperback)
In the map, the Elinarch is in the west; not enough south in its location to be southwest.
2. The city of Rhodes should be close to the coast, like Parcia, since the Canim "leveled the city of Rhodes no fewer than three times." CuF, p.311 (paperback)
Edited to add:
3. Westmiston is on westernmost of the Sunset Isles. CuF, p.18 (paperback)
The map should have a string of small islands with a general east to west (or west to east) bearing, not just one large island.
4. Westmiston should be in a more tropical (southern) position, given the description of the climate. CuF, p.16 (paperback)
This would also match the Elinarch's stated location in the southwest.
Tsunami:
--- Quote from: telkesh on June 04, 2009, 03:42:38 AM ---Still doesn't sit right, that the Valley is surrounded by water but not mountains. Isana states that she had never swum in anything larger then a lake or a river, but according to the map Bernardholt/isanaholt is pretty close to the sea of ice, closer then it is to other holts. How come there are only a few mountains shown in the area.
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I comes mostly from the fact that that map is outdated. :-)
In the Map chat we agreed on a different form and placment for the Calderon Valley, but no updated close-view-map has been made since.
Take a look at for example this http://www.musterpuffer.de/JB/codex/alera-CuF.jpg map. it should clear some of your concerns about the form of the valley. Note that the isthmus between the Aleran mainland and the Marat dominated continent is not considered to be part of the valley.
belgarion:
--- Quote from: telkesh on June 04, 2009, 03:42:38 AM ---Still doesn't sit right, that the Valley is surrounded by water but not mountains. Isana states that she had never swum in anything larger then a lake or a river, but according to the map Bernardholt/isanaholt is pretty close to the sea of ice, closer then it is to other holts. How come there are only a few mountains shown in the area.
*Wishes he had anything close to talent to sketch a rough map and show what he means*
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Actually, I had lots of mountains in one of my original Calderon Valley map, but we had a number of comments that said there were too many and that they were too high. I had the mountains both to the North, South and East. I left the West relatively open.
I've been away doing other things and just happened to glance in here this evening. I'll try to get in here more often.
Mikey
telkesh:
--- Quote from: belgarion on June 12, 2009, 12:33:22 AM ---Actually, I had lots of mountains in one of my original Calderon Valley map, but we had a number of comments that said there were too many and that they were too high. I had the mountains both to the North, South and East. I left the West relatively open.
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See? That's what I thought it'd be like. It's a Valley and mountain ranges make a more believable barrier then endless seas. The way that Alera/Martaia (Yes, I named it) touch like >< looks alittle weird. Hogh mountain ranges were to be expected. They could be seen from Alera Imperia and are impassable.
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