Ok, my complaint for the day is about distances and rates of travel. The default measure of length in _TPotD_ seems to be the league (aka around three miles, as is in fact mentioned in the text.) Now, Dzur Mountain is (according to Kytraan [as an aside, I'm trying to learn the Dutch "aa" sound - somewhere between gargling and barfing]) about 70 leagues. But it takes him and Piro over two weeks (10 days) to get there, or less than 20 miles/day on horseback, which seems a bit lame - I think I could walk 30 miles/day on levelish ground. Also the expedition to Deathgate Falls starts off at 5 leagues/day until Zerika decides 10 l/d is more in order. Ok, so then Pel has come 1500 miles from Kana to Khaavren (Scope plus finger down the throat) in six days - this comes to 250 miles/day, which seems like quite a lot, even by post. I cite for comparison d'Artagnan's mad dash from Saint-Valery to Paris in Chapter XXI of The Three Musketeers: he makes more than 60 "lieues" (I think leagues) in 12 hours by post and we're supposed to be impressed. And then finally the Teckla wire conveys news from Mt. Bliaard - some 500 leagues distant - to Pel in three days - this seems out of control fast...