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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 15, 2007, 11:20:16 PM »
Just click the "Modify" button on that first post and paste 'em in!

Done :). I'll keep the maps current at the top of the thread from now on.
 

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 15, 2007, 05:45:36 AM »
I could be wrong here but wouldnt garados(sp) and the pine barren's be west of bernarholdt? since the marat didnt come through the sea of ice to get to the pine barrens? maybe I need a reread but jus looking at the maps I dont see the why the pine barrens would be important for a marat invasion at the current position you have on your map tell me if im wrong here  :)

And to answer this you're not wrong, I have been thinking of moving the memorium south and more east below the causeway. It would make more sense for Septimus to have made a stand there. But the pines were definitely north of Bernardholt.  The Marat were out scouting the valley. I think the pine forest was just in the way.
I've been waiting for more suggestions before I update the maps. :) Keep questioning, it will help us make the maps more accurate.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2102698480/    Map of Calderon Valley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2101250610/    Map of Alera BW CaF'd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera  original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna

Mikey

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 15, 2007, 05:35:56 AM »
I haven't been paying much attention to this thread, so when I just dropped in and saw how much work had been done since I last saw the "original"... I'm blown away!  With no disrespect to the original, I'm so impressed at how it's actually looking like a real map now.  The geek in me (okay, what part of me *isn't* the geek?) is feeling particular glee at how the coast of the Canim bloodlands fits suspiciously well into the Carna's coast bordering the Sea of Ice.  It makes me think of how well South America fits into Africa, and the science of plate tectonics. 

Everyone involved in this project deserves a pat on the back!  I'm stickying this topic.  Belgarion, you might want to keep the first post in this thread updated with links to the latest version of the maps for easy access, like we do for the Timeline threads.

I've been putting the links in each of my posts. How do I keep the first post updated with the links? I'll be glad to do it, no problem.
Mikey

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 11, 2007, 04:14:32 AM »
I redid the Calderon Valley map slightly.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2102698480/    Map of Calderon Valley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2101250610/    Map of Alera BW CaF'd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera  original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 10, 2007, 04:42:27 PM »
I reread CaF for the 5th or 6th time. Right at the end, after Bernard and Amara are flying home to the Calderon Valley, the first stop is a stay at an inn in Attica, which is one days flight from Kalare (or what used to be Kalare).
So I've moved Attica to the west of the capitol.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2101250610/    Map of Alera BW CaF'd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera  original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089368743/    Map of Calderon

Mikey

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 08, 2007, 07:34:48 PM »
When Kalarus took hostages, who did he take (I don't have my books right now)? Because he needed to do so to stop two High Lords from interfereing, meaning that they would have been of strategic help to Ceres, if IRC.

They were Atticus and Placida. Placida is just north of Ceres and Attica is east of Kalare and in position to prevent Kalare's forces from reaching Alera Imperia assuming Kalare's tactical plan for Ceres succeeded.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2094520106/    Map of Mastings (redone)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2093822991/    Map of Alera, BW, redone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera  original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089368743/    Map of Calderon

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 07, 2007, 11:39:31 PM »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089641771/    CaF Battle of Mastings
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089368743/    Map of Calderon

I'm hoping that Jim is going to take a look at the maps and provide us with some direction. I just saw a few comments from him in other threads :)
Honest, I'll take no offense whatever. In fact, I'd welcome it.


Mikey

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 07, 2007, 11:24:48 PM »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089641771/    CaF Battle of Mastings
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089368743/    Map of Calderon

Ok. I'll fix the Mastings map and move the Elinarch closer to Foundersport and then post the new id on flicker when I'm done.
I'll also post the black and white version of Alera that I've been working on. It has a somewhat different shape than the current Map of Alera. The new shape makes a little more sense to me I think, but I'm sure it will be full of holes when you guys are done shooting at it. :)
Mikey

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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 07, 2007, 01:09:48 AM »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089641771/    CaF Battle of Mastings
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089368743/    Map of Calderon

I thought I'd post the links everytime I commented, so that everyone doesn't have to search through the whole thread for them.
I'm some trouble with the distances on the Mastings map.
1. Foundersport to Vaucusguard is 30 miles   From CaF pg 58
2. Vaucusguard to Mastings is 100 miles       From CaF pg 59
3. Fellcove is very close to Mastings
4. It takes approx 10 weeks for the legion to march from the Elinarch to Mastings in a straight line without fury crafted roads.
It just seems like the Elinarch is farther away from Foundersport then the map shows. If I move Mastings etc. closer to Vaucusguard then it shouldn't take ten weeks for the legion to march to Mastings unless Elinarch is farther away. Am I making any sense?


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Codex Alera Spoilers / A Map (cont'd) Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers
« on: December 06, 2007, 03:06:38 PM »
I've posted the current maps onto Flicker and mediafire (Updated as of 10/23/09):  These are spoilers!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/4129050104/  Alera First Lord's Fury Landing Zone (LZ)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/3991813050/  Alera Vale
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/3991813622/  Alera Vord Incursion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/3991812436/  Alera Full Vord Incursion at the end of Princeps Fury


http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/3733682858/  Revised Calderon Valley (rev 5)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2113120395/    Original Map of Calderon Valley
http://flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/3210766570/          Map of Alera BW    
                                                                 1/19/09  Revised (Includes Cannea)
http://flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/3199722408/           Map of Canea (Cannim Homeland)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2125924830/    Map of CaF/Mastings updated 12/20/07
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2693647285/    Map of Alera BW CaF'd  7/22/08
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2153360550/    Map of Calderon Valley revised 12/31/07
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2185267037/    Map of Alera Imperia (Academ's Fury)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2090156276/    Map of Carna
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21582563@N03/2089370713/    Map of Alera original
http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,468.0.html    Jim's Description of Carna/Alera
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=6393dc3d73a0a961d2db6fb9a8902bda       Alera Map Chat 2/27/2009
http://www.mediafire.com/?8dszmxdb0mn                           PDF FILE of all comments from first A Map Thread  12/30/07
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Map Thread on McNally's Anything Goes:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,762.0.html
And here's the map:
http://www.frappr.com/mcanallys


Mikey


Edit:  Check out the Official Map here, then buy an 18"x24" poster! --Priscellie

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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: Search capability ?
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:00:05 AM »
10 full thread Pages and growing. That's a lot of copy and paste.
I'm looking for a repeatable way to do it.
M.

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Site Suggestions & Support / Search capability ?
« on: December 02, 2007, 06:02:56 PM »
I've been trying to figure a way of collecting all of the contents of one thread in a single file.
I tried using the search function and it won't do the trick. I can't seem to make it pick up a phrase from the header of each item in the thread. Specifically, I'm trying to capture the entire "A Map" thread in Alera spoilers so I can do a search on it for specific items.
Any idea how to do this?

Thanks
Mikey (aka Belgarion)

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Author Craft / Re: New Writer's Group from this Board
« on: October 19, 2007, 03:47:01 AM »
Something to look forward to and do in retirement.
Life in writing gravitated to being able to feed the family, pay the mortgage, pay the car payments, pay the utility bills, ........


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Codex Alera Spoilers / Re: Codex Alera Timeline
« on: September 25, 2007, 01:24:04 PM »
I had a thought. What if Isana water crafted the brands on Fade's face?
She might have had her hands full with taking care of Tavi, escaping the Marat, and water crafted Fade? That would be exhausting especially for a water crafter. Can you imagine the emotions coming from a baby? It would be almost constant, except when the baby is asleep. And of course, we have the actions Isana was taking to suppress Tavi's furies. That had to add to the burden.

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